tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14451796227687006822024-03-12T22:00:40.828-07:00 .HOLY TEMPLE UNDER RENOVATIONAlways looking to "improve" and live accordingly to the Word in all areas of: Nutrition, Motherhood, Marriage, Recipes, Beauty, Exercise, Non-toxic Homecare, Weight Loss, Organizing, Remedies, Trim Healthy Mama, Apologetics, Home Maker, Homeschooling, Family Fun, Faith, Growing Food etc.Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-7432334607777806642018-06-06T00:39:00.000-07:002018-06-13T08:49:41.444-07:00I Became An Trim Healthy Mama Affiliate<div style="text-align: justify;">
Last fall, I started doing THM full on. The results were amazing, and I naturally shared about my non scale victories as well as my scale victories. In condensed summary, my body changed a lot from the outside and within. Here are a few victory posts with photos if you wanna have a read :)</div>
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<a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2016/01/my-thm-trim-healthy-mama-non-scale.html">Victories 2</a><br />
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I got so excited about Trim Healthy Mama and it's products that I looked into becoming a distributor for the area that I am currently residing in. Unfortunately, someone else beat me to it, so I heard. That's all good, I have peace that everything happens for a reason and that God had other plans for my life at this time. So then, I went ahead and joined the affiliate program! I figured that as long as I am doing the THM plan, blog and instagram about it, someone will see my results and my testimony and use my affiliate link to purchase THM goods. If they do, I'm happy, and if they do not, I will just keep on looking to God for provision like I always have. Win win! He he!</div>
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I wanted to take the time to thank you, the handful of you who have supported my family by ordering THM goods through my link! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! It all adds up :)</div>
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Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-77066801642220203272018-04-05T13:37:00.001-07:002018-04-05T13:37:55.561-07:00Motherhood- a kill joy? <br />
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The enemy has stolen our joy in "mothering" and in" motherhood". 🤰🤱 Motherhood goes back to the beginning of the earth and it is a GOOD thing. We have swallowed the lies of a wordly "self-love", 🖤 this kind of self live doesn't last.</div>
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Jesus says : "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends". John 15:13.</div>
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This goes against the worldly wisdom and sounds so foolish to those who do not know the Lord. The world says "love yourself, think of your self first, you come first..."... Joy isn't happiness. Happiness is flaky. Joy is solid regardless of your circumstances:<br />
J- 1st (God) Jesus<br />
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Y- 3rd yourself</div>
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We're so short-sighted, and constantly battle with guilt, wants, wants, wants, lethargy, frustration, discontent etc. No wonder mothering and motherhood has such a bad rep.</div>
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These days no one speaks positively about motherhood, babies and toddlers. For example on social media, there are countless forum threads about stay-at-home moms venting and focusing negatively on how hard everything is and how they wished for this season to hurry on and pass by.</div>
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We're constantly bombarded by our needs and our wants, by the social media, advertisments, by negative from friends and family.</div>
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Children have become a burden. Mothering has become a burden. Since when? It's not a privilege, a Joy or a blessing that it was designed to be. We can take this back you know! God's on our side! </div>
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Mothers keep searching for ways and demanding to "self love", so that they can "recuperate", yet we're never satisfies, and our thirst is never quenched.</div>
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We don't see and hear the cuteness and the sweetness in the cries of our babies, and we don't tune in to nurture and to soothe.</div>
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We hear a needy baby who just won't settle, and we see all the things we would rather want, and do... and experience.</div>
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No one is happy. No one has Joy. All of us are robbed. We didn't love on our baby/children purposefully, and we became stagnant. By pouring our love intentionally, we will be refilled by a Greater Love that never grows weary. For those who like to recycle.</div>
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<b>C</b>alling all Nordics! THM'fied Pasha is here! Okay, a day late -but it's here! You got like 2 days to make this, devour it and call it Easter. This is the ultimate Easter dessert! Well, at least in Finland. Here we go,<br />
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<li>2 1/4C Greek Yoghurt/Qwark</li>
<li>3/4C whipping/heavy cream</li>
<li>2-4T sultanas/diced apricots (if you don't mind going over to the XO'r, then don't shy away)</li>
<li>4T almond slices or slivers</li>
<li>juice of 1 lemon (I also added a few drops of doTERRA Wild Orange Essential Oil)</li>
<li>zest of 1 lemon</li>
<li>1-2t vanilla extract</li>
<li>fine mesh sieve or bonus points if you have the traditional "pasha mold". (I obviously didn't!)</li>
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<b>S</b>o this is my "little bit of Finland" during every Easter. I have let go of many traditions to save my sanity, but this is something I can easily keep and my family doesn't mind at all.<br />
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<b>I </b>brought this dish over to our friends today and within minutes this dessert was devoured and the plate licked, if I hadn't interfered. Ha!<br />
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<b>D</b>o check out my recipes on HolyTempleUnderRenovation<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I</b> wanna share about how I'm being frugal with our grocery bills while, keeping my sanity in the tiny, and dated kitchen that I'm working with LOL<br /><br />xo</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br />1. <b>O</b>nly buy what you truly use. Keep it simple. I know we love to try new recipes that call for random ingredients, but don't! Like Pearl and Serene say, "what's your sweats?!" If you are craving for an exotic dish - eat out. If you make exotic dishes all of the time, well, these are your "mundane and simple" ingredients.<br /><br /><b>A</b>s a mother of a larger crowd, I need to keep things pretty basic. Basic doesn't mean bland. I've gathered our favourite meals and their ingredients and that's that!<br /><br />2. <b>L</b>azy Susans! Not only do they prevent you from stacking your cupboards full of random bags and boxes, they help you access the ingredients you have, too! I have one next to my stove for utensils, cooking oil and spices as well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><b>F</b>irstly, if a recipe calls for e.g garlic, onion and salt - what's the danger of adding a little bit of parsley in there too? Hence, the Ranch seasoning mix!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><b>S</b>econdly, do you really want to open 4 to 7 spice tubs, when you can cut the hassle in half or even more? I guess I don't...?? <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fc8/1.5/16/1f612.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">😒</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Thirdly, organize your spices by "themes".</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><b><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><b>N</b>ot only does this save you money!! But it keep your life a bit less chaotic. Especially your kitchen.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Anyone else on instagram sharing their journey???</span></span></div>
Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-60376526478146529142018-03-05T20:31:00.001-08:002018-03-05T20:31:39.819-08:00Home Chapel part 1<b>S</b>ay what??<br />
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<b>S</b>o, this is something that I have wanted to do for a while now. Our downstairs is one of the messiest parts of our home and I hate going down there. Why?<br />
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<b>W</b>ell, our rec (recreation) room is always chaotic, thanks to the numerous bits of toys and books which we try so hard to keep organized and stored away in our "toy library" (something I have to post about later). From the rec room to the laundry room is a narrow hallway that is so narrow, that even a hair band on the floor is, trip'able on. It also stores our deep freeze, so I have no choice but to brave this area of the house. Ugh!<br />
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<b>O</b>ur laundry room, which has the best system in the world (also something I will post about on a later date), collects shreds of random paper crafts, among other annoying stick-to-the-sock bits, how on earth... I don't know?? I need to figure something out as soon as possible! Needless to say, the downstairs is a cold, unwelcoming place which I will tackle soon.<br />
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<b>I</b> have thought through and tried numerous ways to make the rec room more inviting, practical, spacious, soothing and restful. I have always failed. Whatever we try, fails. It ends up being "trashed" by the kids and we have to face the agonizing task of cleaning it up every Thursday, to welcome our children's piano teacher on the Friday. Gah!<br />
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<b>N</b>o thanks!<br />
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<b>B</b>ut, ahha! Then it dawned on me, Simon has daily devotions with our children at least once or twice a day! Usually we have morning Bible study around the breakfast table and prayer time in our living room. What if, we had a room purposely designated for something great. I mean REAALLY great? What else could be greater than coming together in worship, learn about and pray to our God?! Jesus in the midst of us!<br />
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<b>C</b>ould I really contemplate turning our messy TV room into a "chapel" with couches and lounge chairs for future Bible studies (women's breakfast or our church's youth gatherings) , our morning and post dinner devotionals? Would this room hold our precious prayer box and hymn books? Could we Youtube our favourite worship songs with lyrics on the TV and actually have a gathering in the middle of the week? Why, yes we can!<br />
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<b>W</b>hy was I second guessing myself? What would people think?<br />
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<b>W</b>ho cares! This <u>will</u> be amazing, I just know it.<br />
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<b>S</b>o then I asked myself, what does a church outside of church look like? Does it need an altar of some kind, a cross, seating (preferably comfy), access to Bibles and prayer boxes. How, where? We already have our piano and guitars downstairs, so music will be sorted!<br />
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<b>W</b>here will I get the cross from?<br />
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<b>O</b>bviously I won't be buying it since I've already made a commitment with Simon to be frugal, and a cross is not in the budget. So.....<br />
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<b>Y</b>ou guessed it (or did you??), I made it!<br />
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<b>T</b>his post is <u>part 1</u> because I have not transformed the rec room into our "chapel" yet. Keep posted by subscribing and you'll see what the finished product will look like in <u>part 2</u>, -the BIG reveal!<br />
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<b>S</b>imon was so kind to cut out the cross for me from a sheet of Styrofoam which we had several pieces left over from my previous craft session (will blog later, too).</div>
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<b>I</b> found some gold adhesive to cover the Styrofoam with. Not easy, that's what duct tape is for. In Finnish we call duct-tape "Jesus tape" because it can do miracles. How fitting!</div>
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<b>G</b>luing the flowers. This was tricky. I didn't want to cover the cross completely with flowers, but I had so much I wanted to use!</div>
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<b>I</b> stuck with white flowers to resemble His righteousness. Purity. Holy. The red resembles the blood he shed for us, giving us new life. </div>
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<b>T</b>he gold that shimmers through the burlap, resembles the "golden city" and crown that awaits for us. The burlap resembles the humility and meekness that we need to put on, and let the gold (Jesus' light) shine through. </div>
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<b>F</b>inished product, but not at it's final destination.</div>
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<b>I</b>n part 2, I will show you the before and after pictures of our renewed and re purposed room.</div>
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<b>S</b>tay tuned!!!</div>
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<br />Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-34610788758126183592018-02-28T09:00:00.000-08:002018-02-28T09:00:04.863-08:00I couldn't Pump<b>W</b>hen I had my first baby, everything related to nursing was like a crash course. Right after the birth of my first born, I was very blessed to have an experienced midwife (back in Finland) to really emphasize the importance of nursing, and how valuable mother's milk is. I took everything she said to heart and delivered "creamy-cream" to my infant. He grew and he grew fast!<br />
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<b>M</b>y son must've been a few months old when I decided to attend a women's meeting at church, without him. If I would've known then what I know and believe now, I would've taken him with me. However, I was a newbie and most likely pressured by other moms to leave him home and to go enjoy "my own time". All I had to do is pump a little milk into a bottle and my husband would be more than okay to take care of him while I was gone.<br />
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<b>W</b>ell, things did not go as planned. The electric and manual breast pumps that I purchased for times like these, did not work on me. I sat there for a good hour, maybe in 15 to 30minute sessions, sore-nippled, defeated, feeling guilty and disappointed in my own body for not producing "liquid gold" for my precious baby. After all, all the moms I knew could express a full bottle in no time. I remember one friend donating her breast milk away, because she was literally flowing milk into those manual pumps and could easily fill up a bottle in less than 5 minutes.<br />
