Is it just me or is the sugar allowance a little silly?
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For all the people who want to change it and can't find how to, Mike's recent blog post will help:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/mike/view/myfitnesspal-tip-customizing-your-nutrition-goals-559060
ERRRRMMMMM just realized I was wrong.
It's in the "Food" tab, then settings.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings0 -
Yay lots of happy people now0
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I vote "silly"0
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The sugar allowance is silly, I'm pretty sure it counts refined sugar only. I've not kept at my weight loss efforts for much of this year, and only recently got back on track, but when I AM sticking to it I eat a lot of fruit, and still lose lots of weight.
As long as my total carbs and total calories are within the limit, I don't care.0 -
I vote "silly"
My vote too.0 -
It seems geared toward someone with diabetes. I eat 2 pieces of fruit too and I'm done for the day. I tend to ignore it. SILLY is the perfect word.0
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Same here. All the reputable literature I've read on sugar intake refers to restricting added sugars, but the MFP counter doesn't distinguish between added sugars (in sweets, sodas, etc) and natural sugars (in fruits, grains, etc.) Like many other people, I switched it out for fiber, which I've found to be more useful.
That said, if you find it useful, have at it!0 -
i am over my sugar eating two cucumber lol yea its silly i only count my refined sugar0
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I vote "silly"
My vote too.
so glad I read this post- My vote "silly". count me in.0 -
I am diabetic and I've removed it from my diary too!
I control my diabetes by limiting my carbs so I set my macros for lower carbs and higher fat and protein. Also, on the topic of fruit - berries are better for controlling blood sugar levels than some other fruits. Bananas send my sugars high, as does refined flour products. I wouldn't touch white bread unless I have no choice - like if I'm at a business lunch and there are no wholegrain options.0 -
The sugar allowance appears to be flat out wrong. According to the AHA women can have 100 g of sugar - which is much more than the allowance on the app. (I'm sure the amount is different for everyone). Can someone from MFP comment on this?0
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I took sugar off my macros and replaced it with calcium (something I actually need to track). It used to piss me off having like two fruits and being over. WTF? No thank you.0
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Eish that makes feel bad too...now I'm even scared to eat fruit coz it takes my sugar to the higher level and I hate to see red numbers in my diary.0
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I think it's just so you are conscious about how much sugar you are eating. I go over mine all the time just with fruit alone.0
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I ignore it as well, I eat a lot of fruit!0
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My Fitness Pal should allow for analysis of ADDED sugar instead of naturally occurring sugar. Almost all the complaints here refer to going over the sugar allowance because of fruit consumption.
Another way around this is to just track carbs instead of sugar.0 -
I can't think of one day where I didn't go over. It's officially on ignore.0
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Oh thank goodness I'm not the only one who thought this was low! I've quit putting any sugar in my coffee and no sugary drinks, but fruit makes me go :happy: over all the time!0
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I agree with what everyone is saying... I leave it in as I do most of my entries thru my phone and when scanning something with the Barcode scanner I want to know how much sugar something has... Also 1 Greek Yougurt and I am over...
I am new to this board (my 1st post actually) been using My Fitness Pal for 96 days now and lost 28 lbs, I guess I have to fill out my profile as I am just seeing how helpful the board can be....
Good luck to all...0 -
Didn't imagine this post would receive so many responses! It seems that everybody has issues with the sugar allowance on mfp! Not very encouraging to get your '5 a day' is it?0
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Didn't imagine this post would receive so many responses! It seems that everybody has issues with the sugar allowance on mfp! Not very encouraging to get your '5 a day' is it?
"Five a day" refers to fruits AND vegetables combined, not five of each.
But like we all said, eat your fruit. It's good for you! Don't worry about sugar if you don't have a medical reason to do so.0 -
agree !! i eat 2 bananas and i'm over my daily limit0
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I got so insane over this that I eliminated to suger macro and put in fiber. That is the one place I had a problem getting enough. The sugars I was eating had fiber and seeing me over on suger blew my day.0
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I've worked out that if I were to eat 2 apples in a day then I would be over my allowance It seems silly to me!
Best thing to do is use your common sense I'm type 1 diabetic.. and my Endo ( diabetic dr) & dietician told me to ignore the sugar content as well. Fruit has sugar in yes, but its also good for you. Instead, we go by total carbs, and I have a total carb goal to be under for each meal, snack, etc. Since starting here I just try to choose most of my carbs from fruits and veggies instead of bread and pasta, although I still enjoy my oatmeal and toast most mornings, and thats okay too Do what works for you!0 -
It is 2 pieces of fruit and your over I don't pay attention to it.0
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... At the end of my day, I look at the numbers and subtract the amount of sugar that comes from fruit to get an idea where I was at for added sugar...
This is what I do. I'm happy to track my sugar and those red numbers don't scare me at all. Once I subtract the fruit, I'm usually pretty close to goal or even under. :flowerforyou:0 -
At my highest weight I was prediabetic and even I ignore mfp's meagre sugar allowance on days that I have fruit.
To be fair though, I ignore every macro set for me by mfp.0 -
I've been wondering about this too. I feel better now and changed my settings to take this out. I hate those red numbers!0
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It's amazing how one banana was more than 80% of my sugar allowance for the day. I've started ignoring it as well.0
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Does anyone know if it's possible to move this to the Website Suggestions/Feedback forum? Maybe they could change the sugar allowance to be the total daily sugar recommendation instead of the added sugar.0
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