WTF Sugars??

TigerLily1973

How in the #$%@ am I supposed to NOT go over on my "sugars" ??? If I eat an apple and use a teaspoon of honey in my tea, I'm basically already at my maximum! It's not like I'm pouring refined white sugar straight down my throat, or even chowing down on Poptarts or cake, It's just the natural sugars that are found in HEALTHY foods. Any suggestions? Other than just ignoring that section of my dietary guidelines... Idk what else to do!

JasonDetwiler

Depends on your goals. Some will suggest to disregard the sugars if you are eating healthy foods. Others will tell you to replace your fruits with more meat and veggies.

What is your goal?

Nimiko

I feel the same way! 80-90% of the time I end up going over due to natural sugars. I love fruit and veggies! They ALL have sugars.

Ready2Rock206

If it comes from fruit ignore it - if it comes from cake and poptarts then watch it.

drmerc

If it comes from fruit ignore it - if it comes from cake and poptarts then watch it.

There is a sensor in your stomach that detects if its poptart sugar
If its poptart sugar you'll become obese

nikilis

If it comes from fruit ignore it - if it comes from cake and poptarts then watch it.

There is a sensor in your stomach that detects if its poptart sugar
If its poptart sugar you'll become obese

whoa... really? that is AWESOME

Summerful

If its coming from natural foods like fruit, I wouldn't worry much about it. Just stay active if you feel like you are consuming too much.

Marquettedominos

If it comes from fruit ignore it - if it comes from cake and poptarts then watch it.

There is a sensor in your stomach that detects if its poptart sugar
If its poptart sugar you'll become obese

HahahahahA

psuLemon

Sugar is a carb.. if carb is moderate then sugar is fine. Just aim to get them from fruits.

savageman69

News flash.....Sugar alone doesnt make you fat...PERIOD. Stop worrying about sugar and watch how many calories you ram in your mouth thats what actually matters

nikilis

How in the #$%@ am I supposed to NOT go over on my "sugars" ??? If I eat an apple and use a teaspoon of honey in my tea, I'm basically already at my maximum! It's not like I'm pouring refined white sugar straight down my throat, or even chowing down on Poptarts or cake, It's just the natural sugars that are found in HEALTHY foods. Any suggestions? Other than just ignoring that section of my dietary guidelines... Idk what else to do!

there's a lot of answers to your question. a number of people would say eat 1 piece of fruit a day and have artificial sweetener in your tea/coffee or drink something with no added sugar. some would say that you can increase your sugar intake in your settings on MFP as long as its under the daily ammount one should have in a healthy diet, or perhaps lower than that, but still more than the very restrictive numbers that MFP comes up with.

I've had this conundrum too. if I ate fruit it would go over by quite a lot as the number was pretty low. I think meeting your micronutrient goals is important, but what is more important is a sustainable diet that works in the long term. also this brings up the important question of your BMR and how you calculated your deficit. if you just put in what you want to loose a week into my fitness pal, this may be too low and it would pay to get your BMR from fitnessfrog.com or somewhere like that and then minus 20% or something like that. the MFP calculation isn't foolproof and its important to check for yourself what a healthy deficit is for you.

personally I go over my sugar intake quite regularly up to 15 or so grams a day, but I would rather eat fruit in my diet and feel good about having a balanced diet than feel that I'm missing out on something healthy. I've stayed under my calorie goals and usually only eat half the fat and I'm loosing weight just fine, so unless you are planning on eating a box of apples it should be fine.

Sarauk2sf

Sugar is just a subset of carbs. Unless you have a medical condition that requires you to specifically limit, there is no need to track separately.

gddrdld

How in the #$%@ am I supposed to NOT go over on my "sugars" ??? If I eat an apple and use a teaspoon of honey in my tea, I'm basically already at my maximum! It's not like I'm pouring refined white sugar straight down my throat, or even chowing down on Poptarts or cake, It's just the natural sugars that are found in HEALTHY foods. Any suggestions? Other than just ignoring that section of my dietary guidelines... Idk what else to do!

Then stop tracking sugars separate from carbohydrate totals. Sugar and starch are both just carbohydrates. They both eventually get converted to glucose and metabolised in roughly the exact same amount of time. Just track your % Carbs, Pro, and Fat and focus on choosing moslty whole foods.

Capt_Apollo

i don't eat a lot of sweets, but i tons of fruit. so i stopped tracking sugar, and started tracking fiber instead.

i read once how the sugar from fruit is pretty much negated by it's fiber. so i'm good.

