Struggling with sugar

Hi all,

Just started up again using MFP after a while away

I've noticed on my diary that where most of my daily intakes are around the recommended level, my sugar intake is generally miles above what it should be.

It makes me wonder if the sugar levels are stopping me from losing the weight I want to, it's very frustrating

I think bananas are one of my downfalls, as well as a nightly hot chocolate.

I cook fresh food as much as possible, but with the work I do this isn't always practical.

It's amazing how many foods you think of as being good for you are high in sugar! Lol!

Can anyone give me any help as to where I'm going wrong?

I doubt that a banana is going to do you harm, its got to be something else. I dont know what else you are eating, but usually processed food is gonna do you in. I mean I can go out and buy a salad and I think im eating healthy, but they add in a lot of sugars and/or sodium, you'd be shocked. But you say you are cooking your own food. If its processed food, then that may be it. if its food that is like from the fruit and veg section of the store, or the meat counter, or the dairy, (the perimeter of the store) it is safer. I also dont rely on those stupid "diet" tv dinners, not worth the ingredients to eat.

I mean I upped my sugar allotted on the MFP because i was always going over, but my way of eating is 3 fruits a day, and i had to manually change that number from 60 to 90, because fruit is what I am to eat. as long as I dont eat out more than once a day, i seem to lose weight. but the other week I ate about 4 meals out and I gained.