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<b>N</b>ot me. I tried everything! Heat pads, nursing baby while I pumped, looking at my baby intensely with warm mothering nurturing feelings....I squinted and focused my very best but, nada. I may have expressed a drop that dried up before it even hit the bottom of the bottle.<br />
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<b>T</b>hankfully not very long after that incident, our child-care clinic nurse told me about these amazing "milk-catchers". They're like little saucers that you place in your bra, and while you're nursing your baby, it catches what you leak from your other nipple. I used to fill these bad boys up! We would collect throughout the day into the fridge and bag up and freeze before we hit the sack. I had a good stash of "liquid gold" tucked in my freezer for the times that I was away.<br />
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<b>T</b>hroughout the 11 years with my other babies, I tried all kinds of breast pumps. I was certain that there was a brand out there that would work for me. I tried every brand I could get my hands on. I'm just thankful that I had been smart about it and borrowed/rented them instead of purchasing them, so I didn't lose too much money! </div>
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<b>A</b>fter 5 babies, I discovered this silicone breast pump. </div>
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<b>W</b>hat do you think happened? I gave it a go and it worked! Not only did it catch my leaking milk, but it encouraged it out in streams!? This is huge guys! HUGE! I couldn't believe it, my husband was in shock too! I was like "honey, look!!! Look! I got 30ml, just in a few minutes!" Needless to say, I was super stoked but also, so encouraged and empowered! I have a stash! Hello date-nights!</div>
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<li><b>Baobab fruit powder</b>. I have yet to get sick this year (Fall 2017- Spring 2018). I don't know whether it is because I have been religiously getting Meyer's Cocktails (IV vitamin therapy), or whether it's because I have been adding Baobab powder to my daily sippers? Or a combination? Whatever the case is, I dare not go a day without 1T of Baobab powder. This my friends, is the REAL deal. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Grocery shopping over the border</b>. I have been doing this for about 2 years now. Every so often, I will hop over the border (not illegally of course!) to do some grocery shopping. I posted my recent "grocery haul"on YouTube (<a href="https://youtu.be/sWXwHb-hNDc">Click Here!</a>), go check it out! Why do I shop in the US? Well firstly, it takes around 20 to 30minutes to drive to the border, and usually we've been really lucky with the border lines. Secondly, the food I need fits better with our budget and household size (larger quantities). Thirdly, I get stuff I cannot get from Canada (just some stuff are novelties!). And fourthly, it's always fun to do a mini road trip with your "besties" and on top of that, visit our favourite restaurant! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Dark roast decaf. </b>I gave up caffeine a while ago, but not coffee. I love coffee. I love dark roast and Italian. I realized that drinking coffee really affected my night sleep, even if I could fall asleep without any problems. Also, since I'm nursing baby Alistair, he seems to be sleeping a little bit better too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Trim Healthy Mama. </b>I'm so back on the THM plan. I have lost around 25lb so far. My post birth weight was around 231 to 233lb, my current weight is 207.2 and my goal weight is around 135 to 150lb. I am aiming to be there sometime in 2019. I cannot believe the "food freedom" THM provides you! It is incredible! If you haven't looked into it yet, I suggest you do! Do not go another day without reading about it and giving it a go! You can follow my journey on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/trimhealthycathy/">CLICK HERE!</a>) and see what I eat, how I feel, read about my "non-scale-victories" and more! Check out Trim Healthy Mama by clicking <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95">here</a>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Created To Be His Help Meet</b> by, Debi Pearl. What can I say about this book? I had several women warn me about this book. Some threw "book reviews" my way, and of course these reviews were advocating for women NOT to read this book. Well, I'm one of those gals that likes to make her "own reviews" and I'm so glad I did. I was so close to putting this book down and continuing on with my life, but there was something that really intrigued me, "why is this book rubbing so many the wrong way?" Geez Louise, mama bear! This is hardcore stuff! Sure, there was stuff that I didn't agree with in particular, but I'm really glad I didn't throw the baby out with the bath water, if you know what I mean! Our marriage has experienced tremendous healing through this book and I am grateful for that! I'm talking about 12 years of a certain thorn in our side, gone! You might not want to pick up this book, but if you decide not to, please don't let it be because of some nasty book review. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>The Excellent Wife</b> by, Martha Peace. This book is a notch down from Debi Pearls book. Ha!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Above Rubies. </b>What can I say? I stumbled across this magazine (ministry) almost 12 years ago in Finland. Above Rubies has carried me so far in my motherhood journey than any other mother support group-ladies weekly Bible study- mother or in law support- combined or imagined! The hope and strength that I possess as a mother today, is because of the Above Rubies Ministry. I have gained so much knowledge, so much wisdom, so much hope and encouragement, joy...the list goes on! Above Rubies has pointed me to the Cross, the Truth in regards to what "mothering" is all about. I cannot thank AR enough. Check them out! (<a href="http://aboverubies.org/">Click Here</a>)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Instagram</b> -is where I've been active recently. More than Facebook. If you want to know what's going on with me on a regular basis, check there first!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Holy Temple Health</b> products on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Temple-Health-Gelatin-Capsules/dp/B075RD4RWK/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1519708720&sr=1-1&keywords=holy+temple+health+capsules">Empty Gelatin Capsules</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Temple-Health-Silicone-silicone/dp/B0794ZX24P/ref=sr_1_cc_1_a_it?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1519708592&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=holy+temple+health+breast">Silicone Breast Pump</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Temple-Health-Silicone-Collection/dp/B0794W6TW1/ref=sr_1_cc_2_a_it?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1519708592&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=holy+temple+health+breast">Breast Milk Collectors</a>. So this is exciting!!!! We've launched our own business! Who knew we would be selling pregnancy, baby and health related (my personally favourite products ever) goodies on Amazon?! We do not believe in debt so we launched our little business initially with only $500 that hubby got as a bonus last year. Starting out small and Lord willing, this will grow. Keep us in your prayers!</li>
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Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-325432323722444582017-08-06T23:24:00.000-07:002018-06-13T08:43:56.353-07:00I'm back! Pregnancy and Birth Update!<span style="color: red;">I am so sorry that I have not been blogging. Many things have taken priority over this, and I just couldn't find the time or the energy to share about anything...really.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">So whats new??</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Well, we welcomed our 5th baby into this world mid July :) (it's a boy...he was a chunky monkey at 11.4 lb 5.1 kg)! The past year was pretty much all (mostly) about maintaining a HG free pregnancy, and I did it! Thank God...</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">What was my plan to dodge HG? Read about it <a href="https://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2016/06/my-future-trim-healthy-mama-pregancy.html">HERE</a> and <a href="https://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/12/preparing-for-future-pregnancies-as-hg.html">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">How did I do? Did I follow through? I'll have to break it down for you. So below was my plan (in black font) and my commentating will be in red font.</span><br />
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<b><u>Diet</u></b><br />
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<li>No sugar. I have to be aware of and avoid hidden sugars. <span style="color: red;">Most of the time, I did extremely well! And then I hit something 30+ weeks in my third trimester and things started to go downhill a bit. This was the time I vomited 3 times, the only 3 times of my entire pregnancy! </span></li>
<li>No unsprouted wheat, and very little sprouted ones. <span style="color: red;">Yup! (Unless I was out of sprouted wheat products and then I had some of the other stuff...and in my third trimester as well...)</span></li>
<li>No white rice or white potatoes.<span style="color: red;"> Except in sushi rolls :)</span></li>
<li>No caffeine, coffee, and consume very little home made Skinny Chocolate. I just packed away my "Keurig"... sigh*<span style="color: red;"> And yah, this didn't last long. This was my very first pregnancy where I even tolerated coffee. It caused horrible, horrible heart burn too...</span></li>
<li>No heated oils. Using the good oils as salad dressings etc.<span style="color: red;"> Epic fail.</span></li>
<li>No processed foods. No junk! <span style="color: red;">Fail.... (during late pregnancy)</span></li>
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<li>Increase fermented foods, sauerkraut, pickles, ACV, probiotics, kefir, kombucha tea, etc <span style="color: red;">After conceiving, sauerkraut, ACV and homemade kimchi were the only things I was able to maintain. I believe that it was enough. Thanks to GGMS, I was able to cope in the mornings when needed.</span></li>
<li>Increase vegetables, especially leafy greens. Last pregnancy I was able to juice vegetables more than I could eat them, and it helped me a lot. <span style="color: red;">I didn't juice at all. Too much work. BUT!, I did purchase some "green powders" from Isagenix. They worked great! I really felt like I was benefiting from it.</span></li>
<li>Keep hydrated. I know I love me GGMS', but I need to start loving plain old water as well. I've heard that natural spring water makes a bigger difference than filtered water. I gotta check this claim out. <span style="color: red;">Yes ma'm! And tons of ice:) Even though I was not able to purchase gazillions of gallons of natural spring water, my tap water (cleanest water evvvver, yay Coquitlam!) was good enough. </span></li>
<li>Eat according to the Trim Healthy Mama plan. <span style="color: red;">Indeed made a difference! </span></li>
<li>Supplementation. I am seeing a Naturapathic Dr, getting tested for everything to see where my body is at, and we will be supplementing on what needs addressing. Exciting times, indeed! I've never been so thoroughly checked! <span style="color: red;">This worked, yes indeed! I even saw her a few times for the vitamin IV treatments and I believe wholeheartedly that it played a huge factor in dodging the HG this time around.</span></li>
<li>We will be investing in organic and ethical foods, when possible. $$$!! I know. <span style="color: red;">I didn't pay too much attention to this, but when feasible, was purchased.</span></li>
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<u><br /></u><u><b>Surroundings</b></u><br />
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<li>We need to empty our home from like...everything, basically! This is the time to either give away or box-up most of it. Let's put on our "stage the house" mode, and pretend we need to depersonalize the home for selling. There will be no time to do this while (Lord willing I am not!) under the nausea of HG. <span style="color: red;">Why, why, why!? Stuff keeps creeping into the house after we've hauled bags and bags of stuff to the thrift stores?? Endless battle. I'm still working on this matter and I hope this family can live as minimalists before (Lord knows) baby #6 is on its way!</span></li>
<li>Simplify homeschool to nearly a complete self-led study. We will be signing the kids up for <a href="http://mathseeds.com/">mathseeds.com</a> and <a href="http://ixl.com/">ixl.com</a>, <a href="http://raz-kids.com/">raz-kids.com</a>, brainpop and <a href="http://brainpopjr.com/">brainpopjr.com</a>. Hubby will be prepared to take over some of the schooling, especially in the beginning. <span style="color: red;">This didn't work? Weird, I wonder why? We just stuck with their regular homework and my husband helped a lot more in the evenings and weekends to "catch up". </span></li>
<li>Now or never is the time to focus on "attitude" with the children. They do their chores, but when I am out of action- they need to do these without being asked. Rewards system, ready-set-go! A wall chart will help them keep their progress and goals visual. <span style="color: red;">My husband and I really had an action plan going on. Throughout the pregnancy, my husband got the children ready for "homeschool" a.k.a life! before he went to work. During the morning routines he would have brief "daily plan" meetings with them. This helped them focus on what was expected of them regarding chores, attitude etc.</span></li>
<li>Getting a pair of "walkie-talkies", check! The best purchase EVER. No more struggled whimper yells. "Purple leader calling for red-leader. Over." <span style="color: red;">Thankfully I didn't need these when the time came. I didn't have HG!!! :) :) regardless, they're an awesome investment! :)</span></li>
<li>Cooking 20-30 freezer meals for my family. Stocking up the freezer and pantry with portioned healthy snacks and ready P&J, and cheese&deli sandwiches. I need to get my thinking cap on...menu planning, here I come! <span style="color: red;">Ha ha ha! I sucked at this! Thank goodness for Costco! To be honest, we ordered sushi in most days and nights when I wasn't able to "cook" a.k.a wrap up some quesadillas. Thankfully my children were able to fend for themselves and whip up all sorts of fascinating creations... and still eat them...LOL j/k the creations were not really THAT bad, just interesting!</span></li>
<li>Letting go of commitments. All the "extras" that my family and I can live without. <span style="color: red;">Thank you Lord that I have grown up enough to say "no" to people. Even to my favourites.</span></li>
