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The original I Quit Sugar 8-Week Program

Freedom from
the 3pm crash.

Not a diet. Eight weeks of real food — no calorie counting, no white-knuckling — that recalibrates your appetite, so sugar stops running the show. Planned and done for you.

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$130 one payment
One payment. Or 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay. 16 weeks of access, then $10 a month optional.
🎁 Plus 5 free eBooks (worth $99) when you join today.
500,000+graduates since 2011
4.8 ★★★★★from 1,247 reviews
15 yearsreal food, real science
A real-food meal from the 8-Week Program
8 + 8
weeks: the program, plus 8 more to revisit any week
Half a million people. This is a handful.

Real graduates,
eight weeks apart.

Before / After · 8 weeks
Sabine, eight weeks apart
Skin · 8 weeks
Clearer, calmer skin — Steph
8-Week Program graduate
Back to herself — Courtney
8-Week Program graduate
Steadier and stronger
8-Week Program graduate
Energy for the long run
8-Week Program graduate
Real food, for good
8-Week Program graduate
No more 3pm slump
Before / After · 8 weeks
Sabine, eight weeks apart
Skin · 8 weeks
Clearer, calmer skin — Steph
8-Week Program graduate
Back to herself — Courtney
8-Week Program graduate
Steadier and stronger
8-Week Program graduate
Energy for the long run
8-Week Program graduate
Real food, for good
8-Week Program graduate
No more 3pm slump

★★★★★ 4.8 from 1,247 reviews · 500,000+ graduates since 2011. Real graduate photos, shared with permission. Outcomes vary — always work with your treating clinician.

You're not weak. You're outnumbered.

The 3pm biscuit isn't
a willpower problem.

It's your blood sugar doing exactly what it should after the breakfast you were sold as "healthy". Sugar is hidden in three of every four packaged foods on the shelf — you are making hundreds of food decisions a day against a system designed to beat you.

Cravings are physiology, not a character flaw. Change the food, and the fight quietly ends.
Painting of an overwhelmed person surrounded by demands
What eight weeks actually does

A circuit-breaker for a body
stuck on the sugar rollercoaster.

Not a diet. Eight weeks is long enough to reset your palate and steady your blood sugar — and short enough to actually finish.

Now — spike, crash, crave, repeatAfter 8 weeks — steady
🌱Weeks 1–2

Cut back, then quit

Week 1 you cut back. Week 2 is Operation Quit: all sugar, sweeteners and fruit out for seven days.

⚡Weeks 3–4

Labels, then Clean Week

Read a label in seconds. Then no gluten, coffee or alcohol, Monday to Friday.

🌙Weeks 5–6

Out in the wild, sweetness back

Eating out, then berries, kiwi and citrus, plus rice malt syrup or stevia in moderation.

✨Weeks 7–8

Real food, food freedom

Just eat real food. Then up to 6–9 teaspoons a day, your call, and the Final Feast.

Start my reset — $130
One payment of $130 · or 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay · 14-day refund after Week 1
The hidden total

You eat 15 sugar cubes a day —
and taste almost none of them.

What the WHO says is your daily limit
6
What the average Australian actually eats
15
A whole year's sugar — gone by May.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
a year's healthy allowance — already spent every month after this is overtime
Six teaspoons a day is the limit. At the fifteen most of us actually eat, a whole year's worth is used up in about twenty weeks — by the end of May. Everything after that is a body running on sugar it was never meant to have: more than 20 kilograms across the year. Approximate. Source: WHO free-sugar guidance; ABS National Nutrition Survey. 1 cube ≈ 1 tsp ≈ 4g.
Sweetness is the cover story

You taste it for seconds.
Your body wears it for hours.

Sweet is the three-second decoy. What sugar does after you swallow is the part the research keeps getting louder about.

4 in 5

You didn't order most of it

Four of every five teaspoons never came from the sugar bowl. They're built into everyday "healthy" food — added on your behalf, whether you wanted them or not.

WHO / national dietary surveys
3pm

The crash has a formula

Every spike is followed by a dip, on schedule. The dip is the fog, the flatness and the reach for the next hit. Not weakness — chemistry.

metabolic physiology
↺

And you can change it

Less added sugar and steadier meals are things you can change this week. For a lot of women that shows up as steadier energy and quieter cravings. Outcomes vary.

