HELP! I think SUGAR may be murdering my Success!

I agree that it may be best to just stop looking at your sugar intake. I'm over on sugar pretty frequently, too, but it's primarily the sugars that are in fruits. I was always going over my fiber allotment for the day, too, but I know that was wrong because adults should strive for 25-30 grams of fiber every day. Do you have a job? If so, you could spend some of your money towards healthy cereals that have less (or no) added sugar. It's January, so... I assume you'll be starting in the fall. You could always try to get out and move around a little more, or find small ways to spend more time on your feet, such as when you're talking on the phone. If all else fails, maybe you can talk to your parents and ask them about their own health, and help them to become more conscious of that, for the good of the entire family. If they're always buying unhealthy food, perhaps they should get checkups. Reality checks work really well for people who need to make a change in their lives.

If you are worried about sugar because of diabetes, then you should be watching your total carbs. Ignore sugar because total carbs is what is going to tell you all you need to know for that. But listen to the people above me because if you are trying to lose weight and dont have glucose issue then you need to watch those calories. Best of luck

Do not count the sugar in milk (it's a lot - 12 grams in only one cup!). Your body metabolizes lactose differently than table sugar, it's not nearly as harmful to your health and it's totally worth the calcium. Also, don't count the sugar coming from vegetables or fruits - they are natural. You should only be looking out for added sugars, like table sugar, anything that's packaged or from a bakery (it's almost always just added table sugar), pop, or juice. Juice is different than fruit because one cup of orange juice has the same amount of sugar as about 8 oranges which no one would ever normally eat in one sitting anyway...then to make matters worse, it has none of the fiber to slow the absorption of all that sugar into your bloodstream...so it wreaks havoc on your blood sugar the same as can of pop would. Women should try and keep their added sugars below 20 grams a day (about 4 tsps) and men keep it to under 39 grams (about 7-8 tsps). I am always at 60 or 80 grams of sugar because I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit everyday and have a cup or two of milk everyday for calcium. Even diabetics are allowed milk, vegetables and smaller amounts of fruit. Whenever you eat something processed and packaged, look at the nutrition facts for whatever serving you have and keep a mental note by adding it up through the day and try to stay around or under 20.

Sugar can definitely hinder your weight loss. Simple carbs spike your hormone levels resulting in a cascade of events causing you to store fat. Get your sugars from complex carbs as much as possible to avoid this pitfall. You can Google this and get much better explanations than I can provide here.

Get rid of all processed sugars, eat only 2 servings of fruit a day, and up the veggie intake!

Sugar can prevent fat loss, but chances are it's not the only thing- limiting it can't hurt though!