<li>For me, a mini fridge next to my bed is a must. <span style="color: red;">Best thing ever! Early pregnancy I was to wake up 1-2 times a night to eat something high in protein. My husband had the duty to make sure that happened. In the beginning I ate something like "Wasa light rye crackers" with peanut butter, until I found it tedious to eat half a sleep, and extremely "dry" to chew on, ha ha! Eventually I had 1C worth of protein shake, or a deli and cheese rolls. To be honest, I hated this part of the pregnancy but, I'm a 100% sure it made a huge (positive) difference regarding my nausea in the mornings. Also, in the mornings before I got out of bed, I had to eat a full breakfast and wait for my blood sugar to level out. When my husband went on a business trip, my friend came over for a "sleep over" to make sure my morning kicked off well. She got my kids ready and made me breakfast. This was a blessing, indeed.</span></li>
<li>Create "A Family Binder". Gather all the information of everything you or your family -or babysitter, aunt, friend, should have and put it in a binder. Make it accessible, pretty and simple. Telephone numbers, links, chores and menu list, manuals, recipes, instructions etc. Whatever you feel is important for the possible times that you are out of action. <span style="color: red;">Never got around to this, and we never would've needed it. No time was wasted, thankfully. </span></li>
<li>Stocking up on good quality protein powder and collagen. <span style="color: red;">Thumbs up! Especially when appetite was low, collagen was perfect.</span></li>
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<li>Start taking daily epsom salt baths. <span style="color: red;">I think I managed to do this twice. Ionic magnesium supplement internally was my rescue though.</span></li>
<li>Praying as a couple for my womb and for my pregnancy.<span style="color: red;"> I would've wanted to do this more...</span></li>
<li>Meditate on scripture and prayer. <span style="color: red;">Yes! :) </span></li>
<li>Going to bed on time. If I get into bed by 9 p.m, it gives my thoughts and body time to settle into sleep mode. I can spend my time in bed reading or making love to my husband. Both which affect sleep in a positive way. <span style="color: red;">I rested a lot! More than when I only had 1 or 2 children. I napped daily. Making love to my husband... well, maybe not so much in the beginning of my pregnancy. I actually slept in a different bed for the first few months. Our bed, believe it or not, was hurting my "femurs".. I was in so much pain.</span></li>
<li>Habits include diet.</li>
<li>Taking care of my appearance and more. A healthy well-kept body is a "strength" to any level of nausea. It made a big difference in my last pregnancy. So what does this mean exactly? For me, it is about getting groomed (waxed, haircut, eyebrows plucked, pedicure etc), visiting a pelvic floor physio -getting my core and pelvic floor into where it should be, working on my cardio and muscle strength at home or at the gym, and over all complexion. <span style="color: red;">I did visit a pelvic floor physio. I would never go without again. Not only did she "fix" me prior to pregnancy, I didn't pee myself at all while sneezing during the entire pregnancy!</span></li>
<li>I will be budgeting for a cleaner weekly, if possible. <span style="color: red;">I have an amazing mom who purchased cleaning service for me during my worst , I'm guessing 4 times or so?</span></li>
<li>Same goes for a regular babysitter. Some may think of this as a waste of money, but this is paying for services that I need and will make our lives that little bit manageable/easier. We don't need to go out of the house for a "date" when we hire a babysitter. Doing simply nothing, is bliss. <span style="color: red;">Unfortunately we didn't manage to find a reliable babysitter who was willing to babysit all our 4 children. We didn't get to go out much.</span></li>
<li>Going over remedies that worked for me in my previous pregnancies and accumulating doTERRA essential oils that will be on my "go to" cupboard. <span style="color: red;">It's a "no" for me when it comes to scents during pregnancy, yuck yuck yuck. I think lemon was the only oil I was able to tolerate.</span></li>
<li>This one is pricey- but if possible, I will be going to regular high dose vitamin and mineral IV treatments given by my Naturapathic Dr. I can only see this being a positive impact on my future (lord willing) pregnancy. <span style="color: red;">YES YES YES!!!</span></li>
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<span style="color: red;">Here is my "sum-summarum":</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">I believe that the crucial steps, which I took prior and during my pregnancy to dodge HG were,</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: red;">prior to pregnancy and thereafter, avoiding sugars, unsprouted wheat and embracing a more "make from scratch" kind of diet. Adding fermented foods into my daily meals and drinking "super food" greens.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">visiting a naturopath for vitamin IV's (Meyer's cocktails). I wouldn't dare to go without these sessions ever again. It made sure I had no vitamin or mineral deficiency prior to my pregnancy. I think I had 1 session in the beginning of my pregnancy.. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Having huge support from my husband. Him taking on extra work with the children regarding mornings and homeschooling in the weekends. Praying over my future pregnancy and while I was pregnant, I know, THAT made a difference. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Eating high protein snacks in the middle of the night, hence keeping my blood sugar stable 24/7.</span></li>
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<span style="color: red;">So, even though I did a lot more than these 4, I think these were the crucial ones that I will never ever go without.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">I hope these steps will help you too, if you suffer from pregnancy nausea, especially HG.</span><br />
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Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-78719650103978156062016-09-10T21:33:00.000-07:002018-06-13T08:44:42.873-07:00Elderberry-Lemon Gummies And More<div style="text-align: justify;">
It is time to prepare ourselves for the "flu season". I love Autumn, love the colours, the crisp air, candles, apple cider, warm woolly socks etc. but, I really detest the snotty noses, followed by the sinus infections and everything else. I HATE with a passion. I don't take my health for granted, or at least I don't think I do, so please please could we just dodge the crap this year??? Probably not, since we do live in a fallen world with disease and curses, and as much as anyone wants to argue that you can dodge sickness and disease with a well around plant based diet, well you just can't. SO, what exactly am I going to do about it?</div>
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I have this grand war plan to be as alert as I can with immunity boosting, cootie fighting strategies - which I will list down soon- but as fallible as I am, I'll probably start strong like a commit, lose my focus in a week or so into it and face-plant into the midst of a slimy snot fest. Just from experience, that's all. </div>
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The 10 (ten seems to be a reasonably stupid number to overwhelm us all) Ways You Can Fight The Slimy Snot Fest:</div>
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Be the hero of your family, cook a batch of Elderberry-Lemon gummies and convince your family to eat them. My girls and personally I think they taste alright, but my boys are not so sure. I'm working on it! (recipe at the bottom)</div>
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Diffuse doTERRA's OnGuard essential oil around the house. This virus/bug fighting killing machine is feisty! I usually lather up OnGuard with coconut oil the bottom of our feet and massage it on around their lymph nodes too. Today I put OnGuard in a capsule with a few other oils (Oregano, Melaleuca and Ginger) and ingested it. Wowza!</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Start your day with a "flu-fighting" smoothie. I use, spinach, avocado, frozen berries, vitamin-C powder, Greek yoghurt, orange juice, probiotics, powdered greens etc. with some extracts and other goodies, whatever I can find! I once blogged about it, <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2012/04/morning-smoothie.html">http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2012/04/morning-smoothie.html</a> AND <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2011/09/update-and-super-healthy-morning.html">http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2011/09/update-and-super-healthy-morning.html</a> Notice, the latter is "super healthy" lol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li style="text-align: justify;">If you can afford it, get a Meyer's Cocktail done. Meyer's Cocktail is a highly concentrated vitamin and mineral IV administrated by your healthcare practitioner. In my case, this would be my Naturapathic Dr. down the road. *super-excited!*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Commit to your high quality supplements. I had my Naturapathic Dr. go through my supplements and point out to the ones I was wasting my time and money on. Thankfully, there weren't too many that were poor quality. She pointed out that my probiotics then, consisted mostly from potato starch and less from the actual probiotics... umm ok! Check them out, and commit to taking them.</li>
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THM (Trim Healthy Mama) have a few "all day sippers" that are very much so immunity boosting drinks! My favourites are the Good Girl Moonshine, Earth's Milk and Singing Canary. Basically drink plenty of water too! Infused or steeped, drink it.</div>
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If you're a woman, make love to your husband! You're probably wondering how on earth this would be helpful and whether my husband paid me to write that in here?? Well, no he didn't bribe me and he is probably very ecstatic about "number 9" which he might hold me to every evening...*sigh*... ANYWAY, the reasons are plenty, here's a teaser - </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">1/2t vanilla</li>
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Fertile. <span style="font-size: large;">Fertile.</span><br />
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What does <i>this</i> mean to an "HG mom"? (Hyperemesis Gravidarum to those who do not know is Extreme pregnancy sickness) It means that it's time to stop slacking in <u>numerous</u> ways and start putting my armor and arsenal on. It all comes down to health, basically. Nutritious foods, good habits, sleep in the bank, etc.<br />
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What are some changes that I need to start like, YESTERDAY? Let me map it out for you, but also I'm mapping this our for myself as a reminder.<br />
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<li>No unsprouted wheat, and very little sprouted ones.</li>
<li>No white rice or white potatoes.</li>
<li>No caffeine, coffee, and consume very little home made Skinny Chocolate. I just packed away my "Keurig"... sigh*</li>
<li>No heated oils. Using the good oils as salad dressings etc.</li>
<li>No processed foods. No junk!</li>
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<li>Increase fermented foods, sauerkraut, pickles, ACV, probiotics, kefir, kombucha tea, etc</li>
<li>Increase vegetables, especially leafy greens. Last pregnancy I was able to juice vegetables more than I could eat them, and it helped me a lot. </li>
<li>Keep hydrated. I know I love me GGMS', but I need to start loving plain old water as well. I've heard that natural spring water makes a bigger difference than filtered water. I gotta check this claim out.</li>
<li>Eat according to the Trim Healthy Mama plan. You can find more about it <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95">HERE</a></li>
<li>Supplementation. I am seeing a Naturapathic Dr, getting tested for everything to see where my body is at, and we will be supplementing on what needs addressing. Exciting times, indeed! I've never been so thoroughly checked!</li>
<li>We will be investing in organic and ethical foods, when possible. $$$!! I know.</li>
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<li>We need to empty our home from like...everything, basically! This is the time to either give away or box-up most of it. Let's put on our "stage the house" mode, and pretend we need to depersonalize the home for selling. There will be no time to do this while (Lord willing I am not!) under the nausea of HG. </li>
<li>Simplify homeschool to nearly a complete self-led study. We will be signing the kids up for <a href="http://mathseeds.com/">mathseeds.com</a> and <a href="http://ixl.com/">ixl.com</a>, <a href="http://raz-kids.com/">raz-kids.com</a>, brainpop and <a href="http://brainpopjr.com/">brainpopjr.com</a>. Hubby will be prepared to take over some of the schooling, especially in the beginning.</li>
<li>Now or never is the time to focus on "attitude" with the children. They do their chores, but when I am out of action- they need to do these without being asked. Rewards system, ready-set-go! A wall chart will help them keep their progress and goals visual.</li>
<li>Getting a pair of "walkie-talkies", check! The best purchase EVER. No more struggled whimper yells. "Purple leader calling for red-leader. Over."</li>
<li>Cooking 20-30 freezer meals for my family. Stocking up the freezer and pantry with portioned healthy snacks and ready P&J, and cheese&deli sandwiches. I need to get my thinking cap on...menu planning, here I come!</li>
<li>Letting go of commitments. All the "extras" that my family and I can live without.</li>
<li>For me, a mini fridge next to my bed is a must. </li>
<li>Create "A Family Binder". Gather all the information of everything you or your family -or babysitter, aunt, friend, should have and put it in a binder. Make it accessible, pretty and simple. Telephone numbers, links, chores and menu list, manuals, recipes, instructions etc. Whatever you feel is important for the possible times that you are out of action.</li>
<li>Stocking up on good quality protein powder and collagen. </li>
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<li>Praying as a couple for my womb and for my pregnancy.</li>
<li>Meditate on scripture and prayer.</li>
<li>Going to bed on time. If I get into bed by 9 p.m, it gives my thoughts and body time to settle into sleep mode. I can spend my time in bed reading or making love to my husband. Both which affect sleep in a positive way. </li>
<li>Habits include diet.</li>
<li>Taking care of my appearance and more. A healthy well-kept body is a "strength" to any level of nausea. It made a big difference in my last pregnancy. So what does this mean exactly? For me, it is about getting groomed (waxed, haircut, eyebrows plucked, pedicure etc), visiting a pelvic floor physio -getting my core and pelvic floor into where it should be, working on my cardio and muscle strength at home or at the gym, and over all complexion. </li>
<li>I will be budgeting for a cleaner weekly, if possible. </li>
<li>Same goes for a regular babysitter. Some may think of this as a waste of money, but this is paying for services that I need and will make our lives that little bit manageable/easier. We don't need to go out of the house for a "date" when we hire a babysitter. Doing simply nothing, is bliss. </li>
<li>Going over remedies that worked for me in my previous pregnancies and accumulating doTERRA essential oils that will be on my "go to" cupboard. More information on doTERRA <a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/rosecathy/#/">HERE</a></li>