PubMed · peer-reviewed literature
Built on the peer-reviewed evidence behind every claim we make. General information, not medical advice — always work alongside your treating clinician.
Yes — I want this feeling back — $130
One payment of $130 · or 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay · 14-day refund after Week 1
Inside the program

Everything you need,
in one place.

No forums to keep up with, no calls to make. Just your week, laid out for the way you eat and where you live.

  • 600+recipes
  • 64weekly meal plans
  • 4seasons
  • 2ways to eat: omnivore or vegetarian
  • 1–6people, scaled for you

600+ real-food recipes

A full week of meals for every week, every season, omnivore or vegetarian. Dairy-free or gluten-free swaps on hundreds of them.

A plan and a shopping list

Every week comes with a Sunday cook-up and a shopping list, scaled for 1 to 6 people. Print it or keep it on your phone.

Metric or imperial

Grams or cups, wherever you shop. Label guides for Australia, the UK, the US and Canada.

Sage, whenever you need it

At 3pm, at the shops, at dinner. Ask about a swap, a menu or a label and get an answer in seconds.

A small nudge each day

One easy thing to try, nothing to fail. Developed by our nutritionists, naturopaths, psychologists and GPs.

Videos, reads and a movement plan

Three to five short videos each week from our experts, including a Sunday cook-along with chef Sarah Glover, plus a weekly read and a movement plan.

Sage · on call

Answers on call — at 3pm, at the shops, at dinner.

Sage answers the real questions the moment they land, built on 15 years of IQS recipes and the program our nutritionists, naturopaths, psychologists and GPs developed. No forum to search, no waiting.

  • "It's 3pm and I want to snack."A steadying swap, not a lecture.
  • "What can I order at a work lunch?"A few good options, and what to ask for.
  • "Is this loaf actually OK?"Reads the label logic with you, right there in the aisle.
9:41This week▪▪▪
Week 3 of 8
Today's plan
Breakfast ✓Lunch ✓Dinner
Open today's plan
9:41Progress▪▪▪
Day 18
How you're tracking
3/8weeks done
Week 3 · Read the label
Straight from the program

The recipes graduates cook on repeat.

Savoury, protein-forward and family-friendly — plenty more inside, with a plan and a shopping list for every week.

Broccoli tabouli

Broccoli tabouli

Fresh, herby, no grain
Salmon tray bake

Salmon tray bake

A 20-minute dinner
Poke bowl

Poke bowl

Bright & protein-packed
Lamb shepherd's pie

Lamb shepherd's pie

With broccoli hash mash
Sweet potato boats

Sweet potato boats

Loaded, family favourite
Moroccan chicken

Moroccan chicken

Cauliflower couscous
Pumpkin and kale dahl

Pumpkin & kale dahl

Cosy one-pot
Raspberry muffins

Raspberry muffins

Sugar-free, lunchbox-ready
Real people, real science

In their words,
not ours.

Half a million people since 2011. Rated 4.8 stars from 1,247 reviews.

★★★★★

"I've lost 16 kilos, my skin has cleared, my eyes are brighter."

Vanessa8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"Like a whole layer lifted off me."

Amanda B.8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"Rather than food being an enemy waiting to ambush me with cravings, it's become a friend."

Joyce8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"The best part isn't the number on the scale — it's that I don't spend my whole day thinking about food anymore."

Chrissy R.8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"Corny as it sounds — it really is life-changing. It teaches you skills for life."

Janna S.8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"No cravings, no thinking about the next snack. Just hungry for three meals a day."

Maz8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"Once you get past the detox you realise your mood is tied to what you eat. I feel so much better."

Luisa M.8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"For the first time in 25 years, I was waking up feeling refreshed."

Liz8-Week Program graduate
★★★★★

"The experts across nutrition and mental health were brilliant. I'd join again in a heartbeat."

Kate J.8-Week Program graduate
+500,000 people have done this since 2011

Outcomes vary — always work with your treating clinician.

Join half a million graduates — $130
One payment of $130 · or 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay · 14-day refund after Week 1
One price. Everything in.

What it costs,
side by side.

