Sunday, January 07, 2007

Suzanne Somers Taught Me To Cook

I know, it sounds crazy, but she did. I hated to cook before I "met" Suzanne (through her books). I was filling my body (and my family) full of crap pre-processed foods that were making me fat, and all of us unhealthy. Enter Suzanne.

This beautiful, vibrant woman showed me how to cook the foods I've always wanted to cook. "Spa food," I call it. You know, great-tasting, great-for-you foods that really make you want to eat! It's very rewarding to cook something that tastes incredible and makes you healthier (and in most cases, THINNER!)

When I started out reading Get Skinny on Fabulous Food, I had no idea that I was going to return to a size 6. I honestly didn't think it was possible! I thought I was "older now," and I had to be satisfied with a bigger body. NO WAY!

After cooking through "Get Skinny" for a couple of weeks, I needed more... so I ventured out to the bookstore to get Eat Great, Lose Weight, and then Slim & Sexy Forever (which has IMPORTANT information for women about bioidentical hormones), the 2nd Recipe Contest book (from www.SuzanneSomers.com), and finally Fast & Easy (for recipes with quicker prep times).

She still has a few more books I'd like to have, and I'm sure I'll be buying them soon. I LOVE her recipes! SOOOO tasty, and I've lost about 20 lbs.! The best part is that I've learned to cook. I can actually create in the kitchen now. The next best part is that I've learned how to combine my foods for weight loss and weight maintenance. There's NO DIET involved, it's just a matter of what you eat with what. It's so simple. I wish I'd known this YEARS ago. I spent too many years with unwanted fat on my bones!