Sugar Free Food Diary

Hi all,

I have been a slimming world and 5:2er for a couple of years but fancied trying something new.

As of today I am attempting to go sugar free. I read the "I Quit Sugar" book by Sarah Wilson recently and it inspired me to give it a go. When I talk about sugar, I mean fructose

I want to keep a food diary on here so that I can post my meal plans and provide some insight into what I'm eating for anyone else that might be interested to follow a sugar-free diet.

For the first 8 weeks I am going completely fruit-free and then will slowly reintroduce it again.

Here goes nothing! x

Thursday 6th January - Sugar Free (Day 1)

Breakfast - egg muffin with mushrooms, peppers and cheese

Lunch - cauliflower cheese soup

Dinner - Cajun chicken quinoa with roasted veg and puy lentils

Others - handful of mixed nuts, thin rice cake with organic peanut butter

Wednesday 7th January - Sugar Free (Day 2)

Breakfast - homemade granola, cinnamon, mixed seeds, natural yoghurt

Lunch (early) - cauliflower cheese soup

Lunch (late) - egg muffin with mushrooms, peppers and cheese, leftover puy lentils with quinoa/bulghar wheat and green beans

Dinner - chicken with mustard lentils

Others - handful of mixed nuts, thin rice cake with organic peanut butter

Thursday 8th January - Sugar Free (Day 3)

B - 2 x scrambled eggs and mushrooms cooked in coconut oil

L - cauliflower cheese soup, a few cheddar chunks

D - hake and kale tabbouleh

Others - nuts, handful homemade granola


On day 3 I had a dull headache for a few hours in the afternoon. Also, at around 10pm I felt incredibly nauseous so went to bed early. Felt a little dizzy when I woke up on day 4 but after breakfast and a coffee I was ok


Friday 9th January - Sugar Free (Day 4)

B - homemade granola, mixed seeds, cacao nibs, natural yoghurt and cinnamon

L - tabbouleh, puy lentils, green beans

D - slow cooked beef brisket stew with celeriac mash and cabbage

Others - handful mixed nuts, a few cheddar chunks pre-gym, rice cake thin with peanut butter, glass of red wine

Saturday 10th January - Sugar Free (Day 5)

Brunch - 2 x slices gluten free/sugar free bread with scrambled egg, avocado, tomatoes, smoked bacon and mushrooms

Dinner - bolognese stuffed roast BNS topped with cheese and served with kale

Others - kale crisps, cinnamon popcorn, milk for coffee/tea, handful granola


Sunday 11th January - Sugar Free (Day 6)

B - cheese and mustard toasties with gluten free/sugar free bread

L - smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and broccoli

D - sausage and lentil casserole with a mustardy wintery green salad

Others - handful of granola and nuts, red wine

Monday 12th January - Sugar Free (Day 7)

B - homemade granola, greek yog, mixed seeds, cacao nibs, cinnamon

L - kale tabbouleh with chicken

D - sweet potato cottage pie and green salad

Others - 3 slices of ham, glass of red wine

Tuesday 13th January - Sugar Free (Day 8)

B - homemade granola, total 0% greek yog, cacao nibs, mixed seeds, cinnamon

L - sweet potato cottage pie, mixed green salad

D - barley risotto with mushrooms and BNS

Others - air popped popcorn and little bit of hummus with a few celery/carrot sticks for some cinema snacks


Weighed in this morning and have lost 4.5lb in a week Hoping for steady 1-2lb losses now for the next 6 weeks!

Wednesday 14th January - Sugar Free (Day 9)

B - homemade granola, total 0% greek yog, cacao nibs, mixed seeds, cinnamon

L - smoked salmon, scrambled egg and salad

D - beef brisket stew with broccoli

Others - homemade hummus with carrot and celery sticks, 2 rice cake thins with peanut butter