over on Sugar with no table sugar

middleagedmeh
middleagedmeh Posts: 104 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been under my calorie goal everyday and maintaining discipline. The weight loss is better than expected an I love the app.
I wonder why the recommendation on sugar are so low. I have completely eliminated table sugar from my diet, eliminated most high in sugar fruits (except the banana maybe once a week if I am very tired) but I still am over every day.
Generally with 2 green apples, one raw carrot as snacks and some vegetables like onions with my dinner + my morning cup of organic raw milk).
I am wondering if the sugar goal has in mind table sugar only...
Any advice would be helpful.

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  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Don't worry about sugar unless you're diabetic/pre-diabetic. Most people turn that column off. Look at your protein/fat/carbohydrate % and things that you might not get enough of, not sugar. I often have a cup of green grapes within my calories that puts me over for sugar. This does not matter because I am not diabetic.
  • middleagedmeh
    middleagedmeh Posts: 104 Member
    Makes sense.
    It was just something important because a lot of the weight loss advice is to reduce sugar.
    Thanks,
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Makes sense.
    It was just something important because a lot of the weight loss advice is to reduce sugar.
    Thanks,
    High sugar foods are often more calorie-dense and easier to go overboard on, for sure. High sugar snacks are also poorly portioned (a snickers bar that is supposed to be 3 servings. Like anyone is going to eat 1/3). Unfortunately, anti-sugar is also the latest fad (following up the anti-carb fad, which came after the anti-fat fad). That's probably the bro science you've been hearing lately.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    what's your daily target for sugar in grams ?
  • myfitnesspale3
    myfitnesspale3 Posts: 276 Member
    Recommended sugar limits apply to all sugars. There is no significant difference between table sugar and fruit sugar, honey, molasses, agave and all the rest of the so-called "natural" sugars.

    Most diabetics and pre-diabetics don't know they are.

    Everything else being equal, less sugar and carbs helps to reduce hunger.
  • middleagedmeh
    middleagedmeh Posts: 104 Member
    I didn't set a target really. I just decided to get all my sugar naturally from fruits and vegetables. I am lucky to have a lot of that for cheap. That being said the app calculator set a target for 54 grams with the data I input. I am okay with not paying too much attention to it. The other goals seem good.
    I like the word bro-science. It sounds like some cool science :-)

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