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fruit sugar

siqiniq
siqiniq Posts: 237 Member
edited January 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I live in a tropical country, where fruit and vegetables are available year round, and I try to eat lots of them. However, MFP suggests that I should eat only 28 grams of sugar per day, and if I eat an apple and some watermelon, I'm almost over! It leaves me no room for the sugars in other foods. I don't add sugar to food very often, but so many foods have sugar in them. suggestions?

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  • Sandigesha
    Sandigesha Posts: 226 Member
    Fruit sugar - you should not limit.(of course, eating 30 bananas a day wont do you any good, but 3-10 fruits are ok ). I think that it is a bug, there is a big difference between processed sugar, and natural. You should limit only your BAD sugars - to ~30 g a day, and dont worry about the rest.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Fruit sugar - you should not limit.(of course, eating 30 bananas a day wont do you any good, but 3-10 fruits are ok ). I think that it is a bug, there is a big difference between processed sugar, and natural. You should limit only your BAD sugars - to ~30 g a day, and dont worry about the rest.
    This
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Sugar is just a carb. As long as you're eating enough fats and protein, your carbs/sugar aren't important unless you have a medical issue that requires carbs/sugar to be monitored. As long as you're under your calorie goal, you'll lose weight. Some people find that sugar (even from fruit) causes them to have more sugar/carb cravings. If this isn't the case for you there's no need to limit sugar.

    For information on setting your macro target, read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336
  • LLStover09
    LLStover09 Posts: 49 Member
    I find the same problem... I also get discouraged when I have a half of banana w/ breakfast and it alone has 15 gm of carbs or I eat 2 oz of carrots on my salad and it has 6 gm of carbs. I always thought, "I eat low carb, I don't bread/pasta etc" but after tracking on here I realized I eat 150 grams of CHO's a day, even when I think I'm eating well. Just seems crazy!
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