Am I eating too much fruit?

jennifer_417

Sugar doesn't have an inherent properties that will keep you from losing weight. Weight will fluctuate regularly, and 9 day without losing is nothing to get upset over. Make sure you accurately logging your food accurately and just keep at it.

_lyndseybrooke_

rachfking wrote: »

Where possible yes, though I'm not weighing every piece of fruit.

That could be your problem. Or it could be that it's only been 9 days and, hello, what are you expecting?

If you're eating at a deficit, you'll lose weight. Sugar in fruit is certainly not the culprit. Calories in vs. calories out. If you don't lose for a couple of weeks, you should start weighing everything, because you're likely eating more calories than you think you are.

crb426

I don't weigh my food, and have been very successful in weight loss. I do this, however, by usually OVERestimating the size of my food. Especially fruit. A large apple could be 120 calories, but most of the generic measurements in MFP are for a medium apple of 80 calories.

I'd say weigh them out at least for a little while until you get better at eyeballing it, especially since you already have a scale ready to go.

namelesshere

I have found that my average size apple was closer to 200 grams than the 100 grams I was counting it as. When weighing and logging properly so you can keep within your calorie goals you will start losing again. Weigh and log everything. I figure it takes less than 5 minutes of meal prep time per day to throw things on the scale. Small sacrifice for progress toward my goals.

MonikaHopkins

streamgirl wrote: »

You always hear about that big loss that comes when you start--10 pounds the first week or whatever. I never had that, but 3 pounds a month (or whateve) will get you there!

MonikaHopkins

This is my first time on this page people are giving some good advice & ideas

markrgeary1

You can't eat too much fruit to lose weight. You could eat too many calories, but it's not likely your fruit is a big source of those calories(there are exceptions). To that point I normally eat a half pound of berries and bannas for breakfast, then I start snacking on fruit. My wife does too, we've lost a combined 102 pounds eating as much fruit as we care to.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

crb426 wrote: »

I don't weigh my food, and have been very successful in weight loss. I do this, however, by usually OVERestimating the size of my food. Especially fruit. A large apple could be 120 calories, but most of the generic measurements in MFP are for a medium apple of 80 calories.

I'd say weigh them out at least for a little while until you get better at eyeballing it, especially since you already have a scale ready to go.

you can look up nutrition facts on sites like USDA(if in the us) and cross reference and make you own entries in mfp. sometimes I have to do that because none of the entries are accurate.