Day One

So I managed to complete my first day sugar free. Good God it was really quite tricky. I knew I had a love for the sweet stuff but it was only yesterday that I appreciated how big a love this was. As  I closed my eyes to go to sleep all I could see was a plethora of chocolate bars whilst craving the sweet taste of a date stuffed with almond butter...

I was quite moody, felt a little weak, had a headache and was hungry all day. I know I hadn't eaten enough which I think could have contributed. I'll be honest though, I don't really know what I should be eating! I'm worried about everything I put into my mouth and I'm finding the whole thing really rather all consuming at the moment. We've not got our own kitchen yet, it's my mum's birthday this weekend and we're eating out tonight. It's not the best week to start doing something like this but I don't believe that's not a reason not to do it. Sarah Wilson says to ease yourself in for the first week so I'm hoping if there is a little slip up, it won't put me on too much of a back foot.

I had always thought I had eaten very healthily; fruit, homemade granola, dates, smoothies...In essence, everything that contained rather large amounts of sugar. It was only yesterday that I really appreciated this and will admit began to doubt whether I would be able to continue this experiment (after just one day!) It's the fact that I genuinely love all of the above as well as the odd cake and biscuit treat and I do believe that life is for enjoying and these little treats along with cocktails and wine are something I thoroughly enjoy with friends and family. Do I really want to give up something I enjoy?

I've come to the conclusion today that yes, yes I do. At least for these next 8 weeks. I think I just need to get my head around it and am going to use this week particularly for doing that, trying to understand what I can and can't eat, how much of things I should be eating (I'm overloading on almonds at the moment which I know cannot be good!) and gradually settling into this new way of thinking and enjoying. If I make a mistake this week I'm not going to worry, by next week I'll have a better understanding and IQS 8 week program book only really hits the hard stuff in week 3 so I've got some time to get used to it.

If there is any advice out there on how to stave off the hunger send it my way!

Lizzie x