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About Lose Weight and Gain Health

Hi! My name is Zoe and I live in Hastings, East Sussex, with my son Harvey and dog, Milton. I have been fighting the fat for years but this time I am serious. I want to lose weight and gain health. This blog is about how I am changing my lifestyle so I can lose weight but not by just "being on a diet" but by making small changes to our lives so that as I lose weight, I gain health. I want my family to be healthy too and never have to struggle with their weight like I have. In common with many large people, I have gained and lost weight many times over the years. This time, I want to lose it and maintain a healthy low weight. I am interested in eating food that is nutrient dense and delicious and that appeals to children and adults. I do not eat animal products so follow a vegan diet. I try to use locally produced food supplemented with what I can grow myself. I support and try to use local farmers markets and farm shops. Another objective is to add more exercise to our days. It sounds so simple when I write it down :-)

In The Garden

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I had promised myself that I would tackle paperwork today but it was sunny so the garden beckoned.  This is the first sunny Sunday in ages so I didn’t want to miss it.  My vegetable garden has been very neglected … Continue reading →

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Oyster Festival

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I half prepared breakast when I got up this morning and left it to thicken while we went on a long walk. It was sunny 🙂 We walked from the village through the orchards to the castle gardens and were … Continue reading →

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Mangosteen or Rambutan?

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I was working from home today so I had time to make a smoothie for breakfast.  For protein I added 1 tbsp hemp seed powder. I added that to strawberries, a frozen banana, almond milk, natural probiotic yogurt and some … Continue reading →

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Illuminating

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Another disastrous morning with the trains!  I had to run all the way from the far end of the car park and missed it.  I was already later then usual and then the next one didn’t go to London Bridge … Continue reading →

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Redemption

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

This head of mine is so fuzzy still.  I got up early and spectacularly mis-timed the train and missed it by seconds so instead of being on the 5:47 I was on the 6:21 am.  So still very early but … Continue reading →

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Tracking

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I did have to blink like a little mole because it was sunny this morning – whoop whoop 🙂 I made breakfast at home.  I find breakfast the hardest meal to find a healthy take out version of so always … Continue reading →

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Home Coming Treat

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

How can a woman run for 2 different trains and miss them both?  Well, I ran for the first because I decided at the last minute to bring my own breakfast to work so left home a fraction later than … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wild Life

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Today’s post was going to be called “a Tale of Two Parties” but for various reasons it is now renamed.  One reason being that I only managed 2 decent photos from Veg Grower and Tree Planters’ 100th birthday party, which … Continue reading →

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A Package

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I felt so ill when I got up today.  Head cold has taken over my entire body which aches and is hot.  I was tempted to go back to bed after a bath but instead decided to take advantage of … Continue reading →

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A Few Words

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Not too much to say today as I have been so busy I am knackered.  I have worked from home but only stopped after 8pm and it has been very hectic. I started with a smoothie made with dried acai … Continue reading →

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