For years, Suzanne Somers has been a pioneer when it comes to alternative medical treatments.

After working with many nutritionists, reading books, and practicing trial and error on my own body, I have finally found a way to control my weight without deprivation. I call my program 'Somersizing,' and Somersizing is not a diet. Diet is a nasty four-letter word that conjures up negative thoughts of sacrifice and obsession and guilt.

They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice.

Someone once asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by Inspirational. "I write only when Inspirational strikes," he replied. "Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.

They put me in a harness like a horse to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice.