Weight Loss, Healthy Gained

I want to tell you about a woman..

She loved her husband and kids.. she strived to keep her home neat and tidy, she homeschooled....loved the Lord and church. This woman loved to cook.. she did well on researching on chemicals and tried to avoid corn syrup, white breads, food dyes and preservatives.. She would be a good mamma and make her children homemade oatmeal bars sweetened with honey, she would enjoy these treats as well! No pop in her home! In her home there was one drink offered, ice water. She tried to drink as much as she could in a day, she even had to write it down just to make sure she got enough in her day... When she could she would make bread and always offered veggies and fruits. She would use *fake* butter on the steamed veggies, skip the salt and add lots of pepper....the *fake* butter container would please her, it says lower cholesterol! She would snack on bananas and feel great that she chose a healthy snack.

This woman was close to 300lbs and *gaining*..

This girl *was* me..

I am on the right, purple shirt, black skirt.



Can I take you on my journey? Around November I received one of my favorite magazines, Above Rubies. In this magazine they advertised this book:

{Trim Healthy Mamma by Pearl Barrett & Serene Allison}

I bought the book right away and anxiously waited for it to arrive! It felt like it took forever to come but then, yay it was in my mailbox! I started reading right away...my heart pounded with conviction, I knew the Holy Spirit was guiding me, 'this is the way.'

Trim Healthy Mamma is one B I G book, full of wisdom...I learned how a person gains weight, I learned new foods to try, recipes, recipes, recipes! From chocolate to pizza dough~ oh my! I learned why and how to exercise.. I learned how to be a foxy lady to my man..and why are *intimate* time together is s u p e r important.  

I started the Trim Healthy Mamma plan in November, around Thanksgiving. I did my best to try and give it a good start, I was excited. December came and my family all came down with a bad bug...I continued with the plan but fell off, eating whatever was easy and sounded good. January came, I was feeling so much better and back on my Trim Healthy Mamma journey!

I seen results quickly: my face would look thinner, clothes loose.. In the mid month of January, I was in a new size shirt! From a 3XL to XL. The inches came off FAST!

Its been 7 months since I started Trim Healthy Mamma and I feel like a *new* woman, actually its better then that.. I feel like ME, but IMPROVED! I have super energy for my family and home!

7months and I have lost 70lbs.

 

 

I am still in shock, in awe of the way that I look now..I am not near my goal but this journey has been amazing and I am just excited! The variety of food is quite amazing..I can tweak old favorites, enjoy icecream, frappas, pizza, creamy pastas, salads, steak, BUTTER!

 

If I could tell you one of my favorite things about THM its the wisdom...its the knowledge you learn in this book. Its power for a healthier YOU, a healthier family!

 

I cannot forget to mention how much my husband has lost {and loving the food}

 

 

AFTER

Trim Healthy DAD!

Want to know more information about TRIM HEALTHY MAMMA?
I invite you to check out Gwen's fantastic blog:
Gwens Nest, THM









 

Greater Health God's Way!

One of my biggest struggles is food! My habits are wreckless! I often skip breakfast, never been a big breakfast eater. I also tend to not sit down and eat lunch then just snack here and there...over eat at dinner time..snack later on in the evenings...it adds up! This is not a good way to nourish my body whatsoever! When it comes to excercise, again wreckless.. I love excercising but I never add it on my day like rest and eating.. its never a priority like it needs to be.

So here I am with a goal to get healthy, for me it is not about just losing weight but changing the way I view health, setting up solid habits and not the way the world views it but the way God does. His ways are perfect! With every struggle in my life He was the light in the dark...He ripped away so many bad peices and replaced them with good.. I know He can and will do the same with my health. & yours too!

Today I am sharing with you a book by Stormie Omaritan. She is famous for her amazing prayer books but I wish her health book was more known too!

This is not a diet book, this is a total health book...God's way! Not only does this book help with physical but it will strengthen your mental and spirtual health as well.

"Greater Health God's Way" kept me reading & reading!

Stormie says,
"The Bible says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6. How true! Sickness and premature death are commonplace, all because we have no knowledge of the Lords ways. We live so very far from the way God intended us to live. That's why there is so much pain and sickness, so many headaches, heart attacks, bad tempers, mental illness, and just plain lack of joy. We suffer a great deal just because of our own ignorance about God's ways."

She also says,
"It is not good to be preoccupied with your body, but it is wise to value the temple God has given you. The holy spirit of God dwells in and works through that wonderful body of yours. But how do you treat it? Do you feed it poorly, never allow it to have any exercise, keep it shut away from fresh air and sunshine, fill it with the poisons of unforgiveness and bitterness, never allow it any rest, and then criticize it because it doesnt look good and never does what you want?"

Stormie does not only discuss foods to avoid, foods to eat but the importance of sunshine and peaceful living. She also talks about the damange of stress.

Her book features 7 steps to inner and outer beauty. The 7 steps are:

Peaceful Living
Pure Food
Proper Exercise
Plenty of water
Prayer & Fasting
Fresh Air & Sunlight
Perfect Rest
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I highly recommend this book! If you would like to journey with me, let me know and we can link up each 7 step..encourage eachother!

My first step is avoiding pop, juice, coffee, ect. I want to drink
W A T E R! & lots of it! I pray that the Lord helps me to crave water and only water!

I love fruity drinks so I thought why not naturally sweeten my water {without the extra chemicals and sugar} I simply add lemon and sliced strawberries. It gives my water a slight sweet taste: perfect!!

If you have any tips on managing your health the Lords way, please share =} 

Much love,
Sarah beth

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