Category Archives: History

Beautiful Biltmore

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

Greetings from the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Miami.  It’s beautiful here :-).  We all slept quite well and didn’t wake up until nearly 6am which was good.  We waited an hour and then got up and dashed down to breakfast … Continue reading →

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Mid-Surrey Came to Camber

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

I was so happy it was sunny when I woke up as we had a day at the beach planned :-).  I made a delicious smoothie to start off with.  I am going to share the recipe as it is … Continue reading →

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Pearly Kings and Queens

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I succumbed again today to the luxury fruit bread.  I had a Monmouth flat white as a little treat and headed to Starbucks.  I hate their coffee but really like their fruit bread!  If you go in to a Starbucks, … Continue reading →

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The City

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I wanted to start the day with a boost of vitamins so I made a smoothie: 1 cup of frozen raspberries, 36g of a low sugar protein powder (3 points), 200 ml unsweetened soya milk (1 point), 1 tbsp chia … Continue reading →

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Seals, I See You

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

Good morning Ramsgate and thank you for a glorious sunny morning 🙂 Cooked breakfast because it’s Sunday: 2 rashers of bacon, half a large tomato and 2 eggs scrambled in some butter. I had a little companion here today 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Walking Backwards

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

At the end of November, I did an 8 mile coastal walk.  Today we did it backwards.  Or rather in reverse.  So we started by taking the bus to the centre of Margate and walked back to Ramsgate. First though I … Continue reading →

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Great Deal

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I love lazy weekend mornings when we have time to make a leisurely breakfast.  At least until I remember Harvey has a swimming lesson so mid cooking we have a frantic dash out of the door.  But apart from that, … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Happy Halloween 🙂 .  In honour of Halloween I had a pumpkin Bircher muesli for breakfast that I prepared the night before; 1/2 a cup each of pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, oats and almond milk.  Stir and mix in 1 … Continue reading →

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Downton Abbey

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Today was AWESOME 🙂 🙂 :-).  It started really well with a lovely breakfast.  A bowl-scrapingly delicious breakfast which had cold pumpkin in it but was still wonderful.  Kath Eats made an overnight oats bowl with pumpkin.  I knew we were … Continue reading →

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Smack Boys

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I was in a rush today so made a very simple breakfast of Jumbo porridge oats, soya milk and water.  I stirred in a tbsp of the almond butter I made with cinnamon and coconut which goes perfectly with porridge. … Continue reading →

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