Is my fitness instructor right?

hnyzthms

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

lizzyclatworthy

I have lost all over and I eat too much sugar.
I am not an expert but I didn't think you could lose weight in one area. other people will have more advice, more based in fact than my ramblings.

SugaryLynx

Fat loss is genetically predisposed to come off where it will as you lose weight. At a moderate pace, you're more likely to lose more fat than other things, which will help to keep you looking lean. Your instructor is wrong however, about sugar intake. Calorie deficit and a resistance training program will help. As will keeping your protein high to reduce the chance of lean body mass loss in a deficit. I eat close to 100g of sugar a day. It took 50 lbs from my starting point, but fat has come off my stomach, slowly but surely.

kgeyser

No, your fitness trainer is incorrect. There are plenty of people who have lost weight from their midsections eating more sugar than that and have visible abs, hopefully some of them will pop into this thread. I easily go over that number each day between fruit and sugar in food, and I'm losing inches off my midsection as I lose weight.

TR0berts

Your fitness instructor is wrong. Your belly fat will come off when it comes off - for many people, it's the last thing to come off. Sugar, in and of itself, won't keep the fat from coming off. Too many overall Calories will do that.

Iknowsaur

25g of sugar really isn't very much sugar at all. That's a silly daily limit, in my opinion. You'd lose half of that by eating a freaking bowl of fruity pebbles.

That being said, he is wrong. Weight loss depends on calories in and calories out. Obviously eating an EXCESSIVE amount of sugar isn't good for your GENERAL HEALTH, and sugar is high in calories, but as long as you remain in deficit you should be losing.

Also, the type of calories you eat has nothing to do with where you lose weight. Everyone loses weight differently, and as I think a few people said it is often genetic. While I am a pear shape and my bum and thighs are the biggest, I always lose weight in my upper body first. It's frustrating, but you'll get there eventually.

Cranquistador

NO

jonnythan

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

No, your fitness instructor is absolutely not right.

Fitness instructors are in general the last people you should be taking nutrition advice from.

SugaryLynx

NO

I like your straight forward answers better than mine. I always result in unneeded ramblings. :laugh:

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I have lost in my midsection and eat copious amounts of sugar. Mostly white refined sugar in my coffee.

I think you should break up with your fitness instructor.

wheird

Your fitness instructor has little nutritional knowledge if they think that.

LishieFruit89

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

No, your fitness instructor is absolutely not right.

Fitness instructors are in general the last people you should be taking nutrition advice from.

How about chiropractors??

LishieFruit89

25g of sugar really isn't very much sugar at all. That's a silly daily limit, in my opinion. You'd lose half of that by eating a freaking bowl of fruity pebbles.

That being said, he is wrong. Weight loss depends on calories in and calories out. Obviously eating an EXCESSIVE amount of sugar isn't good for your GENERAL HEALTH, and sugar is high in calories, but as long as you remain in deficit you should be losing.

Also, the type of calories you eat has nothing to do with where you lose weight. Everyone loses weight differently, and as I think a few people said it is often genetic. While I am a pear shape and my bum and thighs are the biggest, I always lose weight in my upper body first. It's frustrating, but you'll get there eventually.

Sugar is a carb.
Carbs have 4 calories per gram.
So does protein.
Fat is 9 calories per gram.

So sugar is not really "high in calories"

Iknowsaur

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

No, your fitness instructor is absolutely not right.

Fitness instructors are in general the last people you should be taking nutrition advice from.

How about chiropractors??

The only person you should be accepting nutritional advice from is your dentist.

TR0berts

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

No, your fitness instructor is absolutely not right.

Fitness instructors are in general the last people you should be taking nutrition advice from.

How about chiropractors??

See Cranquistador's reply above. Add "HELL" before it.

jonnythan

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

No, your fitness instructor is absolutely not right.

Fitness instructors are in general the last people you should be taking nutrition advice from.

How about chiropractors??

Iknowsaur

25g of sugar really isn't very much sugar at all. That's a silly daily limit, in my opinion. You'd lose half of that by eating a freaking bowl of fruity pebbles.

That being said, he is wrong. Weight loss depends on calories in and calories out. Obviously eating an EXCESSIVE amount of sugar isn't good for your GENERAL HEALTH, and sugar is high in calories, but as long as you remain in deficit you should be losing.

Also, the type of calories you eat has nothing to do with where you lose weight. Everyone loses weight differently, and as I think a few people said it is often genetic. While I am a pear shape and my bum and thighs are the biggest, I always lose weight in my upper body first. It's frustrating, but you'll get there eventually.

Sugar is a carb.
Carbs have 4 calories per gram.
So does protein.
Fat is 9 calories per gram.

So sugar is not really "high in calories"

Really? o:
Huh. I guess I never really thought about it that way.
I just tend to think of sweets like cupcakes and stuff being high-ish in calorie so I attribute it to sugar.
My mistake.

Mr_Bad_Example

Your fitness instructor is full of derp.

Cranquistador

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

No, your fitness instructor is absolutely not right.

Fitness instructors are in general the last people you should be taking nutrition advice from.

How about chiropractors??

See Cranquistador's reply above. Add "HELL" before it.

BarbieAS

My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.

She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.

Is this right? My sugar was set by MFP till I've just changed it to 35g from 63g.

I'm worried now I won't loose it from my stomach or has anyone lost the touch area regardless of sugar intake, just by staying in a calorie deflect

No, your fitness instructor is absolutely not right.

Fitness instructors are in general the last people you should be taking nutrition advice from.

How about chiropractors??

The only person you should be accepting nutritional advice from is your dentist.

The shampoo girl at my salon told me that I need to be doing weekly acai berry cleanses. And your hair is a part of your body, so she's practically a doctor.

crystalflame

Hahaha wow haven't heard that one before. I lost 5" off my waist baking overly indulgent desserts once a week. I doubt I've had a day in my life where I've been under 25g of sugar. That's just absurd.