Those who cut out sugar

kpierson1987

For those of you who cut out sugar for any amount of time, what kinds of foods do you normally cut out? Like, I know fruits have tons of sugar in them, so obviously not foods like that? Is it just junk foods or is there more too it?

ndj1979

none…

fruit sugar is not superior to other sugar…

eat in a deficit, hit macros, lose weight…

I promise it is that simple..

this assumes no medical condition that would make one sensitive to sugar.

tanigrrrrr

I dont eat fruit, drink milk, full sugar soda, or anything for that matter.
Some foods can be suprising though.. so i suggest just checking labels .. everyones diet is different so you may not have many clean foods that contain sugar depending on what you eat.

GoMizzou99

none…

fruit sugar is not superior to other sugar…

eat in a deficit, hit macros, lose weight…

I promise it is that simple..

this assumes no medical condition that would make one sensitive to sugar.

Ditto

Phaedra2014

For those of you who cut out sugar for any amount of time, what kinds of foods do you normally cut out? Like, I know fruits have tons of sugar in them, so obviously not foods like that? Is it just junk foods or is there more too it?

I only eat sugar from whole foods.

ndj1979

I dont eat fruit, drink milk, full sugar soda, or anything for that matter.
Some foods can be suprising though.. so i suggest just checking labels .. everyones diet is different so you may not have many clean foods that contain sugar depending on what you eat.

what do you eat then?

BeachIron

none…

fruit sugar is not superior to other sugar…

eat in a deficit, hit macros, lose weight…

I promise it is that simple..

this assumes no medical condition that would make one sensitive to sugar.

Ditto

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wheird

none…

fruit sugar is not superior to other sugar…

eat in a deficit, hit macros, lose weight…

I promise it is that simple..

this assumes no medical condition that would make one sensitive to sugar.

Ditto

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PikaKnight

none…

fruit sugar is not superior to other sugar…

eat in a deficit, hit macros, lose weight…

I promise it is that simple..

this assumes no medical condition that would make one sensitive to sugar.

Ditto

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jonnythan

For those of you who cut out sugar for any amount of time, what kinds of foods do you normally cut out? Like, I know fruits have tons of sugar in them, so obviously not foods like that? Is it just junk foods or is there more too it?

Any sort of diet or eating plan that encourages you not to eat fruit should set off warning bells in your head.

ndj1979

For those of you who cut out sugar for any amount of time, what kinds of foods do you normally cut out? Like, I know fruits have tons of sugar in them, so obviously not foods like that? Is it just junk foods or is there more too it?

I only eat sugar from whole foods.

huh?

star5785

I've noticed when I cut back on junk food in general it's much easier to maintain....by junk food I mean little debbie snacks, chips, cookies etc....not just sugar. IIFYM doesn't work with me in this case because I tend to go over when I indulge the sweet tooth.

I have a big weakness for them though, so I'm taking it a day at a time.

BeachIron

For those of you who cut out sugar for any amount of time, what kinds of foods do you normally cut out? Like, I know fruits have tons of sugar in them, so obviously not foods like that? Is it just junk foods or is there more too it?

I only eat sugar from whole foods.

huh?

You know? Like a whole cake or a whole pint of ice cream

shafa4321

none…

fruit sugar is not superior to other sugar…

eat in a deficit, hit macros, lose weight…

I promise it is that simple..

this assumes no medical condition that would make one sensitive to sugar.


Well said Nothing worse than fruit for my weight

Ditto

Chizakura

Fruit is healthy. Obviously if you eat too much you can gain weight from all the natural sugars contained within them. But natural sugar provides energy, not to mention the plethora of vitamins you get from fruit. Fruit is also a naturally sweet food, and will stop you from reaching into the cookie jar. Jonesing for a piece of cake or ice cream? Eat a fruit. It'll sate the sweet craving.

I recommend avoiding all added sugars, including artificial sweeteners. The easiest way to accomplish this is to eat *real* food as made in nature, not processed food.

As stated before, any diet or advice that suggests eliminating ALL fruit should set off warning bells.

TX_Rhon

I tried cutting out the "evil" sugar in my starbucks..........

And that was the hardest day of my life. :sad: Never trying that again!!

Seriously: I have been able to lose weight while enjoying the sugar things I like - within moderation of course. I do not track sugar.

ndj1979

For those of you who cut out sugar for any amount of time, what kinds of foods do you normally cut out? Like, I know fruits have tons of sugar in them, so obviously not foods like that? Is it just junk foods or is there more too it?

I only eat sugar from whole foods.

huh?

You know? Like a whole cake or a whole pint of ice cream

ohhh got ya….so whole milk ice cream good….not whole milk ice cream bad….makes perfect sense...

magerum

For those of you who cut out sugar for any amount of time, what kinds of foods do you normally cut out? Like, I know fruits have tons of sugar in them, so obviously not foods like that? Is it just junk foods or is there more too it?

I only eat sugar from whole foods.

huh?

You know? Like a whole cake or a whole pint of ice cream

Whole pint or go home (hungry).

ndj1979

Fruit is healthy. Obviously if you eat too much you can gain weight from all the natural sugars contained within them. But natural sugar provides energy, not to mention the plethora of vitamins you get from fruit. Fruit is also a naturally sweet food, and will stop you from reaching into the cookie jar. Jonesing for a piece of cake or ice cream? Eat a fruit. It'll sate the sweet craving.

I recommend avoiding all added sugars, including artificial sweeteners. The easiest way to accomplish this is to eat *real* food as made in nature, not processed food.

As stated before, any diet or advice that suggests eliminating ALL fruit should set off warning bells.

I recommend avoiding this advice…

so eating fruit sugar will help you avoid eating other sugars, but then don't eat added sugar because that is worse than fruit sugar…sounds legit...

cwolfman13

Fruit is healthy. Obviously if you eat too much you can gain weight from all the natural sugars contained within them.

You don't gain weight from sugar, whether it's from fruit or otherwise...you gain weight when you consume more energy (calories) than you require to maintain your weight.

Really, just eat a balanced diet, hit your calories and hit your macros. I do a 40c/30p/30f ratios of macros which is pretty well balanced and I still get to enjoy plenty of carbs...all the fruit and veg...and even eat jelly beans and ice cream...which I'm just heading out the door now to Stone Cold...

Chizakura

Fruit is healthy. Obviously if you eat too much you can gain weight from all the natural sugars contained within them. But natural sugar provides energy, not to mention the plethora of vitamins you get from fruit. Fruit is also a naturally sweet food, and will stop you from reaching into the cookie jar. Jonesing for a piece of cake or ice cream? Eat a fruit. It'll sate the sweet craving.

I recommend avoiding all added sugars, including artificial sweeteners. The easiest way to accomplish this is to eat *real* food as made in nature, not processed food.

As stated before, any diet or advice that suggests eliminating ALL fruit should set off warning bells.

I recommend avoiding this advice…

so eating fruit sugar will help you avoid eating other sugars, but then don't eat added sugar because that is worse than fruit sugar…sounds legit...

Well ... yeah. Processed sugar is far worse than natural sugar. Fruit sugar isn't 'added' sugar because it's already there by nature. So I followed through with what I said. But of course, still in moderation. If you're tanking out on fruit you could definitely gain weight.