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Sugar Intake

territurner908347
territurner908347 Posts: 30
edited January 8 in Health and Weight Loss
I have a question about sugar....

I never realized how much sugar I "normally" took in per day. Now that I have started watching what I eat and reading all kind of blogs and websites I am just wanting to clarify about sugar.

Basically it says I should be eating 24g of sugar per day. I find that really hard to keep if I eat fruit or have milk. I am not talking about "sugar" as in processed or junk foods. I am talking sugar from actual, natural foods.

So...

How do you guys manage this? Do you typically go over?


Thanks,

Replies

  • CallMeWifey
    CallMeWifey Posts: 21 Member
    I am having the same problem! It's really hard and I am not eating anything processed either. I'd love to hear other inputs.
  • sunnydayz71
    sunnydayz71 Posts: 44 Member
    I have the same issue. I'm always over 10 to 20 grams. I think it was the live strong website that I read today that natural sugars don't count, only added sugars like in a cola or snack. I've only been at this for just under 2 months so I am still learning but thought I'd add my 2 cents. Actually I just looked it up in my history and here's the link:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/474832-recommended-grams-of-sugar-per-day/
  • jimithegreek
    jimithegreek Posts: 78
    Unless you're diabetic, don't worry about it. Just stay under your carb and calorie goal. Fruit rocks and so does milk! Enjoy them.
  • wendy275a
    wendy275a Posts: 17 Member
    I'm struggling with this too, nd found myself checking my sugar totals before my calories today. Think I'm going to get to hung up on it, I don't drink fizzy drinks, no sugar in tea, at the most 1/2 tsp on cereal!
    Reading everyone else's posts seems like a popular thing to struggle with, I'm probably just as pleased as you to know its not just me that does!!
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