How do U stay under the sugar count????

Keran24

I don't track sugar. It doesn't seem to matter. I am losing weight so who cares? I am more interested in my carb/ protein and fiber intake. I think that is what matters. Everything is turned to sugar by your body anyway.

WilliamJD1950

Don't know what you folks are talking about with respect to Sugars. My screen only shows Carbs, not Sugars. But... I never go over on my carbs. It's easy for me. I just hardly eat anything that is rich in carbs. For example. I probably eat only 6 or 7 slices of bread a week. I never eat fast food that has a bun. When I each Chinese I only eat 1/2 cup of rice. I concentrate on vegetables and protein. If you do that, carbs are not a problem.

realme56

I don't worry about it cause most of mine comes from fruits and veggies. Try to just stay away from refined sugars in processed foods.

Keran24

By the way sugar intake is not the key thing you track if you are diabetic anyway. It is carbs.

TiltingAtWindmills

I am SO very glad you asked this. Thank you! I can't seem to stay under my sugar goal either. A simple bit of healthy fruit puts me right over. Just as you are, I was worried I was doing something wrong, but perhaps not!

hdroddy

I don't track sugar. The goals are unrealistic. Fresh fruits are great for you (within reason, of course), but they have natural sugars and put you over the goal very quickly. I still just track the major ones - Calories, Carbs, Protein, and Fat.

The key is to avoid refined sugars. Cakes, cookies, pies, doughnuts, brownies... stuff like that. You want to try to limit those as much as you can (especially since the carbs won't do you any good, either )

Unless you've got a specific health concern, you should be okay.

islandjumper

I agree with what's been said, if there is no medical reason for you to be worried about your sugar...don't worry about it, especially if your sugar sources are fruits and the like.
Be careful of the processed sugar content in your food though, a lot of products we don't even realize come chock full of sugars like breads and sauces...personally I avoid high fructose corn syrup at all costs.
Don't avoid fruits just b/c MFP is telling you you're eating too much sugar. Fruits are loaded with extremely beneficial nutrients like Vit C (helps keep your immune system in check and keep scurvy at bay lol) and antioxidants which are important cancer fighters.

EuroDriver12

by not eating thigns with sugar in them?
(was just gonna post that n leave but read some of the other replys by accident)

REALLY!!! REALLY PEOPLE? lol
sugar doesnt matter at all n you shouldnt watch your sugars unless ur diabetic? really? i feel like im taking crazy pills lmao

i personally have not once in my life heard or seen anyone have a diet called "i eat donuts,candy and pop diet" and loose the weight they want or get lower bodyfat!

my gaaawd im like mad n laughing at the same time lol

almost feels like ppl are trolling!!

Meggles63

I just track calories, protein, fat and carbs. That should be enough.

mrh1227

Hey! Independent Team Beachbody Coach here with some helpful advice about how to adjust MFP's sugar values to better fit you! Let me just say this that I'm glad to see that you're getting your sugars from natural sources such as grapes. These sources of sugar are more detrimental to be avoided by people with weight issues, but also if they are eaten early in the day may not affect you nearly as much. If you feel that MFP's sugar count is too low, heres a helpful hint: the World Health Organization recommends people have no more than 10 tsps of ADDED sugars per day. However, unless overweight or a diabetic as I saw someone else state, natural sugars are far less harmful to you.

If eaten early in the day, they will be broken down and likely used as energy before the day has passed. At night though, small traces may still remain in your body as you go to sleep. With your metabolism slowing as you sleep, this means that over time, you may develop a sort of extra sugar total in your body that keeps piling up at night. This isn't a major concern, but if you love eating your natural sugars, than continue to do so, just try and limit them to earlier in the day. But avoid additive sugars...always

inesribeiro

i dont really care about it, my sugar comes mostly from fruit, and im not going to worry with fruit sugar.

SKP1986

I basically ignore sugars from fruit/veggies and just try not to overdo the added sugar. I still track my sugar, but I've cut it down more than half from cutting out dessert type sweets recently. I feel like that was a huge hurdle and anything else comes out in the wash. Works for me, though.

floweringcurrant

I stopped tracking sugar because I pretty much only eat sugar from fruit. There is a difference. Unless you are getting your sugar from processed sources I would not worry.

islandjumper

by not eating thigns with sugar in them?
(was just gonna post that n leave but read some of the other replys by accident)

REALLY!!! REALLY PEOPLE? lol
sugar doesnt matter at all n you shouldnt watch your sugars unless ur diabetic? really? i feel like im taking crazy pills lmao

i personally have not once in my life heard or seen anyone have a diet called "i eat donuts,candy and pop diet" and loose the weight they want or get lower bodyfat!

my gaaawd im like mad n laughing at the same time lol

almost feels like ppl are trolling!!

wow...i kinda feel like you're trolling. What people are saying here is to not stress about MFP pre-set sugar levels as long as you're sensible about where your sugar is coming from i.e. minimize the processed sugar and get your sugars from natural sources like fruits and vegetable within reason. No one said anything about a free for all at dunkin' donuts