Category Archives: Healthy Lifestyle

Light and Dark

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

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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Ped

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

-ped or -pede [from Latin pēs, ped-  foot] Objectives of the day:  eat a mainly plant based diet, go for a walk, have a pedicure and buy shoes. Green smoothie for breakfast, starting with chard and spinach from the garden, plus an apple and a banana … Continue reading →

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Swimming at Sissinghurst

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

We had a wonderful day with our friends BJ and Helen and their lovely children who are here with us for the weekend.  We started the day with healthy smoothies. Banana and Strawberry Smoothie Ingredients (makes 4 small glasses) 1 … Continue reading →

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Enjoy The Journey

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

“I am not destination happy but I am journey happy.  You have to enjoy the journey.”  So said the lady (I think her name was LaRhane) who was featured on ‘Obese: A Year To Save My Life US’ that I … Continue reading →

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Super Smoothie Saturday

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Ahhhhhh.  That was a deep sigh of contentment.  Still loving my gorgeous new blender 🙂 Harvey has a bad throat and cough so we decided to miss swimming this morning which meant we had a lazy start to the day. … Continue reading →

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The Future Is Green

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I was in Birmingham yesterday and the day started with a great breakfast in the heavenly hotel.  A bowl of muesli with some added dried fruits and nuts (they had a fab selection of extra sprinkles so I put some … Continue reading →

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Who Coloured In The Food?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have missed pottering about in the kitchen this week and was looking forward to being in there today.  I am irritated about no heating or hot water especially since my kitchen, with 3 outside walls, is the coldest room … Continue reading →

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Women Of The Weald

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

I had an old favourite for breakfast with a new twist. I made porridge with coconut water and it was delicious.  30 g oats, 1 tsp chia seeds 200ml coconut water, 50 ml water served with 15 g coconut nut … Continue reading →

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A Good Yarm

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

We managed to arrive too late for our hotel breakfast today so had to make do with toast and cereal.  We then drove back to the excellent visitor centre at Sutton Bank to do another walk.  This visitor centre was excellent.  The … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines

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

Valentines Day started with a hearty breakfast of muesli, yogurt, prunes, melon and orange, followed by scrambled egg, toast, bacon, tomatoes and pineapple, followed by more toast and jam. We then headed off to the beautiful North York Moors National … Continue reading →

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