I love fruit. I mostly eat Berries and apples daily. I do not have any issues with fruit but I do try to stay away from high sugar fruits as much as possible. I know apples are not that low but I love them. Bananas, Pineapple, Mango, Melon....etc. Those I try not to eat too often.

It would be hard to think that is why you are having problems. I viewed your diary. Try getting away from so much ground beef. Try some chicken, turkey, fish...... I think that is why you are having issues. One day you had 16oz of ground beef and you eat that daily it appears. Mix up your animals a bit and you will see success I think.

I may eat 1 serving every other day....maybe 3-4 pieces a week of an apple or banana, very minimal , I reach for veggies , carrot sticks, celery, turnip sticks, pepper sticks. Starting taking a liking to strawberries lately though which may not be good lol

I usually eat my fruit with my breakfast...grapes or a banana or kiwi or berries and melon. I used to eat fruit in the evenings as a sweet snack before bed, but have cut that out and I don't miss it that much.

I usually have 2-3 servings per day. Normally cantaloupe, berries, or some kiwi. I haven't had any negative side effects that I've noticed, usually it's a nice refresher.

I love fruit. Truly, I do.

To be honest, I think it's a fairly crap snack, especially on it's own - I don't know why, but I can DEVOUR a whole bag of grapes, no problem, and can eat apples until I'm totally bloated and feeling like I'm gonna hurl and still feel hungry. IMHO, it's better to eat a tad bit of fat or protein with your carbs - like a few almonds or tablespoon of almond butter with a sliced apple, so it can be savored, and that it quite filling. Or, for a protein boost, a couple tablespoons of water mixed with a scoop of protein powder (if you use it) turns into thick, spread-like sludge that tastes delicious and can easily have apple slices dipped in.

The exception is bananas. Unfrozen, untainted bananas I can only eat a couple and be fine.

I consider fruit more of a dessert thing. Frozen bananas with berries and chocolate (or covered in chocolate... hnnng) or nut butter is divine, any day.

IMHO, it's better to eat a tad bit of fat or protein with your carbs - like a few almonds or tablespoon of almond butter with a sliced apple, so it can be savored, and that it quite filling.

Agreed. That is something I did not mention is that I never eat any fruit unless I have a protein source with it. That slows down the process of your body using it and keeps you satisfied longer. Carbs will get devoured very quickly unless you add some protein with it.

I honestly don't eat that much fruit. For some reason i just don't like it. It's cold and tart and sugary..... I just don't care for it.

Same here. Never been a fruit eater for as long as I can remember. Might have an occasional (once a month or so) banana or apple but that's about it.

I'd much rather eat veggies than fruit.

How much do you eat? I know without a doubt that fruit is preventing my fat loss. I had 2 bananas and an apple today. I think I'm just going to rid myself of fruit for a while because I think it's causing more problems than its worth. I want to lose about 5% body fat. These next few days will be rough. Who is with me? I know I am not the only person who struggles with fruit.

Maybe you could just switch to fruit with less sugar? 2 bananas a day is a lot of sugar. Since bananas the highest in sugar, eat those sparklingly. I actually consider bananas as a natural sweetener. I use them in homemade smoothies, yogurt, pancake etc instead of sweetener.
Eat mor berries! They are much lower in sugar and higher in fibre, which is filling and helps with digestion ?

I rarely eat fruit as it's mostly out of season where I live.In the summer we pick wild blueberries and raspberries.If I eat fruit in the winter it's usually an apple with some nut butter.I eat green apples though as they are not as sweet

I honestly don't eat that much fruit. For some reason i just don't like it. It's cold and tart and sugary..... I just don't care for it. I will eat a piece here and there when I need extra carbs for a workout, but even that is just once a day and not everyday.

I do enjoy blueberries in my greek yogurt and I do love eating cherries. But apples and bananas, etc. I don't care for that much so they are for work out days for me.

I have a problem with fruit. I need fruit eaters annonymous...the first step to recovery is admiting you have a problem, right? But in all seriousness, I know I eat too much. I'm trying to cut back, but I find because I work out a lot, that it really hasn't been that big of an issue really in keeping my carbs under 100 every day. I haven't really been losing on the scale, but I am also doing a pretty intense weight lifting regimen, so I am thinking that is why. Especially because my trianer measures me and does the calipers and tells me that I am still losing fat (and even gaining some muscle!). The reason I quoted the person above is because there are very few fruits that I enjoy cold. Most of them I just keep on the counter till ripe and eat them room temperature. Not that you really should be trying to increase your fruit consumption, but the next time you have something, try it room temperature. You just might like it

think i am done with fruit for a while after today :happy:

Agreed. That is something I did not mention is that I never eat any fruit unless I have a protein source with it. That slows down the process of your body using it and keeps you satisfied longer. Carbs will get devoured very quickly unless you add some protein with it.

The ground beef recommendation you had was pretty silly. OK, very silly. But this is simply WRONG. Fat slows your body's intake of sugars, NOT protein.

Maybe. But protein is, in general, more satiating than carbs. It's harder to eat carbs with fat OR protein than it is to eat carbs on their own in most cases, at least regarding fruits, anyhow.

<snip> Fat slows your body's intake of sugars, NOT protein.

Maybe.

No. Not maybe. If it was "maybe", I'd have said "maybe". It is fact.

But protein is, in general, more satiating than carbs. It's harder to eat carbs with fat OR protein than it is to eat carbs on their own in most cases, at least regarding fruits, anyhow.

Duh.