<li>This one is pricey- but if possible, I will be going to regular high dose vitamin and mineral IV treatments given by my Naturapathic Dr. I can only see this being a positive impact on my future (lord willing) pregnancy. More information <a href="http://www.healingcedarwellness.com/blog/intravenous-vitamins-the-myers-cocktail-by-dr-meghan-stobbs">HERE</a></li>
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My dear "blogger friend" is pretty much going through what I am as we speak, preparing for a possible future HG pregnancy. She has a wealth of knowledge when it comes down to this all, and it was through her blog that I got most of my knowledge and support through my horrifically sick pregnancies. You can find her blog <a href="http://whiningpuker.blogspot.ca/">HERE</a></div>
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So what else can I share? I have my last pregnancy's blog still up there and running. I will most likely continue writing in it, when and if we're blessed with another "peanut". I'm quite excited to find out! You can have a look and read all about how I coped with our previous pregnancy <a href="http://rawfoodspregnancy.blogspot.ca/">HERE</a>. </div>
Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-29399642617369537262016-03-16T20:29:00.000-07:002018-06-13T08:46:32.962-07:00Irish Soda Bread -Crossover (Trim Healthy Mama)<div style="text-align: justify;">
This week I have been teaching the kids about St. Patrick and Ireland. Irish Soda Bread is kind of like a must have, I guess LOL. I probably could have made it into an "S" meal, but I decided not to bother but still make a recipe that was compliant to the plan. </div>
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So here it is! Our very first, GLUTEN FREE<span style="font-size: large;"> Irish Soda Bread</span> -THM Crossover... *drum rolling*...</div>
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It was so yummy, especially smothered in butter! :)</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">1 1/2t Baking Powder</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1t Baking Soda</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1t Salt</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2t Xantham Gum</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1 stick/ 1/2C Butter (room temperature)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2 Eggs</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">3/4C Almond Milk (unsweetened)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1t Lemon juice</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2T Raw Honey</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1C Currants or Cranberries</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately and then combine and beat on medium speed until all ingredients are well combined. Do not over mix.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Dump the dough onto a baking stone. Shape it and cut an X across it.</li>
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Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-55469153080746213832016-02-22T21:25:00.001-08:002018-06-13T08:47:24.532-07:00My trim Healthy Mama SCALE Victory So Far.<div style="background-color: white;">
SO, I've posted about my NSV's (non scale victories) quite a bit. The reason I have not posted about my SCALE victories is because I have had the hardest time finding any before photos of myself at my heaviest. I look at the pictures from last year and it seems that any picture that I'm in, I'm either hiding behind something or someone and my camera angle is deceiving. Understandably, I'm guessing! I didn't want to be "seen".</div>
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These "before" pictures are not from when I was my heaviest, but they're "up" there, so they'll have to do.</div>
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My starting weight was around 245 lb 2015</div>
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My current weight is 192 lb</div>
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Sorry for the extremely dirty mirror. Oh what joy is it to have little sticky hands, a.k.a CHILDREN!<br />
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I have a long way to go, but I'm midpoint! Another 20 to 50 lb, I'll take whatever :)<br />
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<li>Collagen. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Integral Collagen is a pure protein powder for health and beauty as well as yummy food creations. </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">From the grasslands of Argentina and Brazil, </span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">bovine Integral Collagen is pork free and processed with integrity. It dissolves easily in liquid with no blending required and is completely tasteless</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">. This makes it the perfect choice to swirl into Greek yogurt or pour into your hot tea for a nutritional overhaul.</span></li>
<li>Apple Cider Vinegar (Bragg's)</li>
<li>Gentle Sweet. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Having trouble adjusting to the taste of Stevia? Sweeten those “hard to get right” treats with Gentle Sweet and you can bank on the “yum!” word passing your lips. The Trim Healthy Mama community fell in love with our pure Stevia extract and Super Sweet Blend, but some of you kept begging us for a sweetener that popped like pure sugar itself. Gentle Sweet blend has a cotton candy taste but won’t mess with your blood sugar.</span></li>
<li>MCT Oil. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">This is the ultimate “trimmifying” oil, with 100% Medium Chain </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Trglycerides that boost your metabolism life rocket fuel. MCT Oil has </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">become the delicious and multi-talented dietary BFF of Trim Healthy </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Mamas all over the globe. Its succulent silky texture and neutral taste </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">make it perfect to whip into your morning coffees that we call </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">“Trimmies” and to drizzle over large leafy salads topped with protein. </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">It delivers a very fatty mouth feel but provides the fewest calories of </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">any oil!</span></li>
<li>Miracle Noodles. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Not-Naughty-Noodles contains 6g fiber, which is known to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels as a part of a healthy diet. They are made from Japanese Konjac Root which is one of the most alkalizing foods found in nature (even higher than green super foods). Konjac Root fiber is known as Glucomannan and is both a powerful colon cleanser and detox aid. Glucomannan is a healthy alternative to processed flours. Unlike other noodles that explode the fat cells, Not-Naughty-Noodles make fat scram. So twirl them on your fork and indulge heartily.</span></li>
<li>Oolong Tea. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Oolong tea is 100% natural, fat-free, calorie-free, gluten-free, sugar-free and preservative-free. So feel free to sip your way to increased vitality and better health. Keep on sipping for all the many benefits it offers. But above all… drink it because it’s delicious. Either in The Shrinker or just as an iced or hot tea. It harmonizes beautifully with a Doonk of Trim Healthy Mama Stevia Extract.</span></li>
<li>Sunflower Lecithin. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Lecithin is not a weird defangled man made substance. It is a powerful </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">brain food. Did you know that approximately 1/3 of your brain is made </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">from lecithin? When you include lecithin in your diet, you are </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">nourishing your brain and helping to support your nervous system. </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Lecithin is a historical superfood that is making a comeback from the </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">source of sunflower seeds. Trim Healthy Mama Sunflower Lecithin is pure,</span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">soy-free and does not contain any GMO’s.</span></li>
<li>Nutritional Yeast.</li>
<li>Baking Blend. You can totally make this from scratch, like I do, but when I can afford it, I buy it. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">Finally a gluten-free, low glycemic baking mix that isn’t excessively loaded with fuel. Our blend also contains disease-fighting lignans and satisfies any hungry tummy with large amounts of insoluble fiber.</span></li>
<li>Troodle, Noodle Maker. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">What on earth is a Troodle? It’s a magic little gadget that makes your </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">noodles trimming! Yup, this Mama toy can twist out trimming noodles in a</span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">couple of minutes. Waist whittling pasta can be twisted on your fork </span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">tonight for dinner. Try it… it turns kitchen work into play. Say goodbye</span><br style="background-color: #eeeeee; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: "montserrat" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.1428px;">to fattening noodles and welcome Troodles into your life.</span></li>
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Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-75874631079952882092016-02-18T23:47:00.000-08:002018-06-13T08:48:18.727-07:00Eating Trim Health Mama Way, Ethically. Possible?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Trim Healthy Mama Plan is amazing! It's biblical, it caters for all individuals. It works. It's been a blessing to me for the past 6 months. I've had about 20 victories with the THM plan and I can't hype about it enough <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/11/my-trim-healthy-mama-non-scale.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2016/01/my-thm-trim-healthy-mama-non-scale.html">HERE</a>. I love THM!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At first our dishes were loaded with dairy products. The THM book recommends to eat the "full fat cream" and "butter" and enjoy the "cheese" for they are approved foods. The book even quoted "Abraham's encounter with the angels: <span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;">He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, my conscience has been bugging me about the grain fed, GMO fed, caged and mistreated animals, which lead me onto a mission to buy more organic and trust that making these healthy egological changes, god would provide us the means. It happened, we've managed to buy organic grass fed beef, homestead organic eggs, and organic cheese etc. Great, right!? Well there is more. Sadly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After stumbling across a short clip of how dairy cows are impregnated and separated from their babies right after birth, over and over again, just for our dairy "needs"?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This picture got to me. I have a baby. I know that we differ from the animals, and have been given "stewardship" over them, but I do not believe in exploiting them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this. Is this ethical?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I ended up doing my own research and contacting a few local organic farms to find the "ethical farm" that would not do such an inhumane thing as separating a baby calf from it's mother immediately after birth... surely?? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately, I have yet to find one :( </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I did find, I am struggling with. It made me question my family's diet and where we buy our foods from. I have gone back and forth with scripture... <span style="color: purple;">"<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree</span></span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"...</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> what about the exploitation of dairy cows..what am I supposed to do.. now that I know. But now I know. Now, I know. How do I move forward with the information, conviction, guilt and trust the Word??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just to dissect the scripture a little the lay man way, before I talk about my ideal way of raising dairy cows -</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;">He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared,</span></span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">-stop here! He brought these to ANGELS. Not, billy and Jane next door, but to divine angels. Angels! Did the cow just give birth to a calf that didn't make it? Was this an unfortunate birth that ended sadly, and nothing was wasted? Was the cow milked and the milk made into butter. Was this a special treat, a special "angelic treat"? I wonder if back then, dairy and cheese and butter was such a special food, that only happened once in a while? Was it reserved for guests of honour, weddings or such? It makes me think. Okay let's move on,</span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> .."</span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple;">and set these before them. While <u>they</u> ate, he stood near them under a tree".</span></span><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> He obviously didn't eat it himself. Interesting...? Any thoughts?</span><span class="p" style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">So what is my ideal dairy cow farming? I am not sure, I guess I am still thinking through it, but let's dream a little. :) (I know farm life, so I won't go into all the details of water expense, the labour etc) Firstly, I don't think we ought to be consuming so much dairy in the first place. (Then the second part, seems to be more realistic) Secondly, I think a neighborhood should share a cow. "Cowshare". Let's pretend I have a homestead, mostly "plant based" homestead. I got myself a dairy cow, her name is Bessie. Bessie is a sweet cow, she grazes all day and fertilizes the ground for the next years crop. She is expecting:) (naturally) yay! Our kids are super stoked to "baby" Bessie's calf. She is so adorable. She is nursing well and is playful. It's so lovely to see them bond! There is our window to milk Bessie in between her feeds with her baby. We get enough milk for homemade cheese and perhaps some fresh milk. Maybe we can make clotted cream for our homemade scones, and any other special dairy treat that we've been craving for :) buttermilk, kefir, etc? Lovely! Bessie's babe is growing well, everything is well at the homestead. It's just like "Little House On The Prairie" where these special foods are not taken for granted. they feed our tummies and our souls, oh how do we appreciate Bessie's dairy! One day, unfortunately Bessie for one or another reason has to be put down. She served us well, we appreciate her, we love her and "wish her well". Her meat nourishes us for quite some time, her bones are made into broth, her blood nourishes the land and her hide is put to good use. She is not wasted, and her beautiful creation, "baby Bessie" takes her place on our homestead. SO the cycle starts all over again.</span></span></span></span><br />
