What to eat ideas

SVierck1020
SVierck1020 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi All, I am new to clean eating and apparently I am short on calories with no sugar. What can I eat that doesn't have any sugar in it? According to my food log everything is good and sugar is sitting at 0 available, yet I am almost 400 calories short because of exercising. No matter what fruit or vegetable I add it appears to have sugar Grams. I don't want to increase my meat since I reserve that for my dinners usually 4 oz. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Do you have a medical reason to avoid sugar?
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Unless you have a medical issue that necessitates it, there is no need to limit your sugar intake.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    A handful of nuts and a hardboiled egg? Some cheese?
  • SVierck1020
    SVierck1020 Posts: 6 Member
    I am just following the guide on here not to mention if I am trying to lose weight I am not going to eat more than recommended. Besides I have an addiction to carbs and sweets so I have to watch it or I will lose control and pig out on sweets...lol
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    SVierck1020 wrote: »
    I am just following the guide on here not to mention if I am trying to lose weight I am not going to eat more than recommended. Besides I have an addiction to carbs and sweets so I have to watch it or I will lose control and pig out on sweets...lol

    Many of us here have found that the recommendation for sugar is set far too low. Given that it counts the sugars in fruits and vegetables, it's difficult to eat these in abundance AND meet the goal MFP recommends. So we disregard it. I exceeded the goal for sugar every single day while I was losing weight. Will eating fruits and vegetables make you lose control? If not, there's no reason to limit them to prevent binges.
  • SVierck1020
    SVierck1020 Posts: 6 Member
    Thank you Janejellyroll that is what I wanted to hear:) I love fruits and vegetables but was freaking out when my sugar count kept going up so I was having a hard time figuring out what to eat to give me the calories without so much sugar
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    SVierck1020 wrote: »
    Thank you Janejellyroll that is what I wanted to hear:) I love fruits and vegetables but was freaking out when my sugar count kept going up so I was having a hard time figuring out what to eat to give me the calories without so much sugar

    I'm glad this helps! Good luck!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Meat, full fat dairy
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