It's not even 10am and I'm over my limit on Sugars???

hopefloatsup

Here's what my goals/limits are....
Daily Goal
Calories = 1,280
Carbs = 176
Fat = 43
Protien = 48
Sugar = 26
Sodium = 2,500

To me, I panicked when I saw this the first time. I realized at that point that I was probably eating 3000 calories a day quite often! Just because Sunchips say whole grain....doesn't mean they're healthy to eat half a bag LOL

issyfit

Maybe this will help:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/17/the-7-laws-of-leanness.aspx?e_cid=20120217_DNL_art_1

Here's an excerpt:
Why is limiting fructose so important for weight management and optimal health?

The reasons are numerous, but if I could make you memorize just one thing that can truly help you improve your health, it would be that eating fat does not make you fat; eating excessive fructose does! If you were to view soda with the same disdain most people give to a chunk of lard, you'd be on the right track... Ironically though, the lard would actually be more healthful for you than the soda!

Fructose simultaneously prevents weight loss and promotes fat storage, by:

* Diminishing your satiety (feelings of fullness) as it does not stimulate a rise in leptin, one of the most powerful hunger and fat storage regulators in your body. And, of course, when you're feeling hungry you tend to eat more.

Leptin resistance, just like insulin resistance, is also one of the most significant factors underlying a vast array of diseases. For example, it plays a significant if not primary role in the development of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases, reproductive disorders, and perhaps the rate of aging itself.
* Not suppressing ghrelin (also known as "the hunger hormone"). Glucose, on the other hand, does suppress ghrelin, making you feel satiated
* Slowly, if consumed chronically, causing insulin resistance, which hampers weight loss efforts
* Converting directly to fat more readily than any other sugar. It is also known to raise triglycerides significantly
* Robbing your body of micronutrients while assimilating itself for use (in the case of foods containing high fructose corn syrup. Whole fruits on the other hand does not have this particular problem as the fruit contains all these extra nutrients along with the fructose)

With all these simultaneous factors coming into play every time you consume fructose, it's easy to see why a high-fructose diet can propel you into a vicious cycle of over-eating while also being malnourished.

My recommendation is to keep your total fructose intake below 25 grams of fructose per day, if you're in good health. Most people will also benefit from limiting your fructose from fruit to 15 grams a day, and, if you need to lose weight, you likely will need to limit your total fructose consumption to 15 grams a day total, including that from fruit.

needtolose50lbs

I go over everyday, just about everything has sugar so I try not to worry, as long as you don't have diabetes, I would'nt worry about it.

Alicia_Monique

Bananas have loads of sugar.

I always go over sugar, too. ALWAYS.

I eat lots of fruit, so that's why.

But, I justify it to myself like this, I don't eat a huge amount of refined sugar. I eat natural sugar that nature put into the foods that I'm eating. It's OKAY to enjoy a sweet and healthy snack, and I shouldn't sweat it.

I keep track of my sugar just because it's so surprising how much sugar is actually in things! It's crazy!

Don't feel bad about going over sugar.

susanswan

I wasn't tracking sugar then decided one day, "That might be a good idea". So I started the tracking, had my one cup of coffee with french vanilla creamer (my one weakness I still treat myself to). After the coffee and an orange I was over my sugar. My solution? Stop tracking sugar LOL.

So far....my favorite reply! LOL I'm making the switch to sugar free, but I'm wondering now about the Silk Almond Milk - the sweetened kind. I wonder how that would be in coffee? I just can't drink it plain and my family would rather I NOT stop drinking coffee in the morning LOL

Trader Joe's makes an organic soy milk that is just soy beans and water. So far it is the only one without additives, preservatives, and sugar. I lOVE it! It is very thick and creamy! I use stevia in my food which is not supposed to increase your glycemic load (or whatever it is called) as it is a plant.

beckylawrence70

Ya, I could care less what MFP says on the sugar, it's set too low, I go over alot too and don't even worry bout it, remove it from ur list so u can't see it........

Silverkittycat

It's not even 10am and I'm over my limit on Sugars???

Not always a bad thing.
You can change the setting under "Goals", if you'd like.

CrystalFlury

So it's not even 10am here. I've had 1 cup of coffee with some creamer (my weakness), and 1 banana. I've been up since about 5:30 this morning and have been to the ER with my kiddo who has a bad ear infection. I come home thinking, "Ok, so I only had 1 cup as opposed to normal 2-3 cups of coffee, so I'm having a banana" I'm exhausted and it was something quick to grab. But according to my numbers, I'm already 8 over on sugars. I know the creamer isn't good - I always got Fat Free, so I'm using that up before opening my Sugar Free. But REALLY? I know that I won't make it through with no more sugars today. Why does this not seem right to me?

I too tend to go over my sugars. Don't worry about counting sugar you get from fruits/veggies. As long as you're watching the kind of creamer you use and measure it out you'll be fine. I get the impression a lot of people on here don't watch their sugar but I do because I know I tend to have a sweet tooth. I mainly pay attention to where my sugar is coming from, if I see I've gone all out eating things like cookies and cake (which I don't have often at all) I make sure to limit myself. If I know the sugar is coming from my whole wheat bread,protein shake, fruits then I don't worry so much about it. My dad is a type 2 diabetic and part of the reason I keep my sugar tracked is because I don't want to over do it and follow in my dad's foot steps.

