THM Eating Program

I am going to use this blog site to describe our progress with the eating plan we are on and share tips and recipes for anyone who might like to try it. The plan is called Trim Healthy Mama and is most usually abbreviated as THM. It was created by two sisters from New Zealand who had tried lots of eating plans and found one that worked great. The basic starting principle is to not eat both a fat and a carb in the same meal. Your body will burn both but if you give it both, it will burn the carb which is easier and store the fat. Give it a fat and it will burn that or give it a carb and it will burn that. Makes sense to me. You also begin by getting rid of white flour, white sugar, white potatoes and white rice from your meals. If you just do those two things, you will see a lower number on the scale.

I tried this plan a bit when we were in Panama but it was difficult to consistently find things that I needed. In January 2017, I went completely on the plan and by April I had lost 17 pounds, By July it was 25. I stayed there because unfortunately I started making little allowances here and there and stopped losing.

Here we are in January 2018 and I am plan on plan 100%. I would like to lose 15 more pounds making a total of 40.

Let me give you an example of one of the delicious recipes we eat and don't feel like we are "sacrificing" at all.

Broccoli Ham Quiche   S

Crack 6 eggs and whisk.

Add ½ cup heavy cream, salt and pepper

Add small amount of chopped onion and bell pepper (optional)

Steam broccoli (half of a large head), chop and add to egg mixture.

Add chopped ham or crumbled sausage. (I use ½ of a 9 oz pkg of ham)

Mix well and pour into greased 9 in square pan.

Top with ½ cup cheddar cheese

Bake at 400 for 25 – 30 minutes until firm.

This recipe serves 4 and freezes well.

The next time I make it I will take a photo. I just wanted to give you an example of a fat meal (in the THM Cookbook they are identified as S meals which stand for satisfying). An S (fat) meal must have less than 10 grams of carbs. This quiche does not have a crust and take takes out the carbs.

Here is an example of a carb meal (identified in the THM Cookbook as E for energizing). 

Banana Oat Muffins   E                                                 Makes 12 muffins

3 ripe bananas, mashed

1/3 cup of Splenda or Stevia

1 egg

½ cup fat free Greek yogurt

1 ½ cups oat flour (just grind old fashioned oats in the blender)

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp. cinnamon

Put bananas in bowl. Add Splenda and egg and mix. Add yogurt. Mix dry ingredients and add to wet.  Grease muffin tins well. Fill with mixture and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. These freeze very well. I keep very ripe bananas in the freezer and thaw them when I want to make these muffins.

So there are two sample meals that do not require any special ingredients and are delicious.  It is important to allow 3 - 4 hours between meals and to mix up the kind of meals you eat. Maybe you eat all S meals one day and all E meals another day. I like to divide them so we have both types of meals in a day. For instance we might begin our day with oatmeal (E), have a soup with cheese for lunch (S)

and then the quiche (S)for dinner with a salad.

Today's Tip: It is important to have some snacks prepared that you enjoy. One of those can be 1/4 cup of almonds. I keep little bags of them in my purse in case I get hungry when I am away from the house.

If you read this and have questions, I will be happy to try to answer them. There is a great Facebook group for THM also. 

Happy Eating!!