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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 :-)

2 Pots Of Goodness

Last night I mixed together: 1/3 cup oats 1 tbsp chia seeds 1 tbsp carob powder 1 tbsp protein powder 1 cup almond milk 1 banana, chopped This morning, hey presto!  Carob overnight oats.  Yummy. I managed to take lunch … Continue reading

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More Macrobiotics

I had made breakfast and lunch the night before so I was guaranteed a healthy and cheap beginning and middle of the day. I broke my fast with papaya, brown rice and pistachio nuts.  The papaya was lovely and it … Continue reading

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Towards Macrobiotics

I am going to have a go at macrobiotic eating.  I fancy a change and apparently macrobiotics will make me feel amazing and give me a wonderful body.  I realise it will take more than a bowl of brown rice … Continue reading

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From The Abyss To Chinatown

I have really struggled this week and in terms of healthy eating and dieting I have been in the Abyss.  There is a little self-destruct button in my head which went off this week.  So I binged and ate garbage … Continue reading

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OA?

The first mistake I made today was adding Molasses to my overnight oats.  In with the 1/3 cup of oats, 1/3 cup of natural yogurt, 1/3 cup of almond milk and 1 tbsp of chia seeds went 1 tbsp molasses. … Continue reading

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Light and Dark

This was the scene in my kitchen late last night.  Breakfast and lunch made for the next day. Breakfast was 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup almond milk, 1/3 cup yogurt, 1 orange, 1 pistachio and cranberry truffle crumbled on top. … Continue reading

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Moules et Frites – treat

The morning after the night before was ok: it was sunny 🙂 I didn’t have a hangover 🙂 clearing up didn’t take long at all 🙂 I decided that I had got off lightly and would aid my not-really-needed recovery … Continue reading

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The Reindeer Hut

Today was all about the reindeer hut.  Or rather my wonderful neighbours who were coming over to spend the evening in it and they would need feeding.  I have been looking forward to cooking some different foods and my inspiration … Continue reading

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2 Lovely Ladies

In the last couple of days I have enjoyed spending time with 2 lovely ladies.  Last night ‘Vegetable Grower Up The Road’ was in London and we met at Madison, a champagne and cocktail bar with an amazing view of St.Pauls ! … Continue reading

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All White

Breakfast: 1/3 cup unsweetened Alpen 2/3 cup almond milk 1 tbsp chia seeds 1/4 tsp cinnamon Mix together the night before. In the morning, mix in a chopped banana and blueberries. Pop in bag and take to work. At lunch … Continue reading

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