How bad is sugar?

The problem with sugar is when you have a lot of it at once, and spike your glucose levels, and then have a "sugar crash" afterward when you feel all exhausted because your body has produced too much insulin, (trying to bring your blood sugar level back in balance) and then you need more sugar. This will happen if you intake too many simple carbs at once (not just sugar -- think refined flours as well). You obviously don't want to set yourself up for failure, so the best idea is to not take in too many simple carbs at once, and even better, to go for the complex carbs you find in fruits and veggies (e.g. apples) that will keep your blood sugar levels up but won't spike them all at once.

Looking at sugar in terms of losing weight, however, you don't need to avoid it altogether, but it'll benefit you if you regulate it carefully. Note that this doesn't mean staying away from simple carbs altogether (though if you are doing Atkins or South Beach you will do that), but it means being smart and being able to control yourself and resisting putting too much sugar in your body if it'll mess you up later.

I think the most important thing is balance. Focus on getting good complex carbs, good fats, etc. so that you will feel full and your body can keep itself healthy. From what it sounds like you're doing, you can loosen up on yourself and let yourself have more sugars from time to time.

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I would rather take my advice from the professionals., I eat Fresh fruit only and leave the refined sugars, artificial sweetners, and the processed food that contains so much of the refined sugar on the shelf.

Sugar is the leading cause of obesity, not fat.
and I would keep as much refined sugar out of the diet as well as the sweetners.

My opinion,, for some people sugar is like an addiction, and speaking to them about, their sugar consumption is similar to addressing an alcoholic about his.her alcohol intake.

I'm definitely addicted to sugar so I cant eat it. But if you can eat it in moderation then theres nothing wrong with a little. I try not to go over double what MFP gives me per day! Also fruit sugar has fibre in it so is better that other sources of sugar.