Already Over My Sugar Limit

purplecharm

Can someone please take a look at my diary entry for today and tell me what I am doing wrong? It's only 3 p.m. and I am already over my sugar limit. By the time I eat dinner and another snack, I am sure I will end of being way over the limit.

Cp731

where does it show sugar intake

Seajolly

Honestly, I don't pay attention to the sugars that occur naturally in fresh raw fruit. If you take that out, you really are doing just fine on your sugar for the day. As long as you don't go overboard on the fruit, you'll be okay.

sandradev1

The sugar in your diary today have come from natural sugar sources like fruit, so there is absolutely no problem. Unless you have a medical reason for watching your sugar and are eating fairly healthily, there is no need to watch your sugar levels.

concordancia

Did you really have 100g of strawberries?

You are eating a llloooootttttt of fruit and much of it processed. Try one whole fruit per meal, at most.

The MFP totals are really low and many have speculated that they are not meant to include naturally occurring sugars from dairy and fruits, but that should not mean an unlimited amount.

Overall, you are doing pretty well!

purplecharm

where does it show sugar intake

There's a column labeled "sugar". It's next to the protein column.

Cp731

Can someone please take a look at my diary entry for today and tell me what I am doing wrong? It's only 3 p.m. and I am already over my sugar limit. By the time I eat dinner and another snack, I am sure I will end of being way over the limit.

Whoa! The Pear, applesauce and fruitables have got to go. Seriously. If you crave sugar start eating Pomegranet. Its sweet and yummy. Plus it takes a long time to sit and pick at all those seeds.

purplecharm

Thanks everyone for responding.

@concordanica, I am going to have to check the strawberry numbers. I ate only 4 strawberries.

@ChasinPavement The only way I can get down the oatmeal is by adding the applesauce and some fruit and each spoonful has to have a piece of fruit. I only eat the oatmeal because of all the benefits that it has, but I really am not a fan of it. It's so bland.

Any suggestions on other foods that have the same beneficial qualities as oatmeal?

SoozeE512

The only thing I'd cut out is the juice. Everything else looks good.

Oatmeal does have a lot of benefits, and it will also help your body absorb the sugar from the fruits more slowly. Go ahead and continue eating them together, and don't worry so much about your sugar going over so long as it continues to be from good, nutritious sources of food.

concordancia

I put cinnamon and almonds in my oatmeal. Maybe that with just a little fruit would liven it up for you?

allaboutthecake

Eat your whole fruit and enjoy. Eat at least 2 servings each day. Cut out your juice. Juice metabolizes into pure sugar, doesn't give you any chewing satisfaction, and is not filling. If you enjoy apple juice, eat a whole apple. (Whole apples equals 2 fruit servings, btw.) Apples & bananas are among the highest in natural sugar. Berries have low-glycemic impact & you can have more "volume" per serving.

Try eating the slower-cooked old-fashioned oatmeal & add some cinnamon. (I cook mine in the microw while eggs are cooking). Cinnamon gives it a nice added flavor. I eat mine with Splenda because honey causes my blood sugar to spike & I end up craving more carbs...vicious cycle, that spiking.

If you are truly only eating the oatmeal cuz of nutrition, you probably won't stick with it. Find something that you enjoy for breakfast. I like eggwhites...not for everyone, I know. They stick with me for a long time cuz I eat about 3/4 cup of them (about 5 XL).

hth

blu_meanie_ca

*Instead of tracking sugar, track your fiber. Try to make out your fiber daily, while staying with in your carb limit. This will help you make sure you are making smarter carb choices (whole grains, limited amounts of fruit, legumes, ect). If you are trying to reduce your carbs, you can change your percentages in your goal page.
*Kill the fake fruit (apple sauce, ect). They have no fiber, and half the nutrition (or less) of real fruit.
*As for oats, I eat them (when I do, which is sparingly) flavored with fat free yogurt. But, I like oatmeal (loooooveee it drown in brown sugar.. hence why brown sugar is off limits to me). But, if you don't like them, don't eat them. Oats are not a magic food. Any whole grains will give you the same benefits as oats. (as in, whole flake rye, hard wheat kernels, barley... grains that are actually whole or flaked).

emotionalharlequin

It's the fruit.
Opinions vary on whether fruit sugar is bad, but if you're still losing weight whilst eating the stuff then don't worry about. However, you might want to check with your doctor if that amount of sugar is having any negative effect on your health.

amandacowan1978

To the person who commented on 100g of strawberries, that is really maybe only like 7-8 strawberries. We're not talking about a bucket full.

Unless you're eating only fruit at every meal, you do not need to be concerned with fruit. IF you were having trouble losing weight and there were no other red flags then you could consider cutting back and seeing if that helps.

Now fruit juice is another matter. Unless you're making it at home (and even then, it's pretty easy to go way over on a serving of it) it's most always concentrated. So where a serving of say, oranges fresh may have this many sugars a concentrated version even with NO additional ingredients will still have way more sugar. So if you want fruit, have whole fruit. I'd definitely leave the juices and take the whole fruit any day.

