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Weight Loss Before & After Photos: 6 Months of THM Update

July 4, 2013 By Gwen Brown 56 Comments

I remembered to take these weight loss before and after photos on July 3rd…this marks 6 full months since starting the Trim Healthy Mama way of eating.  Let’s talk about some of the biggest changes for me on THM: my size, getting started, my health, and losing the cravings!  And I have a few goals…

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Filed Under: Trim & Healthy, Weight Loss Photos Tagged With: before and after, Trim Healthy Mama, Weight Loss

Taco Seasoning Recipe

July 2, 2013 By Gwen Brown 26 Comments

This Taco Seasoning Recipe is brought to you by special request this Tuesday. First, I want to tell you a little about WHY and HOW I got into making my own spice mixes. The WHY part is because I started reading about Monosodium Glutamate or MSG, and how frequently it’s used in our foods.  Not…

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Filed Under: Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, Recipes, THM Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM FP Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM FP Recipes Tagged With: Awesome Sugar Free Recipes, coconut free, dairy free, egg free, grain free, nut free, Trim Healthy Mama

Spaghetti Pie Recipe

June 25, 2013 By Gwen Brown 34 Comments

 This is my favorite spaghetti pie recipe.  Actually, to be really honest, it’s my favorite way to eat spaghetti period.  The first time I ordered pasta on a date, I realized that there are very high odds of multiple eating faux-pas that can happen when you’re slurping down…er, I mean ‘delicately eating’ a plate full…

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Filed Under: Kid Favorite Recipes, Main Dishes, Recipes, THM Main Dish Recipes, THM S Main Dish Recipes, THM S Recipes Tagged With: coconut free, nut free, Trim Healthy Mama, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Low Carb Lime Tortilla Chip Recipe

June 18, 2013 By Gwen Brown 27 Comments

This low carb Lime “Tortilla” chip recipe is such a great way to feed that crunchy-chip craving.  I used to LOVE the salted lime flavored tortilla chips from the store…you know the ones that are full of all sorts of non-healthy junk and carbs.  Yeah.  those. <hangs head in shame> But I’ve got a new…

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes, THM Appetizers & Snack Recipes, THM Breads, Crusts & Baked Goods, THM FP Snacks & Appetizers Tagged With: coconut free, dairy free, egg free, nut free, Trim Healthy Mama, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Cheeseburger Quesadilla Recipe

June 11, 2013 By Gwen Brown 35 Comments

Cheeseburger Quesadillas are man pleasing grub…perfectly sized for party food, and flat out DELICIOUS!  You can top these with your favorite burger fixing to create a DIY burger bar on family night.  This is what I’ll be cooking up for my Trim Healthy Man on Father’s Day, so I’m gonna make some for you today…

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Filed Under: Kid Favorite Recipes, Main Dishes, Recipes, THM Main Dish Recipes, THM S Main Dish Recipes, THM S Recipes Tagged With: coconut free, nut free, Trim Healthy Mama, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Goal Weight Day- with Trim Healthy Mama

June 4, 2013 By Gwen Brown

This morning my scale landed on the magic number…my goal weight!  Celebrate with me! The first thing you should know is that the November photo above is the *retouched* one that went on our cards this year.  That just wasn’t good enough for me…I asked the photographer for the raw files, and here they are…in…

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One Dish, Five THM Meal Types

May 27, 2013 By Gwen Brown 12 Comments

The Trim Healthy Mama meal types can be confusing, but this breaks it down so you can see how to make one meal into any of the 5 THM meal types!

  One Dish Five THM Meal Types: Go From FP to E, S, S Helper, or Crossover I’ve shared the recipe for this amazingly yummy and versatile[Fuel Pull] main dish here: Lime Chicken Soft Tacos But first, I want to talk to you about how one dish can be converted into ALL of the Trim Healthy Mama…

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Filed Under: THM E Recipes, THM FP Recipes, THM Main Dish Recipes, THM S Recipes, Trim & Healthy, Trim Healthy Mama Tips Tagged With: Meal Types Explained, THM Tips, Trim Healthy Mama

How to Lose Weight Fast & How to Stall

May 23, 2013 By Gwen Brown 83 Comments

How to lose weight fast and how to stall- my observations from working with thousands of Trim Healthy Mamas!

How to lose weight fast was a question I was asked frequently when I was an admin on the Trim Healthy Mama Facebook groups. Even though this post addresses the question from the THM perspective, I think it applies to many other ways of eating as well. If you’re not familiar with the Trim Healthy…

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Filed Under: Trim & Healthy, Trim Healthy Mama Tips Tagged With: THM Tips, Trim Healthy Mama, Weight Loss

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