Is it just me or is the sugar allowance a little silly?

lcyfrn

I've worked out that if I were to eat 2 apples in a day then I would be over my allowance It seems silly to me!

susannamarie

It's not just you. It's set to the general recommendations for *added* sugar.

Alatariel75

It's a joke. I ignore it.

nathalier71

I ignore it - I eat a lot of fruit - I'm always way over!

greypilgrimess

I stopped it showing on my diary, it was making me feel bad on days I thought I had been good!

DomVitagliano

Yeah I agree, it's not just you, I have already limited my sugar and I'm still over and I'm not using artificial sweetener. It's just not right

_Moose51_

I think it's meant for processed sugar, however I believe you have to go easy on fruit. Like anything, don't over do it.

seliinac

I stopped it showing on my diary, it was making me feel bad on days I thought I had been good!

Me too!

aquarabbit

It's so low! I took it off and replaced it with fiber. I eat a lot of fruit and I hate that red color except in fiber and protein.

Anakin14

I am gonna take it off - I thought I was just eating too much sugar - clearly not just me!

55in13

I think it's meant for processed sugar, however I believe you have to go easy on fruit. Like anything, don't over do it.

It's pretty hard to do that, as far as having it cause your diet to be bad. It generally start doing things to your digestion way before it gives you too many calories and natural sugar. That keeps me in line...

Another vote for ignoring it as used in the MFP total.

lcyfrn

I've removed it now, thanks everyone!

levelene2

I like to keep track of my sugar because type II Diabetes runs in my family. At the end of my day, I look at the numbers and subtract the amount of sugar that comes from fruit to get an idea where I was at for added sugar. It's still red, but that isnt a huge deal to me.

jamielynas

I eat anything up to 250g of sugar a day from Ice Cream and whatever else, I wouldn't worry about it unless you have a medical reason to

Mamalea32

Yes. Thats one of the few complaints i have about mfp. U eat a couple pieces of fruot n sugar is over limit! Ridiculous.

Tiramisu1

I swapped the sugar tracker out for the potassium, as it is something I need for a medical condition. The sugar tracker bothered me, too, since it seems it takes so little to go over.

saxmaniac

For the purposes of weight loss, you don't need to track sugar separately from carbs, even if you have diabetes. Your body turns carbs into glucose in your bloodstream. The magic of enzymes.

sabified

I like to keep track of my sugar because type II Diabetes runs in my family. At the end of my day, I look at the numbers and subtract the amount of sugar that comes from fruit to get an idea where I was at for added sugar. It's still red, but that isnt a huge deal to me.

I should try that too... not that I'm eating much fruit atm, but might make me feel better, lol.

But I'm in the same situation, where diabetes runs in my family. I've been told (in the forums, not by a doc) that watching overall carbs is better than watching sugar. I haven't looked into it yet (keep forgetting ) so right now I'm watching both.

frugalafterfifty

I removed that from my log. I use flavored coffee creamer and eat fruit every day and was way over. I personally don't need to track sugar for health reasons and it was driving me crazy seeing the high numbers.

Akimajuktuq

Actually, it's the only macro default that MFP got right. But if eating lots of fruit works for you, then EAT it. You can choose to show something else if you want to ignore sugar. Go to diary settings.

harley1968

I think I will remove mine also, I like to have an apple and a banana most days and yes it goes over on the sugar, always makes me feel like I have done something wrong when I see it go into the red and minus