Newbie Question - Sugar intake

tidwem
tidwem Posts: 3
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey MPF forum

This is the first time I have posted here and I'm looking for guidance.

I over consumed on my sugar intake but NOT on my calories.
I didnt realize it was so easy to do (two oranges).

My question is - I know how to fix over intake of calories = you just work out more.
But does working out burn sugars? how do you fix this?

Thanks

- Mary

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  • jayrudq
    jayrudq Posts: 475 Member
    No worries on the sugar thing - especially if you ate a couple oranges and stayed within your calories. You did NOT over consume sugar. There are some things you can do to adjust your settings, if you like. Or, you can ignore it.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    unless you have a medical condition that you need to monitor sugar just ignore it. MFP sugar levels are set way too low and it's easy to go over it by just eating a couple of bits of fruit.
  • HerbertNenenger
    HerbertNenenger Posts: 453 Member
    You'll go crazy doing things like this. It's two oranges one day and they're good for you. No need to fix anything, just go lower tomorrow if you want. When it's fruit, I don't worry overmuch. Processed sugar is another story.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    You can custom set what you track-I ditched the sugar tracker pretty early on :wink:
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Don't track the sugar numbers. It doesn't really matter. I would only track your macros, proteins, fats, and carbs. And you can eat as many carbs as you like as long as it doesn't take away from your protein and fats.
  • illuvatree
    illuvatree Posts: 185 Member
    Like everyone else said, ignore the sugar thing if it's just fruit sugar. If everything else looks okay, then you're probably fine :)
  • lexbubbles
    lexbubbles Posts: 465 Member
    I turned mine off because I eat a lot of fruit for breakfast (dates, figs, peach, pear, pomegranate, persimmon, grapes etc etc etc) and I got tired of it yelling TOO MUCH SUGAR at me.

    I mean now it just yells TOO MANY CARBS at me instead. Sorry that I eat a lot of fruit, MFP.
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    Like everyone else said, ignore the sugar thing if it's just fruit sugar. If everything else looks okay, then you're probably fine :)

    Ignore it, period. I go over my limit with m&m's and ice cream ;)

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