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I have often cringed while my kids pour themselves a bowl full of cheerios in the mornings. My kids love cheerios and granola. Surely there is a THM approved granola recipe somewhere?? Well, good news! There is a great recipe, right here! Keep on scrolling :)</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">1/2 C golden flax seeds, ground</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1 C shredded coconut (unsweetened)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1 C seeds, sunflower, pumpkin etc (or a mix)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2 C organic sprouted whole wheat flour</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2 t himalayan/grey salt</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">1 C honey * (if this is for you and you're looking to lose weight, omit the honey!)</li>
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(serve over almond milk, helps bring down the greenhouse gas emissions...more on that later.)</div>
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* what does Trim Healthy Mama say about honey? Click <a href="http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/free-faqs/faq-no-milk-no-honey/">here</a>! </div>
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I listed 15 NSV's <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/11/my-trim-healthy-mama-non-scale.html">HERE</a>, and here are a few more... How exciting, this never gets old!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(pulled Chicken, spinach, Nando's hot sauce on Wonder Wraps and cilantro)</span></div>
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1) Yearly check up at the dentist. Zero cavities. Nada. Zip. Wow. That saves money, now doesn't it?? I'm wondering if all that ACV did the trick? Any thoughts?</div>
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2) Feeling really good about the "bedroom" and hubby :) As another fellow THM buddy puts it "BOW CHICKA WOW WOW!" He he </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Ezekiel Sandwiches)</span></div>
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3) My skin, especially on my heels are not dry, or cracked. This time of year... -weird! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(My E-day breakfast: Collagen loaded creamy oats, GGMS and a stirred MCT oil collagen coffee)</span></div>
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4) I can think more clearly, and prepping and planning are running a lot smoother than before. Homeschooling has come up from its "lul" and we're on the way up again. Thankfully, I am motivated and inspired again. I think more clearly and not overwhelmed with 4 kids, homeschool, house work, me time, hubby and me time, outdoors time, and every other errand that you can think of. I feel like I have it "under control". This is BIG for me. I'm sure that my brain is being fed good omegas, proper nutrition, the lot. I am happy.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(fuel cycle week 2)</span></div>
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5) More energy than before. I have been working out at home during the days, and feeling energized and positive. I am currently doing the 12 week <a href="https://mutusystem.com/">MUTUSystem </a>online. It's so so so worth it. I am hyped up about it :)</div>
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6) Lost 7 lb last week. Oh yeah. Fuel cycle week 1 took me down 7 lb. I am 6 days away from finishing week 2. I am wondering if I will enter the 180's. Last week I went down from 201 to 194. My over all starting weight was 245/250, for those who do not know. My desire would be 140-150 lb. But who knows what I'll end up weighing. I am just enjoying all these NSV's along the way :) So motivating and inspiring! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Fuel Pull-day lunch: Wonder Wrap Tacos)</span></div>
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I found an ethical grass fed, beef farm that delivers, and a local organic, free range egg dealer lol YAY! I will be making a grass fed, cheese order next payday. I can't wait!!I have been <u>very much </u>convicted of the way our meat and animal products are raised and produced. I believe with all my heart that if we move towards ethical and organic produce, that <span style="font-size: large;">God WILL provide. He loves to provide</span>. We were called to be good stewards of everything He has given us. Let's not turn a blind eye to how the meat industry is treating our animals and what chemicals are being sprayed onto our produce. I know that the THM plan approves all foods, but I am convicted not to let ill-treated foods hit my plate, or my family's plate. Anyone else feel this way??</div>
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7) Besides my skin looking amazing, besides one little pimple -my body is changing shape, my hair is shiny and my mood is a lot better. Here's to 2016, "the year of change" in all ways possible!</div>
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Let me know what your NSV's are, if you're on the THM plan? I would love to hear more! </div>
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Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-74264985693440070152016-01-05T23:25:00.000-08:002016-01-05T23:25:52.455-08:00The Struggle Is Real (Part 2)<div style="text-align: justify;">
In my previous post <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/12/the-struggle-is-real-2016.html">HERE</a>, I went over some issues that are bothering me in my home, that I believe are hindering us as a family to live a "happy" home life. On this post, I am going to point out a few factors that I think may be the "culprits", the hindering factors.</div>
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The truth is, I will never have enough time to enjoy them all as frequently as they should be, in my mind. Are they worth the space? Are they worth the visual noise, the guilt ("I still haven't played that game with my kids", "One day, bla bla bla with these"), the reminder that you are incapable of delivering? Incapable of making things happen, incapable of following through with regimes, unwritten rules, potential hobbies and then the images you've created in your mind with all of the stuff that's in your home. No, this has to stop. We can do ANYTHING, but not EVERYTHING. Now is the time to figure out what that "anything" is, and what the rest are that can be let go of. Are you following what I'm trying to put into words?</div>
Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-71219837824914336412015-12-30T22:35:00.001-08:002018-06-13T09:24:13.119-07:00The Struggle Is Real -2016<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<li style="text-align: justify;">I'm having to trip over stuff to get to where I am going!</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">This (food) is out of date, ugh! my life is so hard!</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Who left all of the books strewn all over the floor, -pick them up!!?</li>
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I could go on and on with our "struggles" but the more I think about it, the more ashamed I am. Oh the guilt! So, I'm turning my shame into motivation to seriously purge my home.</div>
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I feel like I'm always purging my home. Is it just me or does anyone else seem to be donating boxes or bags of stuff after a huge purging episode?? I swear, the enemy knows my weaknesses. After 8 bags of purging, feeling that much lighter and free, someone brings me boxes of hand me downs of stuff. The hoarder within me, says "yeah, sure I'll have a look!" and guess what, EVERYTHING has potential. I should learn. If I can't see it, I won't miss it and even if I see it, I probably will not miss it. A fact.</div>
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How then do I de-itemize my home for good and is "for good" even a realistic expectation? Looking up at those struggles listed, could I swap those struggles for things that matter eternally? Let me break them down for us.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Having to endlessly pick up after our kids around the house, I can't take it!</b> Our homes in westernized countries are so full of stufffffff. We think we need it, we hoard it, we save it, stack it, storage it and we keep accumulating more stuff. I cannot even wrap my head around the sum of $$ we would save, if we were not so easily swept away with things. The things we buy, we end up purging anyway sooner or later. The things we own, end up binding us, they end up owning us in one way or another. We lose precious time for instance, we become around the clock cleaners, maintainers, and hunters (hunts for the missing {insert here}!).. It robs us from time for ourselves, as mothers. Our kids go to bed and you have so much to prep for in order to survive the next day, and then you're done for the day. Would you not want to curl up and read your favourite book? Read those blog posts that you bookmarked for a quiet moment? Could this be your quiet moment, where you work on a project you've been thinking about for months? Does motherhood and you time have to be a balancing act? Can it not just be the journey you are on and there is no seperation of the two? How would it be, if instead of STRIVING, we could be THRIVING in the coming days? Would the shouts and arguments over toys scattered around the home be swapped into talks and cuddles and outdoor walks? What steps must we take, in today's society and the areas we live in to make this a reality? </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>You can't find your shoes, where are your socks!? </b>How many pairs of shoes does one child, never mind woman have? YES, there can be too many shoes. This is a nuisance in my home. My kids never seem to find their shoes, always one shoe missing. I see them trying to leave the house with sandals in the middle of winter, and it drives me bonkers! "Where are your shoes?!" How many pairs do kids need, as they are growing up fast anyway, and don't get a chance to enjoy them long enough? A few "shoe cultures" I admire are the Finnish and Koreans. Finns never walk inside the home with their shoes on and leave them beside the front door. Koreans always seem to take their shoes off in the most respectful way possible. Say what? Yes, have you ever seen anyone place their shoes away in such a symmetrical manner, I have! Koreans :) If I had the shoes I need, (which I actually have fewer than I "need"), my kids would live by example. If they had just the right amount of shoes for designated weather, they would be lost or mistreated, especially when you have multiple kids! I can't help but think of Little House On The Prairie, when the girls would cherish everything they had as it was gold. Their corn husk dolls, special laced up shoes.. polished, ready for school. Could we adapt that mentality? How can we, when we live in this society. how can we fight the strong winds of today's capitalism and pass that onto our children? I'm talking about shoes, but this goes for every piece of clothing.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I'm having to trip over stuff to get to where I am going! </b>What would your life look like if you were not swayed by Walmart or Pinterest? Would you walk into a temple instead of a westernized, asthma risk house? Would our homes be a place of rest and worship? Would you be aware of your surroundings, instead of being drowned in visual noise? Picture this for a moment...What would your home look like? I have purged so much, yet I still have too much stuff I have a hard time parting with. I guess I don't have the answer for that, yet. Yet.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>The sink is overflowing of dishes, again. </b>Well, how many dishes do we need? Most of us have a dishwasher, how crazy is that. We tend to talk about how back in the day, they had house servants, and how we have to do everything by ourselves. Well, we have house servants too! We got a dishwasher, laundry machines, most of us have a coffee maker, fridge, the endless kitchen appliances - list yours! We even have a vacuum cleaner! How cool is that! A machine that sucks up dust and bits and good Lord, is that not a praise worthy privilege? Not to forget, the toilet! We have running water, electricity.. it's just mind blowing when I think of the stuff we have, yet we moan about our "load". Can you picture that the developing world mothers face, when she sees your list of "servants"? Embarrassing! Turning my shame into motivation-turning my shame into inspiration! What can we do, to own less dishes. Every dish has a story, a potential- how can we minimize our cupboards? Keep on purging, I know I'll get there! And, so will you!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>This (food) is out of date, ugh! my life is so hard! </b>I read this thing on the "time-wasting-book" page once, "When I buy a lettuce, I usually bin it right away. Saves me doing it in a weeks time".. I chuckled, but it's so true! Not only do we have this gadget in the kitchen that keeps our food fresh, we forget about our food. We take the food for granted in some way or form. Take the time to look at this video below. I'm on a mission. I would like to go back to basics with 'food'. Simplify the ingredients and the source of food, so that it gets the respect it deserves. Genesis 1:29 and 2:9 and much much more... Read the THM Plan book!! <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95">HERE </a>is my aff'link, check it out! (For those who do not know, this is the reason for my cleared up complexion! read about it <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/12/kids-can-do-trim-healthy-mama-plan-too.html">HERE</a>)<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VGTPKKOVoz4/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VGTPKKOVoz4?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe> </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>The laundry just keeps on piling, I can't keep up with it..:( </b>So my girlfriend and I were daydreaming about what our laundry piles would look like if all of our kids and us, had 2-4 sets of clothes. The loads would be smaller, and it would be a small load to carry (ha ha pun intended!). The kids wouldn't get bored, they're growing kids! The turn over would still happen, correct? And, we would always have something to wear! No longer would we have mismatch items, speaking gibberish to us. It would all make sense.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Who left all of the books strewn all over the floor, -pick them up!!? </b>Sometimes I catch my kids using the books in their plays, as chairs or whatever. They're on the floor instead of where they belong. I hate the fact that the baby gets a book and manages to rip out a page or two. A lot of book mending going on in my home, it sorrows me. I love books. Books used to be irreplaceable. Now we get most of our information online. I would like to keep this art very much alive in my home. The smell of pages when you open the book, I love it! How can we, in today's tech savvy world, pass on these things to our kids? Put them behind locked doors, watch over them as they read -not in my house hold. Is this just a lazy-mother syndrome, or do you see where I am going with this? I cannot stand over them and watch them put away each book. Is there another way to pass on the value of books on to my kids?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>It's been nonstop all day for me, I just need to take a bath. </b> What if we didn't have all the stuffff to do everyday that having a moment to yourself that gets interrupted, wasn't such a big deal after all? Get what I am saying?</li>
