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A Very Quick Supper

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

How do you make a very quick supper after a long and busy day at work? Put on a pan of water to boil. While it’s boiling, race outside to water vegetable garden. Come inside, be relieved the water hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Extreme Tiredness

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

For various reasons I am very tired.  One obvious one is the lateish night and too much wine I enjoyed last night with some of my neighbours down at the Manhunters.  It was great fun and the resulting tiredness was … Continue reading →

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Kale and Chard

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I do like having lots of kale and chard in the garden and they seem to be there all year round which is even better. I will cut the flowers off the kale this weekend but I have enjoyed having … Continue reading →

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How Sweetly Her Garden Grows

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I indulged myself this Bank Holiday Monday by spending practically the entire day in the garden. I ate well, sticking to the I Quit Sugar plan (unlike yesterday which was a disaster 😦 ).  For breakfast I had a fried … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim’s Rest

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I felt weary by the end of this week.  It has been incredibly stressful for many reasons, very long hours working plus one late night so I woke up today feeling very tired and fed up as I had to … Continue reading →

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Quick and Easy

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

3 meals and one snack today, all of which were quick and easy.  I worked from home as there was a Tube strike which didn’t effect me directly but the people I work with were unable to get in so … Continue reading →

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Planning Paid Off

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I tried really hard yesterday to plan for the week ahead so I had plenty of healthy and sugar free meals and snacks to hand.  It worked well today.  I ate some delicious food but didn’t have to prepare any … Continue reading →

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A Visitor From New Zealand

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

When I woke up today I was very happy to remember Sam was coming for lunch with Julia, Phil and Mirella.  Sam used to live down the road but moved to New Zealand a few years ago and I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Asparagus Season

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

It’s asparagus season – yippee 🙂  We have some very good asparagus farms near here so it is a vegetable I have never grown myself as I know the farms cut it and sell it each day so it is … Continue reading →

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Starting Over

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Here we go again.  I have succumbed a lot recently to my sugar addiction.  It was too easy, almost excusable as it was Easter.  Encouraged even as I received a huge and gorgeous nutty chocolate egg and I enjoyed it … Continue reading →

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