If you are interested in the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle, you will want to read my testimony and learn why I have embraced it since 2013. THM incredibly blesses me, so I became a Certified Trim Healthy Mama Lifestyle Coach in January 2023 to better educate myself and help other women. My certification ended in the summer of 2025 due to increased renewal costs that were not sustainable for my low-key (low-cost) coaching business. However, I still live the THM lifestyle and offer tips.
In a nutshell, my summary of THM is that it is a sustainable lifestyle based on Biblical Truths and backed by science. The THM plan teaches you how to eat real food in a way that balances your blood sugar and hormone levels and helps you lose, maintain, or gain weight. It is a lifestyle for everyone because EVERYONE should be eating healthy food! At its simplest, it is all about whole foods eaten as needed for each individual.
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My Trim Healthy Mama Testimony
I discovered the first (huge) book after giving birth to my 7th child in 2013. Having been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition in 2012, I had been eating an anti-inflammatory diet for about one year and had felt better (+ put my disease into dormancy), but I had not lost weight.
I devoured the THM book while nursing my newborn baby those first few weeks, and started implementing the lifestyle by 6 weeks postpartum. The results were immediate. I lost several pounds within weeks and became pregnant again. 🙂
I was strictly “on plan” for about 1 year. At that point, I was due with my 8th baby in 9 years, and my eldest daughter was in the hospital on life support. I had only gained about 8 pounds with my 8th pregnancy, but living at the hospital the last few weeks of the pregnancy threw me “off-plan” because I was unprepared (and uneducated) on how to manage the lifestyle while eating hospital food.
After coming home (and giving birth), I had a difficult time staying on-plan. I spent several years eating on-plan during the week but eating super unhealthy on the weekends. Inflammation and brain fog returned. I slowly gained weight.
Finally, in 2019, I was at my heaviest weight EVER – including when DUE with all of my babies – yikes! I had a severe attack of inflammation that sent me to the ER (my diagnosis was inflammation of the brain and anemia). I simply wasn’t feeling well, and knew something had to change!
I committed 100% to eating and living the Trim Healthy Mama Lifestyle starting in January 2020.
Within a year, I lost the 20+ pounds and the bloating that made my face puffy and my belly flabby. I gained energy, clarity, and even clearer skin*!
It takes dedication and perseverance, but it is worth it. It does require cutting out all added sugar and simple/white carbs, but …
- You do not cut out healthy carbs.
- You do not cut out healthy fats.
- You do not cut out meat.
- You do not cut out vegetables.
- You do not cut out fruits.
- You do not cut out healthy sweeteners/sweets.
- You do not cut out healthy bread/grains (yeah, I know those are under the carbs category, but I had to say it again for the ones in the back!).
I’m thankful to say that I have maintained a healthy weight since 2021!
I learned the most basic and simplest way to eat as a Trim Healthy Mama so that whenever life throws me curveballs, I am not hit with emotional eating. When tragedy strikes, the last thing my body needs is for me to stop feeding it nutrient-dense food and start feeding it empty carbs!
I NEED the nutrients to combat all of the stress!
Yes, I HAVE lived through tragedy since committing 100% to THM, and it did NOT derail me because I was able to implement what I was already doing without much thought. My eldest daughter died in 2021 – I continued eating and living the Trim Healthy Mama Lifestyle.
In January of 2023, I became a certified Trim Healthy Mama Lifestyle Coach.
I wanted to learn as much as possible about the Trim Healthy Mama Lifestyle and better educate myself to help other women on their THM journey, so I studied the books and took the test to become certified in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Now, I am no longer certified, but I am still a healthy lifestyle coach who shares tips (and what I eat) on my H.A.P.P.Y. Lifestyle Instagram account HERE.
I help women ditch the S.A.D. (Standard American Diet/Disease) and discover a Healthy, Adaptable, Purposeful, Practical, Yummy lifestyle!
Resources:
SHOP THE THM STORE AND ACCESS ARTICLES BY THM
TWO FREE EBOOKS: THE TRIM HEALTHY PLAN IN A NUTSHELL & A TRIM HEALTHY FOUNDATIONAL MENU
*All experiences, claims, and opinions in this article are my own! For example, my skin improved dramatically when I started drinking raw goat milk kefir daily. However, consuming kefir is NOT necessary to be a Trim Healthy Mama.
Trim Healthy Mama Starter Book: Where Food Freedom Begins
Trim Healthy Mama: No More Fads! a Common Sense Guide to Satisfy Your Cravings and Energize Your Life
Trim Healthy Mama Plan: The Easy-Does-It Approach to Vibrant Health and a Slim Waistline
Trim Healthy Future: The Trim Healthy Future of our kitchen & yours
Trim Healthy Mama’s Trim Healthy Table: More Than 300 All-New Healthy and Delicious Recipes from Our Homes to Yours : A Cookbook
Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook: Eat Up and Slim Down with More Than 350 Healthy Recipes
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