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At first I was making huge meal plans for 4 weeks at a time. I would then incorporate different meals in for myself, so that I would stay "on plan", yet my kids would get more "fillers" as they are at a growing age and I was in a de-growing age ha ha!</div>
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That didn't last long. It was too much work, intimidating and too stressful. I couldn't give that much time in the kitchen, hovering over the stove and oven, making custom made meals for me and the rest of the family. I was having to go back to two separate recipes constantly to keep up with the cooking, losing my page marks and it kind of robbed the joy out of an awesome life style.</div>
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It wasn't until I called it quits and regressed into my old habits again that I had to come up with another plan. I wrote up another meal plan, first I made a 2 week meal plan, then I really cut lots out, and came up with a "7 Day Master Meal Plan" that I knew would keep us happy for some time. I know, I never thought that I could come up with 7-14 meals that we would happily eat over and over again, and yet I did! Let's see how long it takes to bore my family to tears. </div>
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In my 7 Day Master Meal Plan I made sure that I didn't have to cook seperate meals, and that it was a no-brainer for me. Depending what meal (S, E, FP, S Helper) I was eating, I could just assemble my plate with ease at each meal sitting.</div>
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So basically, I wrapped up everyone's favourite meals and made them Trim Healthy Mama proof, and voila! So just as an encouragement, there is no need to give up the meals that you already love to eat or are at ease preparing for your family.</div>
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I encourage you to purchase the new Trim healthy Mama Cook Book. If you don't know about the plan yet, get the Trim Healthy Mama Plan as well. You will not regret it. You will change and you'll begin to see changes so fast that you won't wanna quit! Like I said in my previous post <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/11/my-trim-healthy-mama-non-scale.html">HERE</a>, this plan is for all age groups, pregnant or nursing, all genders -this is no diet. This is for life.</div>
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The food is great, everything is on plan unless you're allergic to it and you will not be deprived in anyway, shape or form.. well, except for excess body fat- I'll take that! You will bloom! Here are a few before and after pictures of what THM did for me in just a few months. Incredible. I still cannot get over it. </div>
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If you do want to try out the THM plan, please consider ordering books/products through <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95">THIS LINK</a> For those who do not know me personally, I am a homeschooling mother of 4, and through my affiliated link, you support my family :) I thank you.</div>
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Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-69561576485067327672015-12-07T23:35:00.000-08:002015-12-07T23:35:01.296-08:00Is Eating Placenta Cannibalism, and What About God?<div style="text-align: justify;">
See article <a href="http://placentablog.com/2011/11/is-eating-placenta-cannibalism-and-what-about-god/">HERE</a></div>
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All credit goes to Jodi Selander and her PBi blog (linked above). I just wanted to share with those who have questioned placenta encapsulation, and to some of my future clients about how, as Christians, is it okay for us to consume our placenta after childbirth. Hope you find this article intriguing.</div>
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One of the common arguments against placentophagia, or consumption of the placenta, is that it is an act of cannibalism. I disagree for the following reasons:</div>
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Obviously, placentophagia is not cannibalism. But what about the argument that placentophagia goes against God’s will? That one, my friends, is a religious question and I am not a theologian.</div>
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However, Anna Marie Zalesak has studied philosophy and Catholic theology, and has written a great argument in support of placentophagia for Catholics. She agreed to let me share her thoughts here, but wanted me to mention that it is a work in progress, and may not be her final thoughts on the matter.</div>
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My argument on placentophagia is far from being complete, but I thought I would share my thoughts so far. I have perused the Catechism of the Catholic church looking for the teaching on cannibalism and found nothing. I would like to know if anyone is aware of an official source approved by the Church regarding the morality of cannibalism. Not that I need it proven to me that cannibalism is immoral, but because I would like to see and understand the principles of the argument, to see if the same may be applied to placentophagia.</div>
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In my perusal of the Catechism, I read through the article on the 5th commandment, Thou shalt not kill, because I thought that any mention of cannibalism would come under that category. In my reading I saw that all the sins listed against this commandment (murder, suicide, abortion, euthanasia, unjust anger, hatred, vengeance…) have this in common – they entail a fundamental disrespect for the sacredness of human life, even those sins that don’t even involve killing (hatred, anger etc.). It seems to me that cannibalism, the way we generally think of it, ie. killing people for the sake of eating them, is wrong for this same reason – fundamental disrespect for human life. Human personhood, which is a reflection of God, is violated.</div>
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Cannibalsim can be divided into two categories – (a) killing a person in order to eat their flesh and (b) eating the flesh of a person who has died on their own. Let us consider (b) in which the person is not maliciously killed, as this more closely pertains to placentophagia. There was the case of the soccer team that crashed in the Andes mountains. The survivors ate the flesh of those who had died either in the crash or b/c of freezing to death. There was no malicious intention, in fact their intention was the preservation of their own lives, which is a moral good. However, since the morality of a human act depends upon three factors: the object (act itself), the intention, and the circumstances (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, line 1755), we cannot say that their cannibalism was perfectly okay. Their intention may have been good, and their circumstances were indeed mitigating, but the intrinsic evil of consuming dead human flesh remains unchanged. The personhood of those who had died was in some way violated because their bodies were not properly respected. We cannot judge the souls of those who ate the flesh, but we can say that the act itself was wrong, even though the circumstances were mitigating.</div>
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Let us assume that placentophagia is an instance of the latter kind of cannibalism in which human flesh is eaten but there is no homicide. Let us consider the three factors that will determine the morality or immorality of placenta consumption. First, the object, or act itself, which is consumption of the placenta by the mother of a newborn child. The death of the child is not a necessary component of this act, either by the mother’s hand or natural causes. The organ, which was once vital to the child during gestation, has outgrown its usefulness and is discarded by the child’s body and then the mother’s body. It is no longer part of either human body and therefore cannot be said to be the flesh of a person, although it was human in origin. The placenta is not the flesh of a dead person, and therefore its consumption cannot be called cannibalistic. Placentophagia in no way violates the personhood of a human being made in the image and likeness of God. This makes the object of placenta consumption morally indifferent, and not morally evil.</div>
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Proceeding then with the knowledge that the act is morally indifferent, let us examine the other two conditions to see if they contribute to the moral goodness or evil of placentophagia. The intention of the human mother in consuming the placenta is to regain her own health. She takes it as a kind of natural medicine to help her heal from childbirth. The placenta provides her with proteins, vitamins, minerals and hormones that ease her post partum period. Benefits to the mother include decreasing the risk of post partum depression, preventing excessive bleeding, increasing her breastmilk supply, reducing post partum iron deficiency, and improving her quality of sleep. The respect for and preservation of life is a moral good, therefore the mother’s intention works towards making her placentophagia a good act. It is possible, I suppose, for there to be an evil intention in placenta consumption, although I do not know what that could be. But if that were to happen, the act would be made immoral by the evil intention.</div>
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Lastly, we shall consider the circumstances of the act of placentophagia. If they are the usual circumstances, ie, a pregnancy reaching its completion at birth with the placenta no longer needed by the child’s body, then there is no harm done to either mother or child. If however, the placenta were to be harvested from the mother’s body while it still played a vital role for the child, that would make it an evil act because the circumstance involves the killing of the child. But in the usual circumstances of placentophagia neither the mother nor the baby are harmed in any way.</div>
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In conclusion, placentophagia is not cannibalism because it does not involve killing, nor the consumption of flesh which belongs to a deceased person. It does not present an affront to the dignity of the human person. Nor is placentophagia morally evil as long as the intentions and circumstances are either good or morally indifferent.</div>
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<br />Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-78135959475895265212015-12-04T07:00:00.000-08:002018-06-13T09:28:09.097-07:00Preparing For Future Pregnancies As A HG Mom (This post is from a larger family and a homeschooling view)<br />
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As some of you know, I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) with 3/4 of my pregnancies. After each pregnancy, I'm always so determined to see how changing the way I lived would save me from another HG pregnancy. The thing is, no one knows what that changeable thing could be?! So, it's a real guessing game with a lot of homework, hit and miss kind of thing.<br />
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I cannot even begin to explain what HG is like for those who have not experienced it (but that it is severe-severe-severe x a million kind of pregnancy sickness), but if you have been the few lucky women to suffer from it, YOU KNOW!<br />
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I have a blogger friend who has dedicated her blog to helping HG women in need, creating awareness, finding more information on how to prevent HG or to just bear it minute by minute etc. She has done an amazing job and put a lot of hours into it, it seems! You can find her blog <a href="http://whiningpuker.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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My husband and I have trusted God with our fertility, (hoping!!!!very baby-feverish!!!) so it's our job to try as hard as we can to dodge another HG pregnancy. HG pregnancy is debilitating, and with children to take care of (we home school thankfully! no driving to schools and back), with HG you are out of service. You need help. Lots of it too!<br />
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Thankfully after submitting our fertility completely to Him, read about it <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2014/03/crying-out-to-god.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2013/05/full-quiver-large-family.html">HERE</a>, our 4th pregnancy was "just" a severe morning sickness kind of pregnancy. Hey! I take that as a HUGE mile stone! Beats having to be hospitalized with I.Vs stuck in you. I learned so much during this pregnancy, I think I spent a lot of time reading, mostly <a href="http://whiningpuker.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Whining Puker - Trust and Obey</a> among other blogs and sites.<br />
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God has shown me so much. I was more prepared last time around. I prepared my body before conceiving and we spent time making my home more manageable for the coming days when I had my lows. I ordered my 100 remedies for pregnancy sickness book from HERE and ordered a bunch of "just in cases" and "to try outs" from Amazon. I blogged about this preparation journey <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2013/12/preparing-for-possible-hyperemesis.html">HERE</a>, and I blogged about my pregnancy <a href="http://www.rawfoodspregnancy.blogspot.ca/">HERE</a>.<br />
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So, to make a long story short...er... Here is my advice on how to prepare your body for pregnancy, and how to make your home manageable and SAFE for when you are (hopefully aren't!) out of service.<br />
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<li>Give up black tea or any other caffeinated drinks. Give up coffee. I know this one hit home pretty darn hard for me. I love coffee. I love Dark Roast coffee..I love Italian dark roast coffee.. I'm a coffee snob. Ouch! I believe that any food types that are addicting and cause "withdrawal symptoms" when not taken habitually should be avoided. Anyone with the risk of HG or severe nausea shouldn't have to go through any excess stress factors during their pregnancy. Also, it's not a bad idea to detox the body a bit for seasons of time.</li>
<li>Increase you protein intake. Eat according to Trim Healthy Mama, but mostly S meals, S helper meals and FP meals. Keep E's to a minimum. Increase healthy fats and macro/micro nutrients. Go as organic as much as your budget allows (eliminating any bad quality foods). Go MSG, GMO and nitrate FREE! Basically, eat as many superfoods as you can and this way you give little room for the non-healthy foods and naturally eat CLEAN. Go wheat (unless it's sprouted organic whole wheat) free. Go sugar free. The Trim Healthy Mama plan has plenty of desserts to offer in their new cookbook, you won't be lacking one bit! </li>
