TOO MUCH SUGAR

gingchey
gingchey Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I need some help in lowing my sugar intake. I am not eating sugary good like cakes, cookies, candy; nor a lot of bread, pasta or rice. But so far I have been over my sugar intake everyday. I also have not been eating enough food due to my workouts.

So, how do I eat more food without eating too much sugar?

Ging

Replies

  • Sandylovesm
    Sandylovesm Posts: 242 Member
    I'm not a specialist but I thing sugar level on MFP are ridiculously low. For example, when I enter a banana and a fruit juice, I already kill my sugar intake based on MFP. I don't have that problems with carbs or fat :)
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Unless you have a medical reason to limit/monitor your sugar intake, don't worry about it.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Unless you have a medical reason to do so there's no need to avoid Sugar.

    Just watch your overall carb and calorie intake and have some fun with Sugar.
  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    I think the sugar calculations are extremely low and I ignore them as long as I'm getting the sugar from mostly natural sources. I go over with non-fat greek yogurt, an apple and a bell pepper. I'm not changing those types of food, they keep me on track.
  • singer201
    singer201 Posts: 562 Member
    MFP has macros set way too high for carbs, and too low for fats and proteins. The sugar setting is ridiculous even for low-carb users. Go under custom settings for goals and change whatever you like to make it match what you want to do.
  • diwijo13
    diwijo13 Posts: 106 Member
    Good question. I should only have 30 g of sugar a day but a banana is 12 g. So most days I have to choose between a doughnut or other sugary snack or fruit.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    I like pancakes, cupcakes, mochi, and ice cream too much to care.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    The MFP recommendation for sugar is based on the American Heart Association's recommendation for ADDED sugar. To my knowledge there is not formal recommendation for total sugar. A flippin' apple is going to pretty much put you over...I hardly think the obesity epidemic can be attributed to an apple a day.

    If you don't have a medical condition that warrants restricting your sugar then don't worry about it. I personally only watch my intake of added sugar and high fructose corn syrup because I was pre-diabetic and had very high triglycerides before MFP (normal now).
  • catydabo
    catydabo Posts: 8
    Glad to see these other opinions. I go over on sugar every day and I try to be very careful.
  • chadraeder3
    chadraeder3 Posts: 279 Member
    If you are getting sugar from whole fruits most people will say don't worry about it. Fruit contains more then just sugar like fiber, vitamins, minerals, and even antioxidants which are good for you the good outweighs the bad with fruit, also fruit is not very calorie dense so you will feel full from fewer calories. If you are getting sugar from table sugar, processed foods, corn syrup then you might want to look and see if you can reduce that consumption since those sugars are pretty much empty calories.
  • Mainebikerchick
    Mainebikerchick Posts: 1,573 Member
    I like food too much to care and most of it has sugar in it in some way...so yeah, doesn't influence me at all!
  • majica8
    majica8 Posts: 210 Member
    I decided a while ago to not care too much about my sugar intake as the goal seemed very low and I was always over but still losing weight. Good to see other people's opinions and some confirmation that I shouldn't worry too much. I mostly focus on total cals, fat and sat fat. I still try to avoid added sugar as much as possible but it seems everything has some in.
  • momo9128706
    momo9128706 Posts: 45
    I wouldn't pay ANY attention to the sugar! I only do carbs, sodium and protein!
  • rotill
    rotill Posts: 244 Member
    If you are getting sugar from whole fruits most people will say don't worry about it. Fruit contains more then just sugar like fiber, vitamins, minerals, and even antioxidants which are good for you the good outweighs the bad with fruit, also fruit is not very calorie dense so you will feel full from fewer calories. If you are getting sugar from table sugar, processed foods, corn syrup then you might want to look and see if you can reduce that consumption since those sugars are pretty much empty calories.

    This! ^^
    I just want to add: Juice has a lot of sugar, a lot more than whole fruit, even if it has no added sugar. I am highly sensitive to sugar, and while I can get away with eating whole fruit as it doesn't affect the blood sugar as quickly or as strongly, my body protests if I drink a glass of juice every day. So my recommendation is - if you are worried about the sugar, stay away from fruit juice as well as added sugar.
  • chadraeder3
    chadraeder3 Posts: 279 Member
    If you are getting sugar from whole fruits most people will say don't worry about it. Fruit contains more then just sugar like fiber, vitamins, minerals, and even antioxidants which are good for you the good outweighs the bad with fruit, also fruit is not very calorie dense so you will feel full from fewer calories. If you are getting sugar from table sugar, processed foods, corn syrup then you might want to look and see if you can reduce that consumption since those sugars are pretty much empty calories.

    This! ^^
    I just want to add: Juice has a lot of sugar, a lot more than whole fruit, even if it has no added sugar. I am highly sensitive to sugar, and while I can get away with eating whole fruit as it doesn't affect the blood sugar as quickly or as strongly, my body protests if I drink a glass of juice every day. So my recommendation is - if you are worried about the sugar, stay away from fruit juice as well as added sugar.

    Totally right about the juice, my family grows concord grapes which are used for juice, jam, and jelly the raw fruit is taken in to the plant pressed out and then concentrated to a fairly high brix (sugar level) for storage and transportation. When you take that concentrate and add water to it to bring it back to juice that brix is usually higher then the raw fruit.

    One other thing I wanted to add was that honey is very similar to table sugar because it is a disaccharide (fructose and glucose) but honey does have some other added benefits, some people believe it can help with reducing seasonal allergies if it is made from local sources, I also believe honey has been used to treat wounds as a antiseptic/ antibacterial. (Warning the honey you find in the stores like in those cute bear bottles can be honey with other sugar added, if you want honey find a local source they are all over and just check that it is truly 100% honey)

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