A few weeks ago I started following the Atkins Program. I was doing well with it and felt fantastic but I had 1 problem – carb and fruit cravings. While I felt that the Atkins program works for some people, I also felt that obviously my body was telling me something because the carb cravings were so strong I could have eaten a piece of cardboard.
Then I remembered something.
Suzanne Somers.
Over 10 years ago I followed the Suzanne Somer’s Somercize Plan and was very successful with it. In fact, my mom, my sister and my karate instructor began following it as well after I did and experienced similar success. We lost weight, felt great and it really didn’t feel like a “diet” because it’s not. It’s a way of life!
The Somercize plan is basically this:
- Eliminate (added) sugar and other “funky foods” (caffeine, white flour, potatoes, nuts, and a few others)
- Eat fruit alone and on an empty stomach
- Eat carbs (fat/protein free) and veggies together
- Eat fats/proteins and veggies together
- Wait three hours to switch between carbs & fats
On “level 2″ once you reach your goal you can add some of the funky foods back in and experiment with mixing carbs & fats to see what works for you to maintain your weight.
Somercize gives me the freedom to still enjoy all the food groups, but still encourages me to eat healthier, and promotes weight loss. She has all the scientific diet information in her books, so if you are interested in WHY this works, I’m sure your local library has her books. In the last 10+ years Suzanne has put out 5 books about Somercizing, each one with new recipes and refining the plan and adding more up-to-date information.
One of the hardest things for me eating this way is pizza…or lack-there-of. I love pizza. It is probably my biggest weakness. Thanks to Suzanne, and her book, Suzanne Somers’ Fast and Easy: Lose Weight the Somersize Way with Quick, Delicious Meals for the Entire Family!, I can now enjoy pizza and still stay on the program!
The original recipe called for a cookie cutter and wasting some of the “crust” to make 4″ individual pizzas. I have modified it so there is no waste and you get a whole pan full of pizza. Also, the original recipe called for some salt in the crust but I didn’t like it so I took it out. You can obviously use whatever toppings you want.
No Carb Pizza
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*Finding a sauce that doesn’t contain added sugar is not easy, but I did find a “no sugar added” by Ragu that with a few added seasonings tastes fantastic on the pizza. You could always make your own too but I’m not THAT brave yet.
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This pizza really surprised me. It is so good we had it for dinner one day and then I made it again for lunch the very next day. You know what, I want it again today too!
The crust is not crisp like traditional pizza. Make sure you cook it til the top is golden brown and let it cool the full 10 minutes before adding the toppings and that will help. You still may end up with a fork, but good, soft pizza is better than no pizza!
If you like this recipe, check out my updated (still no/low carb) version here: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Pizza Recipe
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This was the best!!!! My son is a diabetic and he thought this was the greatest!! He ate 3 huge pieces. We put peppers and mushrooms. If you like pizza this is the BOMB!!!!
I just made this pizza tonight–it’s awesome. I cooked the crust almost 40 minutes until it was crispy. Then made a combo pizza with mini pepperoni, black olives, anchovies, onion. It came out amazing. 11 grams of carbs for 1/4 of the pizza. Totally worth it. Satisfied my craving for pizza. Thanks for posting the recipe! Made in an 11 x 13 glass baking dish.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! My husband is doing the carb diet for a work contest and he was craving pizza so bad!! We love pizza and have it about once a week so this really saved him!! It is so delicious I might just make it for everyone sometimes!! :)
My daughter is on the Ketogenic diet and has been for 2 years!!! This will work splendedly for her!!!! I can’t wait to make it for her!!! Thank you
So I’ve been doing a low carb/ low sugar diet since April due to a medical problem,and I have done quite well and feel better than I have in a very long time. I understand to some people it does not seem logical to eat more fats than grains but If done correctly you do eat more veggies and and fruits and better foods. Its not like low carbers only chew on lard, fat and animal by products. With that beibg said ; Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Yes there are some carbs in this but your body needs some carbs to function. Thank you for posting this! you have helped be fight my cravings for another day. And keep the low carb food suggestions coming.
I had a time with my pizza i thought it was kinda a waste of money I followed the instructions step by step i let the pizza crust cook for 17 mins and cool for 10 mins before toppings when I went to go eat the pizza the crust was still not cooked all the way… I rather just not eat pizza
How much garlic powder did you use? I don’t see a measurement for that so I assume it’s “to taste.”
Thanks. I’m looking forward to making this for my family.
This is actually easier and (if you catch a sale) cheaper to make! My oldest, who is 15 and very picky about his pizzas, begged me to make another one. I did not use the casserole dish but a regular pizza pan. The crust is still soft, but it’s amazing!!
Just made this and it was delish!
I found it very amazing, if you’ve been on low carbs for any length of time you gladly welcome pizza! Yes it’s not zero carbs but it’s fabulous. Regardless of all the complaing. Thanks for taking the time to share this to those of us that appreciate a new meal!