Thoughts on bananas. ..

brookeproulx927
brookeproulx927 Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Someone in my life keeps telling me bananas are not helping but hindering weight loss...does anyone here agree? I only eat a couple a day....
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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    They're fine if they fit your calories.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Are the bananas causing you to exceed your calorie goal? Are they crowding out foods you need to meet your nutritional goals? Do you have a medical condition that requires you to limit sugar?

    If not, I don't see what the problem would be.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    brookeproulx927 wrote: »
    Someone in my life keeps telling me bananas are not helping but hindering weight loss...does anyone here agree? I only eat a couple a day....

    Certain food does not hinder weight loss, just the same that certain food does not help it. Weight loss means eating less calories than you burn.

    I've lost 44 pounds and have been maintaining for over a year and a half and I....ahem....have a banana on my oatmeal most every morning (unless I forget to buy some at the market).

    Have you nanner....and enjoy. :)
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Absolutely false.

    Weigh and track your bananas (weighing is important as the calories will vary wildly between 1 banana and another) and keep it within your calorie allowance and it's completely fine. Bananas are good for you. I have a banana every single day ... And I've lost 30 lbs.
  • sscarmack
    sscarmack Posts: 210 Member
    2 bundles a week here. It's a bundle right? Hmmmmm

    Anyways, 2 things of bananas for me :)
  • ald783
    ald783 Posts: 688 Member
    I doubt bananas, or any fruit, are single-handedly hindering your weight loss. Sometimes I don't necessarily want to spend the calories on one, but they have a lot of good stuff in them.
  • Chrisbande
    Chrisbande Posts: 26 Member
    Bananas should not be eaten to often. They are a higher source of carbs, sugars , and calories. Same go's with most fruits. It sucks because I happen to enjoy bananas.
  • LovingLife_Erin
    LovingLife_Erin Posts: 328 Member
    I eat one most days and have lost just under 100 lbs (97.5). I'm pretty sure they've not hindered me.
  • MrsSylvie
    MrsSylvie Posts: 301 Member
    when i use to be a toothpick, my doctor had me eating bananas and spoons of peanut butter everyday to gain weight, so i can see why some think it will hinder weight loss but, today i still eat one every day and have had no problem losing weight.
    it will only hinder your loss if you are going over your daily/weekly calories!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Chrisbande wrote: »
    Bananas should not be eaten to often. They are a higher source of carbs, sugars , and calories. Same go's with most fruits. It sucks because I happen to enjoy bananas.

    But we can eat carbohydrates and sugar daily and we NEED to consume calories each day. If I enjoy bananas, what's wrong with using this food to help meet my nutritional goals?
  • jessicarobinson00
    jessicarobinson00 Posts: 414 Member
    I think a banana is just this: 70-100 calories depending on weight in grams. I might choose to eat that 100 calories in chocolates instead. As long as it fits in my weight loss calorie goal for the day, it's not going to hinder weight loss.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    I've found my bananas coming in at around 120 ish (average) - I weigh mine. But maybe I'm just eating massive bananas hahaha ;)
  • lyndahh75
    lyndahh75 Posts: 124 Member
    Interesting. If perhaps you eat an entire bunch or you eat more bananas than other food perhaps they would hinder. They have potassium - they aren't BAD. I love to chop bananas into slices- put them in the freezer and when frozen- put them in a blender for faux ice cream. Soo good and far healthier than ice cream, well in my opinion anyway
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    1-2 bananas a day for the past 7 months ... and in that time I have also lost 45 lbs.

    They're a great mid-morning snack or with my evening yogurt. :)
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    I have a banana almost every single day......lost 121 pounds and now been maintaining for almost a year all while eating bananas. ;)
  • sscarmack
    sscarmack Posts: 210 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    I've found my bananas coming in at around 120 ish (average) - I weigh mine. But maybe I'm just eating massive bananas hahaha ;)

    Interesting ;)
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Chrisbande wrote: »
    Bananas should not be eaten to often. They are a higher source of carbs, sugars , and calories. Same go's with most fruits. It sucks because I happen to enjoy bananas.

    That's ridiculous!!!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Chrisbande wrote: »
    Bananas should not be eaten to often. They are a higher source of carbs, sugars , and calories. Same go's with most fruits. It sucks because I happen to enjoy bananas.

