Are fruits killing my diet?

pstaceyca

:noway: I am sorry but I doubt if anyone ever got fat from eating fruit!!!

OddChoices

My numbers seem to say so.
I don't usually eat sweets (cookies, cakes, etc), but I love my fruit. I eat a banana at least once a day, an apple every other day and blueberries and strawberries everyday. I really hate the idea of removing my fruits in order to manage my sugar intake, but I'm not sure what else to cut?

Someone told me last week that fruits are not necessarily good for you because of the sweets. What?

I'm not really trying to lose, just maintain with my goal weight being my highest weight of the weak.

Am I going to have to eliminate some of my favorite fruits as I get older?

The only thing I would take away is the banana.

astrampe

Looking back through your diary I don't think it's the whole fruit that's the culprit - I think it's that you often have WW cakes, low-fat yogurts (which are high in sugar to make up for lack of fat) and dried fruit which often has sugar added to it if the original fruit is tart (i.e. cranberries) but even if it doesn't have added sugar the sugar in dried fruit is more concentrated and you'll eat more dried fruit in a single snack than you would if it were whole and fresh.

So if you wanted to cut back on sugar I'd drop the Craisins and raisins and the WW cake stuff; have full-fat yogurts rather than low-fat ones and simple eat more whole fruit if you really like it.

This...Fruit is not your problem, all the refined carbs in the form of cakes and sweets are....Up your protein, eat more protein for snacks instead of the refined carbs, and you'll be fine...

stonel94

Just watch your sugar, berries are lower in sugar so that's good, bananas are high in carbs, but just 1 a day is fine, and apples are high in sugar but again just 1 every other day isn't bad at all.
I'd say the banana and apples are fine, just be careful with the portion of the berries because it is really easy to just eat tons and tons and then that will be a lot of calories and sugar, it is possible to eat too much healthy food and gain weight.

kistockman

Looking back through your diary I don't think it's the whole fruit that's the culprit - I think it's that you often have WW cakes, low-fat yogurts (which are high in sugar to make up for lack of fat) and dried fruit which often has sugar added to it if the original fruit is tart (i.e. cranberries) but even if it doesn't have added sugar the sugar in dried fruit is more concentrated and you'll eat more dried fruit in a single snack than you would if it were whole and fresh.

So if you wanted to cut back on sugar I'd drop the Craisins and raisins and the WW cake stuff; have full-fat yogurts rather than low-fat ones and simple eat more whole fruit if you really like it.

Thanks so much for taking a look at my diary. I really needed all of these other sets of eyes.

No....I'm not a troll. Because I've been using Weight Watchers as a guide and counting points, I had no idea really about the amount of sugar in fruit. Yours....and everyone's advice and perspective is so helpful. I'll stop tracking sugars and focus more on carbs. I'll also cut the Craisins and WW cakes. (This last part is the hard news I had to hear)

And thank you all for not telling me to cut my bananas. No, I'm not a troll, but I just may be a monkey.

Thanks again. xoxo

elizabethfowler33

I agree that it's not the natural sugars in fruit that's stalling you but the white refined sugar in some of your snacks. I wholeheartedly agree with ditching all those prepackaged foods and enjoying your fruit with some good fats, nuts and greek yogurt are great additions. I have also noticed time and time again that even a small amount of any non dairy creamer in my coffee brings my weight loss to a screeching halt. I have begun using 2% foamed milk, a 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract and splenda to taste in my coffee and I still maintain loss with that (and it feels like a delicious treat!).

slkehl

Not all fruits are high in sugar and calories. Grapes are pretty high in sugar. Strawberries aren't. Just log em to get an idea of the sugar/calories in em

stonel94

I looked over again, and yeah.....you're not eating that much fruit...why would you think of all things it's the fruit that's kiling your diet?

You eat a lot of "diet foods" WW foods, reduced fat, no sugar, all this stuff seems like it would be better, but it's not, it's better to have the whole version of things and just a smaller portion because then you get the full range of nutrients, healthy fats, etc. They have to add something to take something out, and it's not good stuff they add.

Also you eat a lot of ready made foods like asian spring rolls and noodles and stuff like that, and also like "fast" foods like skyline chili and panera, that stuff isn't good. You should be making these foods not getting the easy unhealthy version, It's not all about calories, you will lose weight to a point just based on calories, but it will stop eventually, and you won't be healthy. of course once in a while eating fast food or ready made foods is fine, just not as much as it seems you do. And if you're the kind of person that needs a sweet every day (like me) make something like cupcakes or something where you can control what goes in, the portion, etc. and eat one a day, or have a little bit of dark chocolate, or something like this. Just because you can have 3 WW cakes for the same calories as 1 regular cake doesn't mean it'll be better for you.

I noticed almost every day you're over on something which means you're also under on something, it's all about balance, except since you haven't changed your goals on here, I would sugest way more protein, the protein limits on here should be you minimum, you should go over that every day.

if you want the dried fruits like rasins and crasins buy the natural versions with no sugar added.

08dmd

The protein totally works with the fruit to keep that craving down!!

