I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson
Giving up any food group, even sugar, makes me wary. Moderation is key. Any diet that proclaims a food group to be evil and unhealthy doesn’t get the point of balance. So while I Quit Sugar sounds like no sugar ever again. That’s not necessarily the case.
The book talks about cleansing your body from all the sugar that has been poisoning it for years. From chocolate to soft drinks, to low fat yoghurts and dried fruit. Sugar is in everything and we are eating ten times more than our bodies were designed to.
I Quit Sugar suggests an 8-week program to eliminate all sugar from your diet. It’s a good time to reboot the system and then slowly reintroduce certain sugars into your life. By cleansing your body and then reintroducing foods you can better discover what works for you and what doesn’t.
What I liked about the book?
It’s filled with pictures, recipes, diagrams, interesting facts, snippets of information and pictures. I Quit Sugar is a colourful book that is easy to read and very informative. It’s not about complete eliminating forever but making smarter choices in the long term. The recipes are delicious looking. Also, it’s important that the author, Sarah Wilson, put her advice into practice and then wrote a book about it. You can also check out her website for more info here at I Quit Sugar.
What I didn’t like?
Not much. Some of the ingredients used in the recipes are a little expensive but many are used in small amounts. So while the initial outlay may be a little pricey, once you’re stocked up you won’t be spending much more than usual.
Also, I’m not sure I’m convinced that fruit should be completely minimised. Fructose may no be the ideal thing in our diets but cutting out fruit means eliminating many nutrients and vitamins. So it’s important to find the balance that works for you. Either way, it’s better to choose a piece of fruit over a chocolate bar any day.
Buy or borrow?
Buy. The sugar challenge is one you can go back to seasonally to cleanse your body and mind and the recipes are ones that you can integrate in to your meal plan.
Training 28.1 – 2.2.14
Mm, the past week has been a complete write off. I did manage a few walks. The pregnancy has gotten the better of me. Lack of sleep, headaches, drowsiness, lethargy. I know exercise would probably help but I felt so out of it for most of the week that the priority became rest.
3 walks + 1 x 15 minutes of weights.
