Calories and sugar. Opinions?

RaynardThomas

Ok, I am about 5 foot 9 and 3/4. I weigh 178lbs. Is eating sugar from fruit the same as the goal that mfp wants us to stay within? I am still under my calorie goal also. I've noticed that when I lose weight but sugar content is high, my midsection still stays high but my other body parts shrink. But now I cut out the sugar from junk foods and juice but I'm still passing my goal of 90g through milk, and fruits such as grapes, bananas and oranges.

FatFreeFrolicking

Unless you have diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, don't worry about sugar intake.

ndj1979

as long as you have no medical condition then there is no reason to avoid sugar.

and the MFP recommendation is based on added sugar, but honestly, I don't even track it.

so don't worry about it, most recommend tracking fiber instead

lemonsnowdrop

Excess sugar in your diet doesn't keep your stomach fat. Your stomach is just where your body likes to store fat; it's normal to lose weight everywhere else and still struggle with belly fat. I've been there for about a year now.

RaynardThomas

Thanks guys but basically just focus on calories in and calories out? Remind you, I lift weights and do not do much cardio.

ndj1979

RaynardThomas wrote: »

Thanks guys but basically just focus on calories in and calories out? Remind you, I lift weights and do not do much cardio.

yes, but you should still be eating nutrient dense foods like fruit, vegetables, fish, chicken, etc, but there is nothing wrong with filling in your day with foods you enjoy like ice cream, cookies, etc.

so majority of your food should be nutrient dense so that you hit micros/macros; remainder, can come from sources that you enjoy.

Lleldiranne

Many successful people here have lost the weight (and even gotten ripped/shredded) without tracking sugar at all. Eat fruit if you enjoy it - it's a good source of nutrients. Heck, eat a sugary treat from time to time if you enjoy it and it fits in your calories; it won't hurt your progress.*

*Disclaimer - NOT saying to eat nothing but sugary treats, or even sugary treats the majority of the time. I'm saying that if you're eating a well-rounded diet and meeting your macro- and micro-nutirent needs, a sweet treat within your calories is just fine.

RaynardThomas

Thanks everyone!

RaynardThomas

My goal was 90g but I'm already 60+ that haha they mainly came from fruits though that's why I've been worried. But thanks everyone

Angierae75

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

Unless you have diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, don't worry about sugar intake.

This, pretty much.

zyxst

AFAIK, the sugar goal on MFP is for added sugars (putting sugar/honey in your drinks/foods to sweeten them), not naturally occurring sugars in foods.

lemonsnowdrop

zyxst wrote: »

AFAIK, the sugar goal on MFP is for added sugars (putting sugar/honey in your drinks/foods to sweeten them), not naturally occurring sugars in foods.

That is true, but even eating over your goal on them is not harmful and will not impede weight loss.

Annie_01

MFP has no way of separating out added sugar from naturally occurring sugar. The nutritional labels do not contain that information. Your sugar totals in your diary contains both. If you click on the full report button at the bottom of you diary page you can manually go through and total up the sugar that came from fruit. With foods that contain both types of sugars there just isn't any way of knowing until the nutritional labels change.

slaite1

Ignore sugar. Eat within your macronutrients goals and get enough fiber. The rest works itself out.

*2 times I have gotten "ripped" abs eating sugar. Once when I was "clean eating" but ate TONS of fruit. And last year eating whatever the hell I wanted once I hit my protein goal. I call them my chocolate chip cookie abs :-)