<li>Exercise regularly. I prefer to really focus on <a href="http://mutusystem.com/">MUTUSYSTEM</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/10k-trainer-pro-couch-to-10k/id511600792?mt=8">C210K app</a> (couch to 5/10km), and weights. Keep your core strong, heal and/or minimise the chances of diastasis recti. Keep your heart healthy, increase your stamina and strength. No brainer!</li>
<li>Take your omegas and as many vitamins as possible, especially magnesium! I like to take all my B vitamins, milk thistle, magnesium, probiotics, folate, omegas etc.</li>
<li>Take multi billion probiotics, drink apple cider vinegar, eat sauerkraut, homemade kimchi and drink kombucha teas. Make this a daily habit. Making sure you have a good gut flora is essential. It affects your whole body.</li>
<li>Have regular Epsom Salt baths. This is a good way of getting that magnesium intake and relaxes your muscles. </li>
<li>Give up any form of alcohol. Wine lovers... I know.</li>
<li>Indulge in green juices/smoothies/Earth's milks daily.</li>
<li>Drink a lot of water. Make it a habit.</li>
<li>Purchase Casein protein powder (preferably natural) for "night time shakes". More on that a bit further on.</li>
<li>Order the ebook 100 remedies on MyMorningSickness <a href="http://www.mymorningsickness.com/">HERE</a>. It is a well put together book with a wide scope of tried and tested remedies and is such an encouragement for those who feel like they want to give up. I can't hype about it enough. Stock up on as many remedies as possible, so when you're feeling like poop, you have them on hand and do not have to wait for weeks to have something bought or shipped to you. </li>
<li>Start religiously taking collagen. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;"> It is simply gelatin broken down into smaller amino acid chains called peptides, accomplished by a nature enzyme found in pineapples. These peptides can be quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and efficiently utilized by the body for improved hair, skin, bone, and joint nourishment and support. As the primary structural protein in the body’s connective tissues, collagen plays a vital role in the maintenance of the cartilage, tendons and ligaments that keep joints functioning properly. Protein base</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">d foods also take longer than carbohydrates to break down in the body, providing you with a longer-lasting energy source.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18.2px;">" -THM </span></span>Order yours <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95">HERE!</a></li>
<li>Sleep! Don't fool yourself with little sleep, it will eventually bite you in the behindy big time! Make sure you get a solid 8-10 hours each night. Sacrifice your favourite TV show if you have to. It is vital to get proper rest, as vital as it is for you to eat, breathe etc.</li>
<li>Pray! Pray over your body, ask your husband to pray over your body, as your support circle to keep you in their prayers. Thank God for his wonders. Pray ever so ...</li>
<li>Memorize scripture. Especially scripture that you can declare during tough times.</li>
<li>See an osteopath, to have your muscles manipulated into correct positioning. Get your body sorted, movement, good flow of blood and no muscle tensions, stress etc.</li>
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<li>Share your news and plans with your family and friends and ask for help. Create yourself a support circle and make a list of things you might need help with during those awful low moments (we pray you wont have any!).</li>
<li>Take a look of this <a href="https://www.mealtrain.com/">Meal Train site</a>. You won't have to do this alone, but if you do...</li>
<li>... then start prepping, cooking and freezing some meals! Recruit your friends. Ask them to bring their own cutting boards and sharp knives and chop away pounds and pounds of "seasoning mixes" (more on that later). Cook in batches, and bag up! I'm guessing if you have a big chest freezer, 50+ meals is ideal. Who knows how long you have to be out of kitchen duty?</li>
<li>Stock your pantry with healthy, on the go types on snacks for your family. Stock up on cereal, dried fruit, nut bars, healthy protein bars, nuts and seeds etc. You can pre-bag them beforehand so no child ends up being "over generous" to themselves, lol! Oh and, there is never too many prepared bags, they wont go to waste! It's better to have too many than too little!</li>
<li>Invest in some "Walkie-Talkies". This will be a life saver, trust me! Give one to the oldest or most responsible person in your home and keep the communication lines open. It's hard to yell over chaos sometimes, especially when whispering feels troublesome. </li>
<li>Explain to your kids how your pregnancies are, and pray with them for a healthy pregnancy. Share with them your worries, but that you trust God and ask them to be extra helpful around the house and with little ones. </li>
<li>De-itemize your home. I have written about de-itemizing before <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page_3969.html">HERE </a>and how essential it is to live simply and with minimalism. So when you are mapping out what you can achieve housework wise in your home while nauseated, the less you have, the better! No picking up, no chaos, no dusting, no tripping over stuff... just clean floors and decluttered plain surfaces. This way, you can be assured that your home wont end up in disaster, and disorderly (which affects the mind negatively, hey ladies!?) and you can easily assign your kids to keep the home tidy. Basically, pack away your belongings as if you were selling your house and it was on show. Trust me, you wont miss the stuff! Have your kids pack a backpack of their favourite toys and box up the rest. Be a minimalist.</li>
<li>Purchase paper plates. Buy a <u>lot</u> of paper plates. Who wants to do dishes?! It might feel like a waste, but recycle them. Don't buy the foamy plates, they're toxic and environmentally unfriendly.</li>
<li>Lesson plan with your husband for homeschooling. Have your kids working on mostly self lead work, and mostly on the computer. There are several homeschooling sites out there, ixl, Mathseeds, Brainpop, Raz Kids, etc. Life Pac series have great Socials and Science kits and Costco sells the Canadian Curriculum books that cover all subjects. Have your husband be more involved with homeschool during the weekends (or when he doesn't work). You know, school doesn't have to involve books or the computer. Basic life skills are always a necessity and he can teach that to your kids, just by living and leading by example. Also, be gracious to yourself. This season will not last forever, so lesson plan with grace. Make it simple. Make it manageable.</li>
<li>If possible, purchase a used mini fridge and put it next to your bed!!! Need I say more? </li>
<li>Menu plan. Menu plan in 1-2 week cycles and create a master shopping list. Write down meals that hardly require any effort in the kitchen or can be safely handled by your children. </li>
<li>Purchase a crushed ice maker and stock up on ice. Heavenly ice...</li>
<li>Write up a home planner with telephone numbers, guidelines for babysitters, petsitters, etc. Sometimes even talking can be overwhelming and you can communicate simply with a well labelled binder . If you need specific help around the house, your helper can simply let you rest and go to page "laundry" in your binder, if needed. Write down meal times, allergies, or any specific instructions that might come in handy for those who offer their help but don't quite yet know you on a personal level.</li>
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<li>Have your husband make you a casein protein shake in the middle of the night, preferably early morning between 4-6 a.m. Casein protein is the slowest digested protein there is and will keep your blood sugar leveled longer. Hopefully dodging those rough mornings. You can drink Casein protein during the day too, if you can stomach it. I find that usually half a sleep is when I stomach anything the best.</li>
<li>Start your morning with 1T of Bentonite clay, followed by a protein and nutrient filled breakfast. Green juice, egg white omelet on tortilla. With HG, the sound of this may want to make you hurl, but even a teaspoon full is good progress.</li>
<li>Roll out of bed into an Epsom salt bath. This works wonders. I was a very faithful epsom salt bather for the first 25 weeks of my last pregnancy.</li>
<li>Put ACV in your drinking water. Start with small amounts and increase little by little.</li>
<li>Keep your feet anchored at all times. Keeps you feeling less dizzy.</li>
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<li>Take your vitamins. Some vitamins can make you nauseous, so time your vitamins wisely. I had to take my iron later at night, so I was asleep for most of the "icky feeling".</li>
<li>Make yourself a topical magnesium spray. Helps with waves of nausea. I sprayed my chest and neck when I felt green. </li>
<li>Use "sea bands". I don't know if they worked, but I have used them with all of my 4 pregnancies. </li>
<li>Stay cool. A/C, open windows, cool baths... Cool air, and ice always help!</li>
<li>Pray, pray, pray! Focus on the GOOD as hard as it sounds. I know, how hard it can be to feel miserable and wondering why this is happening to you. But do know, you are NOT alone! We're right here with you feeling the same, crying, feeling desperate at times. You are doing well, take one minute at a time.</li>
<li>Read the MyMorningSickness book over and over and over again.</li>
<li>Recite scripture you have memorized. Read scripture out loud and declare it over your body and household.</li>
<li>Hire a babysitter as much as you can. You don't have to leave the house, but cuddling in your husbands arms without distractions is a welcomed break! This way your husband can work on things around the home too, that have piled up... like laundry! LOL</li>
<li>Blog about your pregnancy. Update weekly. Try out every remedy that you can possibly try, and keep a tab. Write about your experiences. Find a forum and an online network, support that can help you during these rough moments. </li>
<li>Enjoy (I know, I just said that!) this time where you can "rest" on the couch, and have people help you (or take the time to do the minimum), browse online through encouraging and beneficial sites and blogs, watching your favourite TV shows and movies online... enjoy what ever you can squeeze out of this hard time. Praise God that He is growing a miraculous child in you, and that He is right there with you. </li>
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<br />Cathrine Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239332865022559487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445179622768700682.post-66566478974434615742015-12-02T21:53:00.001-08:002015-12-02T21:53:36.505-08:00Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation (Vancouver Region, BC)<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
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the second trimester of pregnancy the placenta begins to take over making
hormones from the the hypothalamus. After birthing a baby the woman’s body
(hypothalamus) can take a few weeks to a few months to regain the hormone
production like before pregnancy. Also, following birth a woman suffers a
severe loss of iron, about 1/8 to 1/10 of her body’s supply with a normal
vaginal delivery. This loss can lead to cells not being able to absorb oxygen
adequately, a fatigued and faint mother, and therefore a slow healing
postpartum. This exhaustion can also lead to postpartum depression and/or the
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iron deficiency and anemia, a common postpartum condition</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #423b33; font-size: 16pt;">Urokinase inhibiting factor and factor XIII:</span></b><span style="color: #423b33; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> stops bleeding and enhances wound healing</span></li>
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booster that helps protect against postpartum infections</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #423b33; font-size: 16pt;">Oxytocin:</span></b><span style="color: #423b33; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> for
pain relief and bonding of mother and infant</span></li>
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stressful events</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #423b33; font-size: 16pt;">Your placenta will then be ground and placed in
capsules yielding 80-150 capsules, depending on the size of your placenta, and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #211d19; font-size: 16pt;">Experts agree that sudden fluctuations in hormones,
nutrients, and iron deficiency are strong factors in causing the Baby Blues.
The placenta replenishes what pregnancy and childbirth take out. Prepared
according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, you just take a few capsules a day
for a few weeks postpartum to reap all the benefits.</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #c3c1be; font-size: 16pt; padding: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #423b33; font-size: 16pt;">The first time I heard of "placenta
encapsulation", I thought to myself "how weird!! Women do that??
-Gross!!" But then, about a year after my initial judgement, I began to do
some research on it as I was expecting our number 4. What exactly was 'placenta
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benefit of placentaphagy that intrigued me, was the effect on breast milk
supply. Nursing was a tender subject and dear to my heart since I felt I had
failed in with my babies #2 and #3. Would my placenta help me produce more
milk, so that I could exclusively breastfeed? This was the number one reason I
went ahead and decided to encapsulate my next placenta, but little did I know
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a mother of 4, including a newborn, I was tired. The supplementation was
incredible, this MIRACLE placenta, made by ME, was perfect for ME. I must
admit, at first I was hesitant about taking the capsules. But after I gobbled
them down and experiencing a rapid relief and increased milk supply, I never
looked back! I can only compare my experiences to my previous times postpartum
, and thankfully I have 3 prior ones! I had just had a baby, and three other
kids under 8 (that I also homeschool) to look after and, I felt great! I was
healing from my birth, and looking forward to the future instead of sitting
around, moody and exhausted. My milk came in gushing. This too is odd for me,
since it usually takes about a week or two to get going. </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #c3c1be; font-size: 16pt; padding: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #423b33; font-size: 16pt;">When
baby was about 4 months old, we had another major change in our lives. We moved
house. We moved house under a very stressful scenario, that affected me
incredibly hard. I was broken, stressed out, sleep deprived and falling into
depression. My milk took a dip and I was feeling overwhelmed with everything
that was going on around me. Fortunately I had some capsules left over for a
"rainy day", and surely this now felt like a "rainy week"!
