Over on sugar

sunflower505
sunflower505 Posts: 19
in Health and Weight Loss
So my goal is to lose weight. I have been on this for nearly two weeks now, and my cal goal daily is 1350.

Now, my sugar goal is 27 (grams I presume) daily... But every day I am going over on my sugar! Some days it is low, I could get 5 over but on other days it seems I could be 66 over!

I am under my calorie goal but my sugar intake says its too high... Not by loads (I think) but by some...

Is this going to affect my diet a lot? In regards to losing weight that is. I don't really eat toooooo many sweet things (a few here and there), some of the sugar count would be from fruit, all bran or special K cereals, low fat milk and every day foods. I will put my diary on public for a little while so you can view it. Any help would be great, thanks :)

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  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    The sugar listed on your MFP macros is a suggestion, not a limit. Provided you keep to your calorie goal, you will lose weight, even if you go over ANY of the suggested Macros such as Fat/Carbs/Protein.

    You can edit your food diary so sugar is no longer displayed. MFP doesn't have a separate category right now for sugars that come from natural sources, such as fruit. As long as you are not being told to limit your sugar by a doctor, don't stress over it.
  • SwellyStyles
    SwellyStyles Posts: 52
    I go over on sugar pretty much every day. I don't really pay attention to it. Most days I have like 100g+ of sugar and MFP only "allows" me like 40g. Fat/Protein <<<ESSENTIALS to hit (don't skimp these out!) Carbs are also essential, I don't personally eat a lot of em. As long as I meet my fat/protein for the day I fill the rest in with any mixture of fats/carbs/protein I so desire. I would do as suggested above and just remove it, because seeing those negative red numbers can sometimes be discouraging as a mental factor. Calorie defecit = weight loss, calorie surplus= weight gain. Don't be extreme or hard on yourself.
  • ShaeThaGawd
    ShaeThaGawd Posts: 8
    I took sugar off lol. Because I was always going over and I hate seeing anything in the 'red' so I took it off. I added fiber instead. I make sure I have fiber-fats-proteins-carbs up their, oh and sodium. Things I need. But as long as you're not going over your calorie goal then I think you should be fine.
  • SNLover87
    SNLover87 Posts: 101 Member
    I also go over in sugar everyday, but I've also been losing weight consistently for 6 months. It shouldn't impact your loss. And as everyone mentioned before, it's just a goal anyway :)

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