The usual approach
Meal-box subscription$120/mo
Wellness app$15/mo
Impulse "healthy" snacks$40/mo
And you're still hungry at 3pm.
Best value
The 8-Week Program
$130
one payment · or 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay
  • ✓ 600+ recipes across 64 weekly meal plans
  • ✓ Shopping lists for 1 to 6 people, metric or imperial
  • ✓ Sage, whenever you need it
  • ✓ Developed by nutritionists, naturopaths, psychologists and GPs
  • ✓ 16 weeks of access (the 8-week program, plus 8 more weeks to revisit any week), then $10 a month optional
  • ✓ Plus 5 free eBooks (worth $99)
Join the program — $130

$130 total, or 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay. Complete Week 1. If you're not feeling a real difference, email us within 14 days for a full refund. No forms, no follow-up questions.

The part where we handle the "but…"

Every question,
answered honestly.

Can I still drink alcohol?+

Mostly, yes. Week 4 is Clean Week: no alcohol, gluten or coffee, Monday to Friday. Outside that, dry wine and spirits are low in sugar; it's dessert wines and sugary mixers to watch. Many people find their tolerance drops once the sugar's gone.

Can I eat bread?+

Yes. This isn't low-carb or anti-bread — it targets added sugar, not real food. Sourdough is our pick (the fermentation is gentler on your blood sugar); as a rule of thumb, look for a loaf with 4g of sugar per 100g or less.

Can I eat chocolate?+

Yes, in moderation — and go dark, 85% or higher. It's paused in Week 2 (Operation Quit), and by Week 8 you choose your own sugar, up to 6–9 teaspoons a day.

What about fruit — can I eat it?+

Week 2 is Operation Quit: all sugar, sweeteners and fruit out, even berries, for seven days. From Week 6, berries, kiwi and citrus come back. It's short, it's deliberate, and it's the fastest way to turn the sweet-tooth dial down.

Can I keep my coffee?+

Yes — keep your coffee. Just mind what goes in it: the two sugars and the flavoured syrup are the issue, not the coffee itself.

What about honey, maple or "natural" sweeteners?+

In Week 2 we pause all of them — honey, maple, agave, the lot. From Week 6, rice malt syrup or stevia come back in moderation.

Will I be hungry?+

No. It's real, protein-forward food and you eat properly. Most people are surprised how full and steady they feel once the sugar rollercoaster stops.

Is this keto, or low-carb?+

Neither. You'll eat carbs. The program goes after added and hidden sugar — not whole foods, and not a whole food group.

Does it work for men?+

Yes — it's built for anyone. Real food, no calorie counting, no gendered nonsense. Plenty of couples and whole households do it together.

Will I lose weight?+

Some graduates do; many don't set out to. We lead with energy, sleep, cravings and mood rather than the scale — that's where the honest, lasting change tends to show up first. Outcomes vary.

Can I do it while pregnant or breastfeeding?+

Please talk to your GP or midwife before you start. Pregnancy and breastfeeding change what your body needs, and they know your situation. The recipes are real, everyday food, and many members cook them for the whole family.

I've failed every diet before.+

Plenty of our 500,000 graduates had too. This isn't a diet — it's an eight-week education in how your own body works, so the change holds after week eight instead of unravelling.

I'm time-poor and not much of a cook.+

That's exactly who it's built for. The plan and shopping list are done for you, and many meals are under 15 minutes.

Is it another subscription?+

No. One payment of $130 gets you 16 weeks of everything: the 8-week program, plus 8 more weeks to revisit any week. After that you can keep it all for $10 a month, cancel any time, or simply stop. Or split the $130 into 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay.

Who's behind it?+

Founded in 2011 by Sarah Wilson, and run today under the IQS team — 15 years, half a million graduates, the same real-food, science-backed approach.

This isn't a diet you finish

It's just how
you eat now.

Fewer 3pm crashes. Quieter cravings. Meals you actually want to cook. Outcomes vary — but that's what most women are here for.

One payment of $130 · or 4 × $32.50 with Afterpay
Start feeling like myself — $130
✓ Shopping lists✓ Sage✓ 16 weeks of access✓ 5 free eBooks
Complete Week 1. Not feeling a real difference? Email us within 14 days for a full refund.

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