The I Quit Sugar Program - Week 5 Update

We are officially have way through the program! (queue round of applause). This is a great feeling - at the start I didn't think I'd make it this far to be honest! Anyway, this week was slightly different to others and not quite as smooth. I actually got married on the weekend, so trying to manage my diet along with all the stresses that come with the week before a wedding was very very difficult.. BUT this came at the perfect time as this week we learnt about situations that will test us, and we had an eating out challenge. Perfect! In saying that, I have had a few slip ups, some unintentional and some not so, but overall I think I did pretty well, and I think that shows how much I've learnt so far on the program.

Week 5 looked like this:

• Meal plan/shopping list/sunday cook up
• Weekend Read - how to deal with those people who are doubting what you are doing and some tips on eating out
• Movement Plan (again, I'm doing the Kayla Itsines 12 week bikini challenge, but there have been some great tips and plans as part of these movement plans)
• Try This - Techniques for getting around the emotional attachment to sugar
• Tuesday Eats - eating out challenge! We got a little pocket guide to eating out which can be easily taken with you - fantastic!
• Expert Tips - the IQS experts shared what they eat when in restaurants and cafes

So like I mentioned before I did have a few slip ups this week. I've been all over the place trying to organise so much and even though I tried my hardest to make good choices I didn't always. I had 5 tim tams as there was literally nothing else to eat and boy did I pay for it. I had 1 and couldn't stop, it was like all the cravings came at me at once and I ate 4 more and i'm ashamed to say that I would have eaten more but there was only 5 left in the packet. Agh! I felt satisfied almost immediately, but after 10 or so minutes I felt sick, hungry and irritable. It was horrible and even though I wish it didn't happen I am kind of glad because if I'm ever tempted again, I know exactly how I'll feel afterwards!

We did eat out a few times this week and I'm happy to say that the pocket guide we received with the eating out challenge really helped! I was confused, and overwhelmed, with the menu at first - it's so much easier to make good choices when you're at home and there is nothing to tempt you! I decided on grilled chicken with steamed vegetables, with no sauce however all I wanted was a big juicy burger or tomato-based pasta. I was pretty happy with myself until the people I was with pulled out the cake. It was impossible to say no (you know the looks you get when someone has baked something for you!) so I scraped all the icing off and only ate the cake. Again, I felt sick bloated and guilty. Not fun.

So overall, not the most successful week in tems of food however I did learn a lot. It's okay to cave to cravings - it's how you recover which makes the difference :)

Excited for the next weeks to come and to get back on the no sugar bandwagon!

As always, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments below or email me at pinklipgloss85@gmail.com