When you hear someone say “I Somersize,” you may be wondering what they mean. It can get even more confusing when you find out that the term is directly related to famous actress Suzanne Somers.
When people say they somersize, they are talking about a specific way of eating to lose and maintain weight, made popular by Suzanne Somers in a series of books. This weight loss program is all about food combining, cutting certain foods completely out of your diet and emphasizing on eating other types of foods.
First and foremost, if you decide you want to try summerizing, it means completely cutting foods like sugar and flour out of your diet. It would be hard to find fault with; It is well documented that these foods not only contain empty calories, but they can also be harmful to your health. When you eat carbs on this diet, you eat complex carbs. Second, you have to follow some guidelines which may take some getting used to.
When you summerize, you don’t eat carbs with fat or protein, although you can eat them with vegetables. You can eat proteins, fats and vegetables together and include things like cheese, butter, sour cream and heavy cream. Fruits should be eaten alone.
Carb meals or snacks cannot be eaten within two hours of a protein/fat meal, and vice versa. No food should be eaten within 20 minutes of eating fruit.
What does all this have to do with losing weight? Obviously, a lot. People are reporting great success with this diet, and one thing they love about it is that they don’t have to count calories or carbs; All they have to do is follow the rules.
People who overcompensate do better with support, especially because this way of eating can often be confusing. Support groups and online forums can be an invaluable way to keep the encouragement going and the sense of community that can help so much.
Source by Tracy Santany
