Is my fitness instructor right?
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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
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
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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.0 -
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.0
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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.0
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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.0
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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.0 -
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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.0 -
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I like your straight forward answers better than mine. I always result in unneeded ramblings. :laugh:0 -
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.0 -
Your fitness instructor has little nutritional knowledge if they think that.0
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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??0 -
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"0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
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??0 -
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.0 -
Your fitness instructor is full of derp.0
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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.
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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.0 -
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.0
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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.
Cake typically has more calories from fat as sugar. Ever make a cake? Remember all that butter you added?0 -
Here you go. I've never tracked sugar in my life. Maintain your deficit and you'll lose weight. :drinker:0 -
Just reinforces my opinion of Fitness instructors and trainers the perpetuate more silly myths than any part of the health industry. I just hope his knowledge of training is better than his nutritional knowledge otherwise i'd be taking my custom elsewhereMy 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 deflect0 -
That's the kind of idiocy that gives fitness instructors a bad name . . .0
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NO. Where you lose or gain weight first is determined by genetics. I'd love to lose it from my stomach too. Instead my butt keeps getting smaller. My sister-in-law has the opposite problem. Not much you can do about it other than keep eating at a calorie deficit and eventually your body will have to take the fat from the "trouble zones."
It's somewhat annoying that some personal trainers think they know everything about nutrition...and some of their "science" is a lot more like "religion". Mine is convinced that diet soda is "poison." I just ignore him about that and try to get him to focus on proper weight lifting techniques, which I think he knows and I know that I don't.0 -
My fitness instructor tells me that my sugar content should not be above 25g a day.
This the general recommendation for added sugar as opposed to total sugar intake. It is pretty meaningless however in the context of a balanced diet where calories are well controlled so unless you have a medical condition or it causes you to over eat don't worry about it.She says that if I keep going over this allowance I won't lose my fat from my middle section.
This is generally nonsense. The principal determinant of this is a calorie deficit and genetics. You will lose fat in a pre determined fashion and if you maintain the deficit you will eventually lose it from your mid section.
IIRC there is some evidence that excess refined sugar favours a redistribution of subcutaneous fat (under the skin) towards visceral fat deposits and around the liver (which generally shows up around the midsection.) However, as above, in the context of a balanced, calorie controlled diet it won't really be an issue.0 -
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.
Cake typically has more calories from fat as sugar. Ever make a cake? Remember all that butter you added?
Shut up about my cake butter before I slap you
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My cake butter is INNOCENT.0 -
Your instructor is echoing broscience that she hears in the gym and fitness magazines. She's purporting that only a low carb diet will help you to lose belly fat and this isn't true. Fat is lost through consistent calorie deficit and negative energy balance. Where you lose it is dictated by your genetics.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
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition0 -
Your instructor is .... all of the above...
This link below gives a very good overview of how sugar is turned into fat when taken into excess and or taken at a time when you are not going to use the sugar for energy.
http://pacificfit.net/article-archive/how-sugar-makes-you-fat/
Good luck...0 -
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.
Is there a co-pay for your haircuts?0
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