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Struggling to cut down Sugar?

callyart
callyart Posts: 209
edited February 10 in Health and Weight Loss
I am worried that I am not cutting down my sugar enough - but I don't know where I am going wrong.


Today I have 600 calories left (which will be my dinner) but I only have 1 pt left on my sugar intake before it exceeds. Everything else I am in control of.

My daily goal intake for sugar is 50 and I am at 49. 25 of those points are just from fruit and veg.

What I'm asking is, if all this sugar is coming from fruit, it surely can't be bad?

I probably sound really dumb asking this question, but oh well!

Replies

  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Unless you have a medical condition, do not worry about it.
    Sugar is a carb, track that number.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Don't worry about sugar. I don't even track it.

    MFP gets it's sugar number from the recommendation for "added" sugar. But food labels don't differentiate between natural or added sugar so you end up with an inflated number.

    Sugar is a subset of carbs, so just keep your carbs in check and you'll be fine.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Keep eating your fruit.
  • callyart
    callyart Posts: 209
    Thanks for the advice guys :)
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    Unless you have a medical condition, do not worry about it.
    Sugar is a carb, track that number.

    This.
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