Robin_Bin

The sugar in fruit is not usually worth worrying about. (Unless you have a specific medical condition, like diabetes.) Many of us do not track sugar because the sugar in healthy foods, like fruit, can be misleading. Look at the sugar in other foods (not fruit or vegetables) or sugar added to processed fruit (like in syrups). I quit tracking sugar, and I don't worry if I'm under on carbohydrates. I track fiber. But fruit and fruit smoothies are a key part of what helped me get started, and they were critical to my success so far.

kistockman

I agree that it's not the natural sugars in fruit that's stalling you but the white refined sugar in some of your snacks. I wholeheartedly agree with ditching all those prepackaged foods and enjoying your fruit with some good fats, nuts and greek yogurt are great additions. I have also noticed time and time again that even a small amount of any non dairy creamer in my coffee brings my weight loss to a screeching halt. I have begun using 2% foamed milk, a 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract and splenda to taste in my coffee and I still maintain loss with that (and it feels like a delicious treat!).

Thank you for the tip

kistockman

I looked over again, and yeah.....you're not eating that much fruit...why would you think of all things it's the fruit that's kiling your diet?

You eat a lot of "diet foods" WW foods, reduced fat, no sugar, all this stuff seems like it would be better, but it's not, it's better to have the whole version of things and just a smaller portion because then you get the full range of nutrients, healthy fats, etc. They have to add something to take something out, and it's not good stuff they add.

Also you eat a lot of ready made foods like asian spring rolls and noodles and stuff like that, and also like "fast" foods like skyline chili and panera, that stuff isn't good. You should be making these foods not getting the easy unhealthy version, It's not all about calories, you will lose weight to a point just based on calories, but it will stop eventually, and you won't be healthy. of course once in a while eating fast food or ready made foods is fine, just not as much as it seems you do. And if you're the kind of person that needs a sweet every day (like me) make something like cupcakes or something where you can control what goes in, the portion, etc. and eat one a day, or have a little bit of dark chocolate, or something like this. Just because you can have 3 WW cakes for the same calories as 1 regular cake doesn't mean it'll be better for you.

I noticed almost every day you're over on something which means you're also under on something, it's all about balance, except since you haven't changed your goals on here, I would sugest way more protein, the protein limits on here should be you minimum, you should go over that every day.

if you want the dried fruits like rasins and crasins buy the natural versions with no sugar added.

Thanks again for the specifics. I do think lots of this is a result of following Weight Watcher points for so long so seeing (like you) the residual "diet foods" in my diet.

The lower fat and elimination of white sugar was necessary for my husband's diet. He had to eliminate all white sugars, flours, and fats was for his cholesterol. As a result of our diet, he was able to avoid taking meds....we are able to manage without them. this was the ultimate goal.

I agree though about eliminating more of the prepacked foods from the home.

escapeartist90210

That's not much fruit, you're fine! Enjoy your fruit as long you watch calories than fruit is probably the best way to get carbs. Well second best to vegetables

DDCNY

Bananas are incredibly high in sugar. The plan I follow counts portions and when I eat a small banana I count it as two portions of fruit. Other fruits like pineapple, cherries, and pears are also higher in sugar than fruits such as strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, and kiwi fruit. Google a list for low GI or low glycemic index fruits. This will give you a great list to go by when you're feeling that you've been having too many high-sugar fruits.

judychicken

bump

chooselove

this reminds me of that silly commercial about high fructose corn syrup - "sugar is sugar, your body can't tell the difference"

well, your body can DEFINITELY tell the difference between a piece of wonderful, natural fruit versus white refined sugar or HFCS.
Ugh. don't listen to those freaks telling you not to eat fruit because of the sugar. Fruits have tons of nutrients that you NEED. Eat your fruit, enjoy it, don't binge on it, you're fine.

taylorwaylor

Try to just limit them.. Eat more veggies?? I dont think fruits are "bad", but i have heard that they are for weight loss(but i dont care! ha) The better fruits to eat would be the berries... So eat blueberries and strawberries and blackberries and alllll that, just limit bananas and everything else if your worried about sugars

round10

anyone that says fruit is making you fat is an idiot.

Spindigo1

Thank you for posting this!

I was feeling blue because I run out of my MFP sugar allowance every day just eating normal-is healthy foods...and I found myself beginning to avoid fruit. But I LOVE fruit.

I didn't realize you could make MFP track something else instead of sugar! Hello, fiber tracker

MyChocolateDiet

they have lots of sugar if you dont' want that limit them. the end.

sue31didit

No one got fat from eating too much fruit, just watch the grapes and the pineapples, that's the only ones that upset my weight loss, so I tend to limit those too, apart from that it won't be the fruit. x

jamaicanlady

I eat lots of high sugar fruits and it never affected my weight loss, I just always ensured I was under my calorie goal. I LOVE fruits and I am not going to give them up unless I find that I have diabetes or some other condition that requires me to lower my sugar intake. So I say don't give them up. Their pros (nutrients, antioxidants, etc.) outweigh their cons.

Katetw

make sure you are within your calorie limit. Fruits do have calories, to track them, yes, every berry. As long as you stay at your goal calorie number, you should lose the weight. Good luck!

PS--I eat a ton of fruit as well...so far I've been fine--but I've only been doing this for about 3 weeks.