Too Much Sugar!

laurengaugler

I joined MFP last year, took a break, and now I'm back. Both in the last go around and this time I have been monitoring my sugar and always go over. I eat fairly clean and in looking at my food diary most of food does not contain that much sugar.

I was eating flavored Greek yogurt until I saw how much sugar there was and have since switched to plain. Other than that, all the sugar is coming from fruit and honey in my morning tea with a little bit here and there throughout the day.

Again, I'm not eating processed foods. Should I be concerned by this? I usually have 3-4 servings of fruit and 1-2 tsp of honey per day and that pushes me over.

ashleym9925

Fruit has a lot of sugar in it. If you want to decrease your sugar intake, you should cut your servings of fruit in half and try to eat more veggies.

blu_meanie_ca

Try tracking your fiber along with your carbs. Trying to max out your fiber while staying in your carb limit helps to make smarter carb choicies.

laurengaugler

Right, I know this. Last time I was here I was dating someone very health conscious and he told me that I shouldn't really worry too much about what the sugar levels say on here because what I am eating are natural/non processed sugars, and it's not like I'm eating a bushel of bananas every meal.

I guess my question is not how do I lower my sugar intake. That's an obvious answer. My question is more how does sugar play a role in weight loss and overall health.

laurengaugler

Try tracking your fiber along with your carbs. Trying to max out your fiber while staying in your carb limit helps to make smarter carb choicies.

I have fiber tracking, but I will pay closer attention to the ratio. Thanks!

ChristinaK69

I would just avoid the table type sugar. Your body processes fruit sugar differently and you get some good natural vitamins with fruit