Calories VS Sugar Intake

rowboc22
rowboc22 Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Just looking for a bit of advice. I have my calorie intake set to 1200 calories a day and most days i there or there abouts meet that instake give or take but i quite often find that my sugar intake is higher than the daily allowance. I'm generally still losing weight and i exercise four or five times a week so i guess it doesn't really make a difference but i was just interested to see if you guys stick rigidley to all the allowances, calories, sugar, fat etc or just calores?

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  • WhisperAnne
    WhisperAnne Posts: 453 Member
    I think you can have up to 42 grams of sugar ( seems like a lot!) per day. If you are having more than that then maybe cut out certain food? if you like sweet food why not try using Splenda?
  • WhisperAnne
    WhisperAnne Posts: 453 Member
    I usually end up having way under the daily limit of sugar. I cant have sugar it made me fat! so I try not to have more than 10 grams per day.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    The values set by MFP (except calories) are set low...don't worry about the sugar too much unless you have medical issues.

    Stay in your calorie deficet watch your carbs, fat and Protien and make sure you get enough of the last two or you will be losing muscle along with fat.

    I would up your calories...but that's me...I lose on 1700 a day.
  • mel4bee
    mel4bee Posts: 225 Member
    I would not restrict on natural sugars (fruits, veggies...)

    According to the American Heart Association, you should not exceed 6 teaspoon of added sugar per day (around 100 calories and around 24 grams)

    I would count sugar from any sweeteners and added in products (ex: salad dressing, granola bars, cereals...) Look at the ingredients on the packaging.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    The values set by MFP (except calories) are set low...don't worry about the sugar too much unless you have medical issues.

    Stay in your calorie deficet watch your carbs, fat and Protien and make sure you get enough of the last two or you will be losing muscle along with fat.

    I would up your calories...but that's me...I lose on 1700 a day.
    all of this. Even if it's refined sugar or HFCS, your body doesn't know the difference. Sugar is a carb, carb is a calorie, calories in < calories out = weight loss. It's about ensure your calories are accurate (use of a food scale) and ensure you get enough nutrition to not cause you to binge.


    BTW, it would be beneficial to increase calories if you exercise.
  • rowboc22
    rowboc22 Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks for the info guys definitely a help :)

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