Fruit Vs Sugar

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atibrat
atibrat Posts: 70 Member
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I know the sugar from fruit is different than added and processed sugars but will eating fruit keep you addicted to sugar?

I am so addicted to sugar and the cravings get so bad I need to break the addiction.

Question is it better to eat fruit when your craving sugar or give up fruit for awhile and add it back in later.
I can go as crazy on a big bag of cheeries as a bag of dounuts.

If I start it is hard to stop.

Do I just eat fruit I don't like that much until I get a grip (that I hope to get someday)?

So confused about the sugar-fruit thing. Weight Watchers use to work for me until fruit was unlimited.
No I do not overeat veggies but fruit I easily can.

Help! I just want to break the cravings

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  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
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    Do you like watermelon? It tastes sweet, but it is surprisingly difficult to eat enough to have much caloric impact. Cherries and red grapes are another story.
  • atibrat
    atibrat Posts: 70 Member
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    yes I love watermelon and all melons. Great idea thank you.

    I need to work on not over eating anything but while I am working on that
    I think I will substitute watermelon for grapes and cherries.
  • cfergusontx
    cfergusontx Posts: 61
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    I did a blog post about breaking my addiction to sugar. You should read it. It was controlling my life and breaking that habit is the best thing I've done for myself.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/cfergusontx
  • cfergusontx
    cfergusontx Posts: 61
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    Here is an excellent article on sugar and its effect on the body. It talks about naturally occurring sugars (fruit), artificial sweeteners, granulated sugars, high fructose corn syrup and sugars in all its many forms and the effect on the body. The article is very interesting.

    http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/sugar-myth-eating-too-much-accident-150600845.html
  • 10alliemarie
    10alliemarie Posts: 66 Member
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    Thanks for posting that article!
  • 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
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 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

    This study requires a login, too bad, I was excited to read it
  • atibrat
    atibrat Posts: 70 Member
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    Awesome blog and great information. Thank you for sharing that with me so that I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It will help with the withdrawal period. :)

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