So... Fruit will make me FAT?

Yes, It's the fruit. It has always been the fruit.

This is why I'm grateful I avoid fruit and eat McDonald's daily. Gotta take care of yourself, ya know?

We need to treat our bodies like the temples they are! Good for you!

Hey! I even had an NSV the other day! I woke up and craved ZERO fruit! I made a mad dash to McDonald's and had two Sausage McMuffins.

So glad you posted this. Was just wondering about the sugar as well.

I work with a doctor who says apples are equivalent to a snickers bar. *eye roll*

I'm not saying they're equivalent, but in terms of strictly sugar they can be sorta similar. A large apple has 20ish grams of sugar. A full size Snickers has 27 grams of sugar. I've learned that my body doesn't really notice much of a difference between the sugar in an apple and an equivalent amount of sugar in a Snickers bar, at least when it comes to my blood sugar readings.

Yes. But only if you eat this many fruit:

...... for lunch....... :laugh:

anything can make you fat if you're over on calories.

I'll say it again....

Nobody ever got fat by eating too many fruits and vegetables.

I agree with what everyone else is saying here. Anything in excess will cause weight gain. I also wanna add that the fibers in fruit help your blood sugar even out and the fiber in fruit is what is good for you. That is why you should always eat your fruit and not drink it. I used to make smoothies of just fruit until I learned this now if I have a smoothie (which is a rare occasion) I have mostly veggies and add some fruits in for sweetness. Even a machine like a vitamix that doesn't remove the fiber but blends it up with the fruit compromises how the fiber is supposed to work because it pretty much pulverizes it.

I am always over in my sugar too because of fruit and greek yogurt. Just maintain your calorie goal day to day and you should be fine.

You'd have to eat A LOT of fruit...so yes it's possible, I suppose.

I was told that a long time ago - "cut back on your fruit! It's full of sugar!" But really? Come on. Ten pieces of fruit is better than ten pieces of cake... :]

I eat fruit everyday. People are afraid of sugar. Fruit is fine. Choose low glycemic over high glycemic but enjoy your fruit.

Please ignore 90% of the dieting advice you get out in the "real world" so far within a month, I was told, not to eat more than 250 calories in a meal (including dinner!) not to eat fruit, not to drink milk (because milk is bad for you pssh) not to eat yogurt, no carbs, to eat only 800 calories per day, to do detoxes with fruit water (but wait fruit is bad!) LOL so yes, just ignore them please You can eat what ever you want as long as it fits into your calorie budget... especially fruit, even clean diets eat fruit Its healthy, and an essential part of the food pyramid Just make sure you log it just like everything else

Prolonged caloric surpluses cause fat accumulation. Fruit, within a hypocaloric diet, does not.

So if you're eating a caloric surplus and getting fatter, it's the diet in its entirety causing the fat gain rather than some evil singular food item. I would stop listening to your carbophobic friend.

Listen to the man with the pretty abs. He knows what he's talking about.

Made me LOL!!! Thanks for the funny!

BUMP... Because there is some good info in the responses :happy: and I sarcasm! :laugh:

I'm struggling with this myself because I'm trying to eat mostly fruits and vegetables and if I have to eliminate fruit, then that seriously restricts my options. I read a book recently by Jorge Cruse, who talks a lot about sugar -- I'd explain his theory, but I don't fully understand it myself. He recommends limiting sugar to 25 grams per day (100 calories). This isn't very much and it would effectively eliminate almost all fruit. I think the key is whether you have issues with insulin - if you have belly fat, then assume that you do. Fruit has sugar (fructose), but it also has fiber, which slows down the absorption. If you eat it with protein & fat, it further slows down the rate of absorption and prevents your blood sugar from spiking -- which is the goal. If your blood sugar spikes, you secrete insulin, which makes you hungry and causes you to store fat. I have a smoothie in the morning with coconut milk (fat), protein powder and a cup of fruit. I used to do two cups. I also try to stick to berries. If you like apples, you might try having a small apple with a fat/protein source or only eating half the apple. I hope this helps. I don't adopt any of the theories as gospel -- everything works for somebody, but not everything works for everybody. (Don't discredit me because of the 0 pounds weight loss -- the original weight was several years ago and I just got back on this website -- I lost about 4 pounds last week.)

YES IT WILL.

I was at my goal weight (128 lbs) on Weight Watchers - not recommended; it's like MFP, but not as good and it costs money - when they changed their programme to encourage members to eat more fruit . . . and, although I stayed on program, I ballooned up to 142 lbs!

Fruit is good. Eat it. It also has calories. Remember that.

YES IT WILL.

I was at my goal weight (128 lbs) on Weight Watchers - not recommended; it's like MFP, but not as good and it costs money - when they changed their programme to encourage members to eat more fruit . . . and, although I stayed on program, I ballooned up to 142 lbs!

Fruit is good. Eat it. It also has calories. Remember that.

Fruit was the only thing you ate and you gained 14 pounds from it?

Because that is the only way you could possibly blame fruit on its own for your weight gain.

But, yes, it has calories and WW making it "free" was a stupid move.