Too Much Sugar!
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laurengaugler
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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.
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.
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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.0
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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.0
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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.0 -
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.0
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I would just avoid the table type sugar. Your body processes fruit sugar differently and you get some good natural vitamins with fruit0
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