Sugar - staying under daily goal

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MelissaHopeG
MelissaHopeG Posts: 56 Member
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Hi,

Just started on here, I'm on day two. I'm finding that its hard to keep my ideal Sugar intake under control - one piece of fruit or something and it seems to have a huge effect on the day.. Anyone else have this issue?

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  • ashleexmarie
    ashleexmarie Posts: 43
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    I do too! I've tried to limit my fruit intake to one fruit a day but sometimes I go over. If I know I'm going to eat multiple fruit a day, I make sure nothing else I eat that day will be high in sugar!
  • mom2cmb2x
    mom2cmb2x Posts: 24 Member
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    I always go over on sugar. I am trying to get my blood glucose levels under control and they are going down slowly even though I am going over on sugar. Just remember that carbs turn into sugar!
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
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    MFP doesn't differentiate types of sugar. Unless you have some very specific reason to be concerned about sugar intake, it's not particularly worth paying attention to.
  • MelissaHopeG
    MelissaHopeG Posts: 56 Member
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    Yeah I was really surprised by how much sugar - or should I say HOW LITTLE SUGAR I should be consuming, when your supposed to have 2 servings of fruit a day!
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
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    MFP doesn't differentiate types of sugar. Unless you have some very specific reason to be concerned about sugar intake, it's not particularly worth paying attention to.

    Agreed... and I am a Type 2 Diabetic and have never tracked a single gram of sugar.... I pay attention to my caloric intake and my 3 main macro's (Carbs, Proteins, and Fats)......
  • LaurenLouG
    LaurenLouG Posts: 65 Member
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    I am ALWAYS over in my sugar because of fruit, I don't really pay that much attention to it and my weight loss has been fine.
  • judithcamilleri
    judithcamilleri Posts: 6 Member
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    This is a great article

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/474832-recommended-grams-of-sugar-per-day/

    It talks about how the recommended grams of sugar per day relates to added sugar, not natural sugar found in fruits. :)
  • MelissaHopeG
    MelissaHopeG Posts: 56 Member
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    This is a great article

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/474832-recommended-grams-of-sugar-per-day/

    It talks about how the recommended grams of sugar per day relates to added sugar, not natural sugar found in fruits. :)

    That's a great article, thanks for sharing.

    Good advice everyone, I was wondering how in the world I was going to achieve to stay under...
  • msmimi
    msmimi Posts: 381 Member
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    This is a great article

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/474832-recommended-grams-of-sugar-per-day/

    It talks about how the recommended grams of sugar per day relates to added sugar, not natural sugar found in fruits. :)
    Love the article. Thanks!:flowerforyou:
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
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    Sugar is just a carb. As long as you're eating enough fats and protein, your carbs/sugar aren't particularly important unless you have a medical issue that requires carbs/sugar to be monitored.

    However, it should be noted that fructose and sucrose can only be stored as liver glycogen and not muscle glycogen. The liver can hold 100-120g glycogen so anything more than that will be converted to triglycerides. As long as you still have a calorie deficit this will even out. Just try to make most of your carbs glucose and not sucrose or fructose. Fructose in particular has been shown to decrease exercise performance, increased likelihood of gastrointestinal distress, and increase perception of exertion.

    Here are some studies:
    http://www.setantacollege.com/wp-content/uploads/Journal_db/the effects of glucose....pdf

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3592616


    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 so keep that in mind.

    For information on setting your macro target, read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
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    Hi,

    Just started on here, I'm on day two. I'm finding that its hard to keep my ideal Sugar intake under control - one piece of fruit or something and it seems to have a huge effect on the day.. Anyone else have this issue?

    When I started out in April I was upset that each and every day I was over my sugar limit. I do not use sugar, honey, agave products, stevia or any sweetener and drink my coffee and tea plain. Yet, two small oranges get me above my limit.
    I am lucky in that I prefer veggies over fruit and these days eat no more than two pieces of fruit and have learned to live with the fact that if I do I am over.
    Good Luck on your new lifestyle adventure....:o).

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