Sugar Intake

moontime

So I've lost about 50ish pounds but have been at a plateau for about a year. I have another 30ish to go but just can't get any further. I recently had an Aha moment and realized that even though I was eating the right amount of calories I was eating WAY too much sugar. The weight I can't lose is all in my belly so this all makes sense. So I've reigned in my added sugar but still WAY over if I eat a Banana and blueberries for example. What grams do you all keep to with sugar? when eating 2 pieces of fruit I just can't seem to keep it under 40-50 grams. My before fruit grams is about 15-20 but then the fruit adds about another 30. I've read conflicting reports about fruit sugar, some say it's not as bad but some say sugar is sugar. Of course a banana is better than a candy bar but still the grams look really high on my MFP food diary.

Help! I must get rid of this belly, my lower belly is really my only problem area left.

lemonsnowdrop

Oh jeez. OP, there are about three other sugar threads going on right now on this board. Are you diabetic? If not, you don't need to worry about tracking sugar. Sugar doesn't magically convert to fat, and eating more than the MFP recommendation (which is quite low anyway) will not hurt you or your weight loss at all. What's important is calories. (Also, the banana may have more nutrients than a candy bar, but that doesn't make it better. Sugar is sugar.)

ETA: I recommend tracking fiber instead. That way, you won't have to see those "high" values, and you'll be tracking something actually worth tracking.

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt

lemonsnowdrop wrote: »

Oh jeez. OP, there are about three other sugar threads going on right now on this board. Are you diabetic? If not, you don't need to worry about tracking sugar. Sugar doesn't magically convert to fat, and eating more than the MFP recommendation (which is quite low anyway) will not hurt you or your weight loss at all. What's important is calories. (Also, the banana may have more nutrients than a candy bar, but that doesn't make it better. Sugar is sugar.)

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DemoraFairy

It won't be sugar that's stopping you losing weight (assuming you have no related medical conditions). Calories are what matter for weight loss. If you've not lost weight in that long then either you're underestimating what you're eating, or you're eating at maintenance and need to eat less. Can you open your diary?

moontime

Well I've lost 5 lbs, the first time the scale has moved in a while so it seems to be working.

DeguelloTex

moontime wrote: »

So I've lost about 50ish pounds but have been at a plateau for about a year. I have another 30ish to go but just can't get any further. I recently had an Aha moment and realized that even though I was eating the right amount of calories I was eating WAY too much sugar. The weight I can't lose is all in my belly so this all makes sense.

That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works.

If the scale is moving, you're now in a caloric deficit.

RodaRose

moontime wrote: »

Well I've lost 5 lbs, the first time the scale has moved in a while so it seems to be working.

Congrats on your weight loss.

Azexas

Unless you have a medical condition, you don't really have to track sugar. Being over your sugar limit will not hinder your weight loss. Being over your calories will. If your sugar is distracting, then you can swap it out for fiber or another nutrient.

3bambi3

Troutsy wrote: »

Unless you have a medical condition, you don't really have to track sugar. Being over your sugar limit will not hinder your weight loss. Being over your calories will. If your sugar is distracting, then you can swap it out for fiber or another nutrient.

+1. I track fiber instead of sugar.

zoeysasha37

Troutsy wrote: »

Unless you have a medical condition, you don't really have to track sugar. Being over your sugar limit will not hinder your weight loss. Being over your calories will. If your sugar is distracting, then you can swap it out for fiber or another nutrient.

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