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  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,885 Member
    1/11-8,633
    1/12-14,793
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,885 Member
    Week 2 Challenge
    Reduce Sugar intake

    There are two types of sugar: naturally occurring sugar and added sugar. Naturally occurring sugar is found in foods like fruits (fructose) and milk (lactose). Added sugar is commonly in our food as regular table sugar (sucrose) and high-fructose corn syrup (a mix of fructose and glucose)

    Excess sugar consumption has been associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, tooth decay, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, acne, depression, and more. The recommended amount of ADDED sugar that is recommended Per day is 25g (which equals 6tsp, or 100 calories) for Women, and 36g (equaling 6tsp, or 150 calories) for Men. The average American consumes 71.14g (17tsp) of added sugar per day. That is 57lbs of sugar per person per year.

    Where is all this added sugar coming from? Sugar is hidden in our foods. There are some obvious ones like soda, and cakes, But sugar is hidden in a lot of foods that we typically would think of as healthy, for example Yogurts. Look at the labels, most labels now have sugars listed, but now they are putting “added sugars” on the labels. Also look at labels of foods that are marked as “Fat Free”. Well Fat contains a lot of flavor, so when they remove the fat, they remove the flavor, so these companies want us to buy their products still so they have to make their products taste good, and how do they do this???? By adding sugar which is in fact fat free.

    Interesting Fact- Do you ever drink a sugary beverage like soda, and shortly after feel super Hungry? That’s because consuming High Fructose Corn Syrup, often found in soda and fruit juices, reduces blood flow and activity in the brain region that regulates appetite and decreases feelings of fullness.

    Now Natural sugars are ok, in moderation. 1-3 servings of fruit a day is perfect, as long as they are consumed in their whole form, don’t juice them. This is because Juicing them gets rid of the fiber. When eaten together, fiber slows the breakdown of sugars, making the quick energy from sugar last longer, and reducing those awful blood sugar drops, and keeping us fuller for longer.


    So my challenge for you

    Try to stay within your recommended ADDED sugar intake. 25g for women, 36g for men.
    Natural sugars-just don’t over do it.

    I was challenged to this last year by my cousin (super buff crazy fitness and health freak) except I did 30g total of ALL sugars. I logged them onto Myfitnesspal, and ended up losing a good amount weight then. I wasn’t even counting calories at the time, just sugar but I wouldn’t let myself go over that sugar budget and a lot of the snacks I would have had I couldn’t, therefore I ate less calories

    The Picture below helps put things in perspective. It shows how much sugar is in some common everyday foods. Each Sugar cube is equal to 1tsp, or 4g. Woman should have about the equivalent to 6 sugar cubes, and just shy of 8 sugar cubes for men.

    gf836pd59n1x.jpg

  • Jen_967
    Jen_967 Posts: 1,935 Member
    Jen_967
    Wednesday Weigh-In
    PW: 217
    CW: 215

    Steps: 1/12: 4,325
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,885 Member
    1/13-12,700
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    Lots of green this week, very eco-friendly
  • mmigle29
    mmigle29 Posts: 10 Member

    Good morning! Weight in day
    Username mmigle29
    Weigh In Day: Friday, Jan 15, 2021
    PW (Previous Weight): 181.2
    CW (Current Weight): 177.4 (Jan 8)
    CW (Current Weight): 177 (Jan 15)
  • ewilhelm2487
    ewilhelm2487 Posts: 177 Member
    Ewilhelm2487
    Weigh in: Fridays
    PW:250.9
    CW:249.0
  • bearchested
    bearchested Posts: 239 Member
    Bearchested
    Friday weigh-in
    PW: 204.6
    CW: 204.2
  • FLDebbie66
    FLDebbie66 Posts: 14 Member
    PW 163.8
    CW 163.4
  • Arc130
    Arc130 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Arc130
    Steps
    Wednesday 1/13- 9968
    Thursday 1/14- 4098
  • KHill875
    KHill875 Posts: 156 Member
    KHill875
    Friday weigh in (I requested to be changed from Saturday to Friday last week, but I never got a response)
    PW 144.2
    CW 143.2
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    KHill875 wrote: »
    KHill875
    Friday weigh in (I requested to be changed from Saturday to Friday last week, but I never got a response)
    PW 144.2
    CW 143.2

    You are now a Friday person! I don't know how this happened since I'm clearly error free and humble.
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    Arc130 wrote: »
    Arc130
    Steps
    Wednesday 1/13- 9968
    Thursday 1/14- 4098

    I'm missing your Jan 9-12 steps, did I miss them (no admission of error)?
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    Steppers, please help me fill in the blanks.
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    Week 2 Challenge
    Reduce Sugar intake

    gf836pd59n1x.jpg

    :'(
  • KHill875
    KHill875 Posts: 156 Member
    mulecanter wrote: »
    KHill875 wrote: »
    KHill875
    Friday weigh in (I requested to be changed from Saturday to Friday last week, but I never got a response)
    PW 144.2
    CW 143.2

    You are now a Friday person! I don't know how this happened since I'm clearly error free and humble.

    Thanks so much!
  • dillyg08
    dillyg08 Posts: 999 Member
    Friday weigh in
    Dillyg08
    Week 2
    PW:192
    CW: 192
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,885 Member
    1/14-15,853
  • jennifersusanmcdougall
    jennifersusanmcdougall Posts: 223 Member
    Weigh day is Thurs
    Lw 179.5
    Cw 177.5
    Ltd 32.5. Moving in the right direction. Yay baby. Lowest weight so far in this app.
  • izzyred9400
    izzyred9400 Posts: 1,041 Member
    Steps
    1/13 10,815
    1/14 15,112
    1/15 12,558
  • Veronica676
    Veronica676 Posts: 41 Member
    Veronica 676
    Friday weigh in
    PW 87.1kg or 192 lbs
    CW 87kg or 191.8 lbs

    Steps update
    Jan 6 11404
    Jan 7 11242
    Jan 8 4327
    Jan 9 11204
    Jan 10 5252
    Jan 11 3430
    Jan 12 11170
    Jan 13 11116
    Jan 14 11154
    Jan 15 11041
  • izzyred9400
    izzyred9400 Posts: 1,041 Member
    Izzyred9400
    Sat weigh in
    PW 134
    CW 134
    LTD 17
  • Jax_Grim
    Jax_Grim Posts: 381 Member
    edited January 2021
    Jax_Grim
    Saturday
    PW: 213.8 lbs
    CW: 213.4 lbs
    LTD: 101.6 lbs
  • jenready
    jenready Posts: 2,658 Member
    jenready
    Saturday
    Previous Weight 241.1
    Current Weight 238.3

    Finally starting to see some downward movement. Fingers crossed this continues.
  • echojuliet21
    echojuliet21 Posts: 50 Member
    Good Morning Trimstones.

    Echojuliet21
    Sunday
    PW 262
    CW 260
    Start Weight 265
  • Jen_967
    Jen_967 Posts: 1,935 Member
    Steps

    1/12- 4,325
    1/13- 6,913
    1/14- 4,663
    1/15- 6,238
    1/16- 5,164
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    1/14-15,853

    What's your Jan 7th step count?
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,269 Member
    The new challenge is up ....https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10821618/january-week-3-challenge-ladder-up#latest
  • SarahFinn2
    SarahFinn2 Posts: 12 Member
    Sunday weigh in

    PW: 167
    CW: 167
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