DontStopB_Leakin

Unless you have a medical reason to watch your sugar intake (ie: you're diabetic), why bother?


I haven't tracked sugar...ever. I'm good.

gddrdld

i don't eat a lot of sweets, but i tons of fruit. so i stopped tracking sugar, and started tracking fiber instead.

i read once how the sugar from fruit is pretty much negated by it's fiber. so i'm good.

The sugar in fruit is in no way "negated by it's fiber". But, that doesn't mean it's bad for you either. Don't want to spread anymore nutrition related misinformation if we can help it. Right?

AnnMombourquette

I am a diabetic and have to watch my sugars. However, I never follow them on here as I eat healthy to fit into my plan, which includes fruit, and as long as I`m eating healthy, that`s fine with me. I also go over on my proteins, and am lower on my carbs because MY body doesn`t handle carbs and the protein fills me and helps to balance my diabetes. It`s really an individual thing.

guardian419

Gotta love bro science.

Someone said the basic: sugar = carbs = sugar. Depending on the kind of diet you follow, this is either a non issue, or a big issue.

If you're thinking of a paleo-type diet, it's a no no. Some say since it's not processed, it's not a big deal, some say a whole bunch of different things.

It boils down to, find a happy balance to where you can still lose weight. It's typically recommended to keep your CARBS below/around 300g/day... eat more meat and veggies and that shouldn't be an issue. Just make sure whatever you do WORKS for you.

Evelyneh

I feel the same way! Most of what I eat is fruit... Fruit with a low glycemic index, as well. I kind of take MFP with a grain of salt... Obviously I shouldn't be eating like 40 apples a day, but being afraid that fruit will make you fat due to the natural sugars is pretty stupid too. Don't eat Twinkies, that's...pretty much it. I've lost 50 lbs and I'm continuing to lose weight, fruit can't be all that bad for me. :P

Capt_Apollo

i don't eat a lot of sweets, but i tons of fruit. so i stopped tracking sugar, and started tracking fiber instead.

i read once how the sugar from fruit is pretty much negated by it's fiber. so i'm good.

The sugar in fruit is in no way "negated by it's fiber". But, that doesn't mean it's bad for you either. Don't want to spread anymore nutrition related misinformation if we can help it. Right?

i didn't meant it like it's a double negative or anything.

it's more like, "eh, the fiber makes you poop, so the sugar aint so bad."

opus649

There is a sensor in your stomach that detects if its poptart sugar
If its poptart sugar you'll become obese

nikilis

I also forgot to mention that questions like this usually end in

Weebs628

I just quit tracking sugar. Here's how I look at it: even if I'm way over, I'm still way under what I used to consume.

BR3ANDA

All I count is refined/added sugar, which I usually only get in my daily piece of chocolate. Just do whats best for you. You can change your sugar goals to a higher number also. The AHA recommends for women to have no more than 5 tsp (20g) of added sugar per day, and not to eliminate naturally occurring sugars from fruit, veg, and dairy, from your food because they are an important staple of any healthy diet. So just try to keep an eye on your added sugar, like sugars in soda, cereal, processed foods, etc, and see how that works out for you.

GettinMyLifeBck

Hello my fruit consist of berries because of the low sugar. I noticed when I ate a lot of sugar I didn't lose much... I started cutting sugar out slowly for example instead of getting regular almond milk I get unsweetened almond milk.My snacks are almonds and celery with peanut butter..

WendyTerry420

I quit tracking sugar within my first week. It is a simple carbohydrate. Worry more about not getting too many simple carbs in a single sitting and balancing it with complex carbs like pasta and breads.

Mads1997

Unless you have a medical reason to watch your sugar intake (ie: you're diabetic), why bother?


I haven't tracked sugar...ever. I'm good.

Same^^

daaimah123

how are you able to track the fiber on MFP?

susannamarie

how are you able to track the fiber on MFP?

Under the 'food' tab, choose 'settings' and you should be able to alter which 5 additional nutrients you track.

I took out sugar and sodium and added fiber and potassium, because those are two things where I always fall short if I'm not watching.

neanderthin

I've hired a private eye to track my sugars so I can get back to eating my ice cream.:happy:

yarwell

i read once how the sugar from fruit is pretty much negated by it's fiber. so i'm good.

no, you were deceived ;-)