Hint: I too like creamer in my coffee, I use half and half and then use a no calorie sweetener to cut down on the amount of sugar I get from that one cup of coffee.

tigersword

Maybe this will help:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/17/the-7-laws-of-leanness.aspx?e_cid=20120217_DNL_art_1

Here's an excerpt:
Why is limiting fructose so important for weight management and optimal health?

The reasons are numerous, but if I could make you memorize just one thing that can truly help you improve your health, it would be that eating fat does not make you fat; eating excessive fructose does! If you were to view soda with the same disdain most people give to a chunk of lard, you'd be on the right track... Ironically though, the lard would actually be more healthful for you than the soda!

Fructose simultaneously prevents weight loss and promotes fat storage, by:

* Diminishing your satiety (feelings of fullness) as it does not stimulate a rise in leptin, one of the most powerful hunger and fat storage regulators in your body. And, of course, when you're feeling hungry you tend to eat more.

Leptin resistance, just like insulin resistance, is also one of the most significant factors underlying a vast array of diseases. For example, it plays a significant if not primary role in the development of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases, reproductive disorders, and perhaps the rate of aging itself.
* Not suppressing ghrelin (also known as "the hunger hormone"). Glucose, on the other hand, does suppress ghrelin, making you feel satiated
* Slowly, if consumed chronically, causing insulin resistance, which hampers weight loss efforts
* Converting directly to fat more readily than any other sugar. It is also known to raise triglycerides significantly
* Robbing your body of micronutrients while assimilating itself for use (in the case of foods containing high fructose corn syrup. Whole fruits on the other hand does not have this particular problem as the fruit contains all these extra nutrients along with the fructose)

With all these simultaneous factors coming into play every time you consume fructose, it's easy to see why a high-fructose diet can propel you into a vicious cycle of over-eating while also being malnourished.

My recommendation is to keep your total fructose intake below 25 grams of fructose per day, if you're in good health. Most people will also benefit from limiting your fructose from fruit to 15 grams a day, and, if you need to lose weight, you likely will need to limit your total fructose consumption to 15 grams a day total, including that from fruit.

Mercola and his anti-fructose campaign has been soundly debunked by science. Here's some reading for you.

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

hataxa1

We usually use skim milk, but one day we were out and I tried my coffee with Almond milk (the unsweetened kind). It was actually pretty good.

hopefloatsup

Thank you EVERYONE for your tips & calming me down a bit I think I will definitely be taking the sugar goal off so I can't see it. Onto other things...I have since eaten a frozen fudge bar. So the banana didn't really matter LOL. Baby steps, I tell ya....baby steps. Less is always a huge step and I'm lowering my sugars one day a time

STrooper

I lost most of weight when I continued to eat one serving (the serving size on the carton) each day. Since I stopped late last summer, the weight loss has also slowed.

Maybe I need to go back to ice cream. LOL!

mark5282

I really wish the food manufacturers would break down natural sugars eg in fruit, and added sugars when displaying nutritional info on packets, there is a difference on how they effect your body, refined sugar is processed very quickly by the body and is more likely to cause weight gain, this is generally what you will find in cakes and biscuits(cookies). Natural and fruit sugars take longer for the body to break down, which is why maple syrup (natural) or honey are much better to add to your foods.
I also wish that myfitnesspal had natural and added sugars in the food nutrition information, you do need to watch both but more importantly the added/ refined sugars.

nettg40

Coffee creamer was my enemy too. Look into sugar free coffee syrups Da vinci is one brand so you can get the flavor then work on reducing the sugar or sugar substitute that you add.

tigersword

I really wish the food manufacturers would break down natural sugars eg in fruit, and added sugars when displaying nutritional info on packets, there is a difference on how they effect your body, refined sugar is processed very quickly by the body and is more likely to cause weight gain, this is generally what you will find in cakes and biscuits(cookies). Natural and fruit sugars take longer for the body to break down, which is why maple syrup (natural) or honey are much better to add to your foods.
I also wish that myfitnesspal had natural and added sugars in the food nutrition information, you do need to watch both but more importantly the added/ refined sugars.

This is not true at all. They are all the exact same sugar molecularly. They take the same amount of time and effort for the body to process.

fitnessgoalie

Great information! I eat lots of sugar items, so I am looking for help with finding a new yogurt to eat. I eat the flavored stuff, but noticed lots of sugar in it.

issyfit

I really wish the food manufacturers would break down natural sugars eg in fruit, and added sugars when displaying nutritional info on packets, there is a difference on how they effect your body, refined sugar is processed very quickly by the body and is more likely to cause weight gain, this is generally what you will find in cakes and biscuits(cookies). Natural and fruit sugars take longer for the body to break down, which is why maple syrup (natural) or honey are much better to add to your foods.
I also wish that myfitnesspal had natural and added sugars in the food nutrition information, you do need to watch both but more importantly the added/ refined sugars.

If there are "added" sugars they will be listed on the ingredient list under the nutritional info.