    Noooooooooooooooo.

    Weight loss is calories in/calories out. ;)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    I've found my bananas coming in at around 120 ish (average) - I weigh mine. But maybe I'm just eating massive bananas hahaha ;)

    Same here. In fact, banana calories in grams range anywhere from about 98 to 156 grams, which comes to around 80 something to 140 something calories.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Chrisbande wrote: »
    Bananas should not be eaten to often. They are a higher source of carbs, sugars , and calories. Same go's with most fruits. It sucks because I happen to enjoy bananas.

    What do you mean by too often? I mean, obviously don't eat so much fruit that you go over your calories or fail to get adequate protein or fat or vegetables, but very few people are going to do this.

    OP is talking about a couple of bananas or about 200 calories. Nothing wrong with that if that's how you like to spend those calories. I tend to eat 2-3 servings of fruit a day in the summer, and believe that's healthy. The current bizarre fear or negative talk about fruit is based on misinformation (and I blame Lustig).
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    Banana's are EVIL, hell bent on taking over the world! We need to eat them all in self-defense. I always keep one on me and YES that is a banana in my pocket but I am happy to see you.
    They are full of nutrients and give me the boost I need before and after a workout.

    Keep calm and eat more banana's.

    Not to mention, if the minions love them they must be good.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    I've found my bananas coming in at around 120 ish (average) - I weigh mine. But maybe I'm just eating massive bananas hahaha ;)

    Same here. In fact, banana calories in grams range anywhere from about 98 to 156 grams, which comes to around 80 something to 140 something calories.

    And thank the lord for my food scale - before I purchased my scale, I logged bananas as around 70 cals!!! :o
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    I've found my bananas coming in at around 120 ish (average) - I weigh mine. But maybe I'm just eating massive bananas hahaha ;)

    Same here. In fact, banana calories in grams range anywhere from about 98 to 156 grams, which comes to around 80 something to 140 something calories.

    And thank the lord for my food scale - before I purchased my scale, I logged bananas as around 70 cals!!! :o

    When I began weighing, I was shocked to see how many extra calories I had been failing to log for fruit. I probably had a few hundred calories each week--just in fruit--that I wasn't logging because I had no idea I was eating it.
  • hpham77
    hpham77 Posts: 7 Member
    it depends...bananas are high in carbs but not bad for you...if it fits your macros then all good...key is to weight and log your food intake if you are trying to lose weight
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I have lots of fruit in my oatmeal every morning. I did cut back to a half a banana though. I eat after my run so I really need the carbs. Cut back on bread and pasta to make up for fruit carbs.
  • preeJAY
    preeJAY Posts: 46 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    I've found my bananas coming in at around 120 ish (average) - I weigh mine. But maybe I'm just eating massive bananas hahaha ;)

    Same here. In fact, banana calories in grams range anywhere from about 98 to 156 grams, which comes to around 80 something to 140 something calories.

    And thank the lord for my food scale - before I purchased my scale, I logged bananas as around 70 cals!!! :o


    Ugh, me too :( What a sad discovery for my daily smoothies.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Chrisbande wrote: »
    Bananas should not be eaten to often. They are a higher source of carbs, sugars , and calories. Same go's with most fruits. It sucks because I happen to enjoy bananas.

    doctor-nine-bananas.gif


  • sunandmoons
    sunandmoons Posts: 415 Member
    Really? Bananas are high in potassium and most are near a hundred calories. You should never omit anything from your diet as long as it is in moderation and fits into your calorie expenditure.
  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
    Often see pro Tennis players eating bananas between sets at the big championships, so they can't be evil right...

  • Shiloh2112
    Shiloh2112 Posts: 32 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
    Chrisbande wrote: »
    Bananas should not be eaten to often. They are a higher source of carbs, sugars , and calories. Same go's with most fruits. It sucks because I happen to enjoy bananas.

    doctor-nine-bananas.gif


    This is the best post EVER!!!!

    I eat one banana a day if I can. It is very healthy to do so. There are a lot of benefits such as for your eyes, your mood, your blood pressure, your nerves (that lovely potassium). I have been losing weight and it hasn't stopped me. :)

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