Good luck!

purplecharm

The only thing I'd cut out is the juice. Everything else looks good.

Oatmeal does have a lot of benefits, and it will also help your body absorb the sugar from the fruits more slowly. Go ahead and continue eating them together, and don't worry so much about your sugar going over so long as it continues to be from good, nutritious sources of food.

The funny thing is that I don't drink juices often. I bought them last week for my daughter but she didn't like them because they aren't really sweet. I thought it would be ok to drink because it was only 40 calories, but I totally overlooked the number of grams of sugar.

Thanks!

purplecharm

I put cinnamon and almonds in my oatmeal. Maybe that with just a little fruit would liven it up for you?

I will try the cinnamon. I am not a fan of almonds.

Thanks for responding.

LinDiSm26262

Three normal servings of fruit a day will cut the sugar.

Cp731

Our kids food can trap us into bad food habits. When I had my daughter my OBGYN said to stay away from empty calories like the ones in juices and such. I looked at my sugar intake and I was way over every day this week but my sugar came from fresh fruits and veggies. The Por's from those foods out weigh the cons.

purplecharm

Eat your whole fruit and enjoy. Eat at least 2 servings each day. Cut out your juice. Juice metabolizes into pure sugar, doesn't give you any chewing satisfaction, and is not filling. If you enjoy apple juice, eat a whole apple. (Whole apples equals 2 fruit servings, btw.) Apples & bananas are among the highest in natural sugar. Berries have low-glycemic impact & you can have more "volume" per serving.

Try eating the slower-cooked old-fashioned oatmeal & add some cinnamon. (I cook mine in the microw while eggs are cooking). Cinnamon gives it a nice added flavor. I eat mine with Splenda because honey causes my blood sugar to spike & I end up craving more carbs...vicious cycle, that spiking.

If you are truly only eating the oatmeal cuz of nutrition, you probably won't stick with it. Find something that you enjoy for breakfast. I like eggwhites...not for everyone, I know. They stick with me for a long time cuz I eat about 3/4 cup of them (about 5 XL).

hth

This helps a lot.

I bought some steel-cuts oats recently because I read that they taste better than regular oats. I have not tried them yet, so I don't know how true that is. I will probably give them a try tomorrow for breakfast.

Thanks for responding!

purplecharm

*Instead of tracking sugar, track your fiber. Try to make out your fiber daily, while staying with in your carb limit. This will help you make sure you are making smarter carb choices (whole grains, limited amounts of fruit, legumes, ect). If you are trying to reduce your carbs, you can change your percentages in your goal page.
*Kill the fake fruit (apple sauce, ect). They have no fiber, and half the nutrition (or less) of real fruit.
*As for oats, I eat them (when I do, which is sparingly) flavored with fat free yogurt. But, I like oatmeal (loooooveee it drown in brown sugar.. hence why brown sugar is off limits to me). But, if you don't like them, don't eat them. Oats are not a magic food. Any whole grains will give you the same benefits as oats. (as in, whole flake rye, hard wheat kernels, barley... grains that are actually whole or flaked).

Thanks for the suggestions. I am sad to read that applesauce is fake fruit. I love it so much and thought it was a good food to eat since I buy the unsweetened version. I guess I will will keep it around for an oil substitute for when I bake.

purplecharm

It's the fruit.
Opinions vary on whether fruit sugar is bad, but if you're still losing weight whilst eating the stuff then don't worry about. However, you might want to check with your doctor if that amount of sugar is having any negative effect on your health.

Thanks for responding!

purplecharm

To the person who commented on 100g of strawberries, that is really maybe only like 7-8 strawberries. We're not talking about a bucket full.

Unless you're eating only fruit at every meal, you do not need to be concerned with fruit. IF you were having trouble losing weight and there were no other red flags then you could consider cutting back and seeing if that helps.

Now fruit juice is another matter. Unless you're making it at home (and even then, it's pretty easy to go way over on a serving of it) it's most always concentrated. So where a serving of say, oranges fresh may have this many sugars a concentrated version even with NO additional ingredients will still have way more sugar. So if you want fruit, have whole fruit. I'd definitely leave the juices and take the whole fruit any day.

Good luck!

I will definitely stick to whole fruits from now on. I always thought that drinking juices with no additional ingredients was the way to go, not truly understanding how the sugar content factored into it.

Thanks!

ashleab37

Did you really have 100g of strawberries?

You are eating a llloooootttttt of fruit and much of it processed. Try one whole fruit per meal, at most.

The MFP totals are really low and many have speculated that they are not meant to include naturally occurring sugars from dairy and fruits, but that should not mean an unlimited amount.

Overall, you are doing pretty well!

What on earth is wrong with 100gm of strawberries?

purplecharm

I checked the numbers on the strawberries and 100g is around 4 cut up medium size strawberries. I am not sure the reason for questioning whether I really ate 100g of strawberries.