I noticed a instant stability in my mood, my approach to my "problems",
I felt more at peace and once again, my milk came gushing in like it had right
after birth! The placenta, made by me, covered for me with what I couldn't
naturally produce with the stress I was under. It surely is a miracle placenta
with incredible healing powers.</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #c3c1be; font-size: 16pt; padding: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of my experience, I feel that every expecting mother and every woman should
know the benefits of placenta encapsulation and that no, it is NOT gross, -it
is AMAZING!</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #c3c1be; font-size: 16pt; padding: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I have hyped about the THM (Trim Healthy Mama) plan so much on here, <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/11/my-3-week-fuel-cycle-version.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://holytempleunderrenovation.blogspot.ca/2015/10/pancakes-s-meal.html" target="_blank">here</a>.... and I'm about to hype about it again! LOL </div>
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To those who do not know what the THM plan is, go <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/#_l_yy" target="_blank">here</a>! But in summary, it's a "diet" (more like a plan for life) that apparently "doesn't deprive you of anything but excess body fat". No calorie counting. Everything is on plan. Yes, fat as well and in abundance! You can eat a 3 course meal in every sitting, including desserts and yes, you will shed off pounds. You can do this while pregnant and while nursing and the plan is suitable for all ages and gender. It makes sense. </div>
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Okay, so I facebooked about my NSV (non scale victory) a while ago regarding my complexion. The past 10 years I have had quite the story with "adult acne" and quite the journey with trying to heal from it. For some years my complexion has just been brutal and other years mending really well. Never a dull moment I guess, either ups or downs. </div>
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This year has been one of the medium-crazy-kind-of-acne-battles for me. I couldn't shake off the zits and the inflammation. I was very, very close to signing up for a continuous skin care regime, that was going to cost me lots of $$. For several reasons it never eventually happened, I didn't sign up as a consultant and I was frowning at the idea of having to go forward without it. </div>
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I had just started my THM journey and I didn't think of it as a tool for healthy skin, but more as for losing weight, so I just basically continued on and focused on being a better mom for my 4 kiddos and wife for my hubby. My weight will shift! Won't it...?</div>
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I'm one of those lucky women who really doesn't lose the weight while nursing, but only afterwards after the baby/toddler has weened themselves off. I was still getting a bit discouraged because I was the "tortoise" rather than the "hare" in losing weight. So, one day I took my phone and took a selfie of my face. Surely something positive was happening in my body after I eliminated sugar and processed wheat out of my diet?? And sure enough, I was in awe.</div>
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As you can see, I was not wearing any make up on either photo. This was the "NSV" that everyone on THM facebook groups took turns posting about! Finally it was my turn! And you know what else, it did not stop there.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">I've had to buy smaller clothes</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">People have noticed my weight loss</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I can see my collar bones</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I can feel my hip bones</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My libido is coming back...</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My skin is doing so so much better, no pimples, no inflammation and no soreness! </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My hair is thicker and shinier</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I feel more energetic, not relying on caffeine anymore</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I have been off caffeine for over a month now</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I sleep better, even while still night nursing my 1 year old</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I've returned to the gym with more motivation and energy.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">No more embarrassing and painful "trapped gas scenarios", hoping visitors would leave soon! LOL</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">No more bloating, no more stomach pain</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">No more midnight snacking, regular blood sugar levels</li>
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This complexion change happened in a month for me. Your body doesn't need much to get back on the right track. Everything we eat, communicated to our bodies at a cellular level. Isn't that amazing?!</div>
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I'm less worried about whether I will see my abs or not, but more focused on how I am nourishing myself and my family. Truthfully, this isn't a diet but a life long plan.</div>
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I've had to make some adjustments to some recipes on our weekly menus but I've not switched out a single dish, so my family is still enjoying their favourite meals. I've learned how to bake again, make desserts in a different way, but that is not a big job or a sacrifice considering that these desserts are "fat stripping"! </div>
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In summary, THM is an answer to my husband's and my "pleasure that is undermining our happiness". Pleasure and Happiness aren't the same thing. Our pleasure, which was eating at late hours, and eating the wrong kinds of foods were undermining our happiness. There is no happiness in painful joints, knees, ankles and hips from excess weight. There is no happiness in having health problems, PCOS, or adult acne in my case. There is no happiness in losing your libido, and never being in the mood for your husband. There is no happiness in being too tired to run around with your kids, and always sitting at the side lines when you truthfully would want to be in the midst of all the fun. There is no happiness in a raised heart rate when you walk up a few stairs. And the list goes on... Fill in the blanks.</div>
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In my case my pleasure was robbing me of true happiness. This is where THM stepped in for me. Balance. Balance just as God intended, or as close as we can have it in today's world.</div>
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Want to start your journey with THM and put your calorie mindset at rest once and for all? Click <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5</span> years ago I was on a diet that was meant only for 3 weeks to kick start your metabolism and to put you on the right track for healthy eating. I've never been on another *diet that worked so well. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">R</span>ight now I am not on any diet, but on the "THM" (<a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95" target="_blank">Trim Healthy Mama</a>) plan indefinitely. THM plan in my mind is very biblical and I've always "preached" about Genesis 1:29 and 2:29 and so forth. What God has made <u>is good</u>, and nothing is "off plan" unless of course, you're allergic to it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">O</span>n the THM plan you lose weight automatically if you are overweight. And when you've reached your goal weight, you look and feel incredible! You can eat 3 course meals at every sitting, with the most fatty desserts and still lose weight. Oh yes, you can!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span>t's safe for pregnant and nursing women. I constantly come across comparison pregnancy photos of when women were off and on the THM plan. The results are breathtaking and encouraging. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span>t's safe for the whole family regardless of age or gender. And most of all, it's HEALTHY, NOURISHING, and VITALIZING. You wont want to go back to your old unhealthy eating habits after you embark on the THM journey.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">O</span>kay, here is my 3 week version of a fuel cycle that works like a charm. Now know this, this isn't the typical recommended THM fuel cycle or eating plan. I only do this when I hit a plateau, or I want to spur things along for a specific event or such. I have lost lots of pounds within 3 weeks of eating this way and I am not the only one! Hundreds, if not thousands of people have as well.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">eat every 3 hours is the best, but between 2 1/2h and 4h is okay...NEVER past 4! Get an app on your phone that tracks the time between your meals or use the timer on your stove/phone.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">take your vitamins, especially your omegas and double the dose by eating a recommended dose in the mornings and the same at bed time.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">No starchy vegetables and NO fruit. Strawberries and raspberries are ok.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">If you workout, drink a post workout protein shake (1 scoop of whey and water) immediately after your workout.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">no sugar/no hidden sugar -beware!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">weigh the meat/fish before cooking</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Some of my meals on my 7 day menu are from the new Trim Healthy Mama cookbook. You can order it and needed ingredients (Integral Collagen, Pristine Whey, etc.) from <a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95" target="_blank">HERE</a> (it's my affiliated link, thank you <span style="font-size: large;">so much</span> for your support :)! )</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">If you are male, add another 1t oil and 50g of meat to you lunch and dinner meals.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">no wheat unless it's sprouted whole wheat</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">no white potatoes or white rice</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">100g is about 3.5 oz and 200g is about 7oz ( I have remembered everything in grams..)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">for coffee drinkers who love milk and cream in your coffee... :( sorry, you have to come up with a Fuel Pull coffee recipe for the time being... I know, but it's not forever!! Also, limit your coffee to mornings only. If you need to sip on something, drink herbal or decaf teas! Be aware of hidden sugars.. yes, in tea too!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">collagen is vital! Don't skip on your daily collagen!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">If you find yourself very hungry in between meals, you can add zero calorie konjac noodles to your lunch or dinner! Truly a miracle noodle, so filling! </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">B</span>asically for those who know already what S, E, SHelper, XO and FP mean, you can either come up with your own 3 week menu with the help of my quantity guidelines, or you can just follow my 7 day menu below. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Breakfast-E</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lunch-FP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Snack-FP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dinner-SH</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Snack-FP</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Day 1</span></b></div>
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<b>B)</b> Sprouted whole wheat tortilla with 4 egg white- 1C spinach omelet, topped with 1-2T salsa</div>
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<b>L)</b> 100g extra lean ground meatballs, 200g non-starchy vegetables, 1T 0%-1%cottage cheese, 1t oil and seasoning</div>
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<b>S)</b> Strawberry-lemon-gluccie collagen smoothie</div>
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<b>D)</b> 100g chicken breast, 200g veggies with 1/2C cooked quinoa/brown rice/sweet potato and 1t oil.</div>
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<b>S)</b> hearty 4-6 egg white omelet (use peppers, mushrooms, onion -no more than 1C), 1t oil</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Day 2</span></b></div>
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<b>B)</b> Bowl of oatmeal and 100g frozen strawberries. Oats boiled with only water, and add liquid egg whites while it simmers (trust me, it's good!) and add 1t oil. Sweeten with THM approved sweeteners such as stevia or xylitol.</div>
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<b>L)</b> Egg white and 1C spinach omelet, 1T 0%-1%cottage cheese, with 1t oil. Side with sugar free kimchi or 1-2 sugar free pickles.</div>
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<b>S)</b> 1/2C-1C 0% Greek Yoghurt and 100g of strawberries- smoothie it up or eat from a bowl. Sweeten with stevia.</div>
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<b>D)</b> 3 medium sized Wonder Wrap p.204 tacos filled with 100g beef and 200g of vegetables, such as diced tomatoes, dark leafy greens and cucumber. Top with 1-2T salsa. Season your meat with homemade sugar free taco spice, with 1/2C cooked quinoa/brown rice/sweet potato and 1t oil.</div>
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<b>S)</b> Pristine Whey Protein (<a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95" target="_blank">order here</a>, my affiliated link :)!) with 100g strawberries and water. sweeten with stevia or other.</div>
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<b>B)</b> Sprouted whole wheat tortilla with 4 egg white- 1C spinach omelet, topped with 1-2T salsa</div>
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<b>L)</b> 100g Chicken fillets, 200g chopped and fried up zucchini, 1T 0%-1%cottage cheese, with 1t oil.</div>
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<b>S) </b>Salted Caramel Creamy Oolong p.434 </div>
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<b>D)</b> 100g extra lean ground beef patty with 200g green beans and 1/2C cooked quinoa/brown rice/sweet potato, with 1t oil.</div>
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<b>S)</b> hearty 4-6 egg white omelet (use peppers, mushrooms, onion -no more than 1C), 1t oil</div>
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<b>B)</b> Bowl of oatmeal and 100g frozen strawberries. Oats boiled with only water, and add liquid egg whites while it simmers (trust me, it's good!) and add 1t oil. Sweeten with THM approved sweeteners such as stevia or xylitol.</div>
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<b>L) </b>Egg white and 1C spinach omelet, 1T 0%-1%cottage cheese, with 1t oil. Side with sugar free kimchi or 1-2 sugar free pickles.</div>
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<b>S)</b> Chocolicious Thin Thick p.423 </div>
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<b>D)</b> 3 medium sized Wonder Wrap (p.204) tacos filled with 100g beef and 200g of vegetables, such as diced tomatoes, dark leafy greens and cucumber. Top with 1-2T salsa. Season your meat with homemade sugar free taco spice, with 1/2C cooked quinoa/brown rice/sweet potato and 1t oil.</div>
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<b>S)</b> Pristine Whey Protein with 100g strawberries and water. sweeten with stevia or other.</div>
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<b>B)</b> Sprouted whole wheat tortilla with 4 egg white- spinach omelet, topped with 1-2T salsa</div>
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<b>L)</b> 3 Wonder Wraps p.204 medium size with 100g chicken fillets, 200g vegetables, 1T 0%-1%cottage cheese and 1t oil</div>
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<b>S)</b> Singing Canary p.398 </div>
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<b>D)</b> 100g steak, 200g troodles (zucchini noodles), 1t oil and 1/2C cooked quinoa/brown rice/sweet potato</div>
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<b>S)</b> hearty 4-6 egg white omelet (use peppers, mushrooms, onion -no more than 1C), 1t oil</div>
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<b>B)</b> Bowl of oatmeal and 100g frozen strawberries. Oats boiled with only water, and add liquid egg whites while it simmers (trust me, it's good!) and add 1t oil. Sweeten with THM approved sweeteners such as stevia or xylitol.</div>
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<b>L)</b> 100g extra lean ground beef patty with 200g vegetables such as peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, 1T 0%-1%cottage cheese, and 1t oil</div>
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<b>S)</b> Cottage Berry Whip p.374 </div>
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<b>D)</b> Super Salmon Patties p.177</div>
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<b>S)</b> Pristine Whey Protein (<a href="https://store.trimhealthymama.com/?ref=95" target="_blank">order here</a>, my affiliated link :)!) with 100g strawberries and water. sweeten with stevia or other.</div>
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<b>B)</b> Sprouted whole wheat tortilla with 4 egg white- 1C spinach omelet, topped with 1-2T salsa</div>
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<b>L)</b> 100g Chicken fillets, 200g chopped and fried up zucchini, 1T 0%-1%cottage cheese with 1t oil.</div>
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<b>S)</b> 1/2C-1C 0% Greek Yoghurt and 100g of strawberries- smoothie it up or eat from a bowl. Sweeten with stevia.</div>
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<b>D)</b> 100g extra lean ground beef patty with 200g green beans and 1/2C cooked quinoa/brown rice/sweet potato, with 1t oil.</div>
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<b>S)</b> hearty 4-6 egg white omelet (use peppers, mushrooms, onion -no more than 1C), 1t oil</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Repeat cycle 3 times.</span></b></div>
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The first 3 days are the toughest. You probably will be feeling hungry and irritated some what, but on the 3rd day when all the sugar has left your body, you will feel great and energized. Also, by then you will already be seeing some progress! It's that powerful! I want to encourage you to stick to it, don't quit. As long as you remember what chocolate tastes like, you're in no danger! *smirk* Just persevere and keep chuggin' along! You wont regret it!</div>
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*THM is not a diet, it's a plan for life! No more dieting! I urge you to get the PLAN-book and the new cookbook. So so so so worth it!<br />
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I'm also posting my meals on INSTAGRAM daily for inspiration and accountability. Please visit! GO HERE <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trimhealthycathy/" target="_blank">TRIMHEALTHYCATHY</a><br />
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