He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?  ~Micah 6:8

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Threads of Grace

Welcome to Simply Susan, where I write honestly about faith, marriage, motherhood and the everyday threads of God's grace.

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THM Framework

Trim Healthy Mama as a Framework for Life (not a diet)

THM can be a framework, an educational tool. A template. Not a dietary restriction that one must abide by or ‘else’. Like most women, my life is busy, full, rich, too much of everything to be bound by more rules. Yet, without some sort of framework my health would deteriorate into something that leaves me with no functioning life. I need some sort of template in order to function and work towards health.

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Finding your way with THM

THM… Finding Your Own Way

The sisters often encourage us to do THM our way. What does that mean? This is THM your way. And THM, unlike most other eating philosophies, has room for ALL types of people! Your home looks different to mine and they both look different to someone else’s. As they should be.

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Low Carb Milk THM S Friendly

Low Carb Milk: THM Friendly (S)

I’ve been on my quest. A quest to satisfy my daily habit. I have tried everything – almond, cashew, coconut, sunflower, flax, hemp and blends but none of them have been able to satisfy me. Until now. The inspiration came to me while making the instant cookie dough protein bars which are yummy and hit the spot. Low Carb Milk.

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Why I appreciate THM

Why I LOVE Trim Healthy Mama

You know why I love this lifestyle more than any other eating plan I’ve done? Because it isn’t just trim. And it isn’t just healthy. And it isn’t just for me but the whole family. It is Trim *AND* Healthy. It is an eating plan for life that is affordable, sustainable and achievable in the long term.

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Typical Meals

Typical Meals in my Home

I’m a creature of habit and convenience. I’m a Drive Thru Sue with Purist ideals. This is a typical week’s worth of meals in my home. I don’t like shakes or smoothies and I’m quite conservative with my drinks. I’ll try about 3 shakes or smoothies per year and gag every time. It’s just not my thing. Coffee is though. Hmm coffee. Coffee, chamomile tea, green tea and Good Girl Moonshine are regular drinks. 

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My health journey

My Journey with Health – Loose THM style

I’ve tried juicing, green smoothies, lots of raw foods, coconut oil and more. I’ve read and tried BodyTrim, Jenny Craig, Dukan Diet, The Maker’s Diet, Nourishing Traditions, Eat Fat to Lose Fat, Changing Habits Changing Lives, and then some! So here’s how I’ve lost 10kgs without it being a burden.

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AhmoCoco – Almond & Coconut Milk

AhmoCoco – Almond & Coconut Milk

After my successful attempt at making a latte from homemade almond milk I knew that I wanted to try and thicken it with natural ingredients. I considered using oat milk and that would certainly raise the protein amount per cup but it would also add a few more carbs – not what I want. And so my AhmoCoco was born!

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My Easy Almond Milk Latte

Since being on THM my palette has changed and I can now have Almond Milk as my daily latte. I LOVED my daily coffee… and it is now just as good! Almond Milk Recipe included.

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Skinny Chocolate

After much trial and error I have finally tweaked the Trim, Healthy Mama (THM) recipe to perfection! Based on the THM recipe but with a few minor adjustments.

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Gymming it again

Gymming it again

I love fresh starts… and I’m about to embark on yet another one. yet again, I struggle to find the ever-so elusive self discipline but again I will try.

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Exercise: The Old Testament Way

Exercise: The Old Testament Way

Think of the women in the Old Testament- could you keep up with them? Carrying full water jugs up and down the hill, catching and preparing chicken or goats…grinding the wheat and doing all the laundry by hand! Did you know that exercise, and in particular weight training, will decrease your risk of heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and many more nasties?

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Quick update

Just a quick post to let readers know that I updated my previous post ( the one with the piccies)....

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Food Intake

A few days ago Jacqui mentioned that she’d love to see my daily food intake…so I did...

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Fallen

Well, I’ve been going quite good lately! I’ve been able to up my weights at the gym,...

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My MassAttack

As I wrote yesterday, I don’t eat much food…much real food. The quality of the food I...

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Calorie King

Did you know that I’ve lost over 100kilograms? It’s such a pity that they keep finding...

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Crunch Time

Regular readers will know that I like the Body for Life program by Bill Phillips, as well as Burn...

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Exercising my Options

Exercising my Options

We all make choices in life. We all live with the consequences of those choices. Exercise is one of those choices that have consequences.

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Green Smoothies

Seeing as how my few readers seem so keen to talk more about Green Smoothies I thought I’d post a few links, a recipe or two and a video. I’m so keen to share this so would like to offer as much help as I can.

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health philosophy

My Health Philosophy

Health has always been an ongoing interest of mine. There are so many areas that affect our health from the air that we breathe, the water we wash in and the food that we eat.

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