How to cut sugar without cutting fruit?
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mskraemerspeech
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I have been logging for a few weeks now and I have noticed I am continually over my sugar allotment. Howeverrrrr I really do not want to cut out a lot of the fruit I eat! It keeps me sane! And full. I have had some sugar slip ups- Oreos yesterday, haha, but in general im pretty good. Any suggestions? Or any low/no sugar foods you suggest instead of fruits? Thanks guys
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not really just a question as to why you think you need to cut sugar...are you a diabetic???0
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I just haven't really lost much weight and I can see the pattern of being over my sugar allotment. Felt like that would be an area to work on.0
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I just haven't really lost much weight and I can see the pattern of being over my sugar allotment. Felt like that would be an area to work on.
It has nothing to do with going over your sugar. You're probably going over your calories.0 -
The guide for sugar is for ADDED sugar as found in processed foods and drinks. You don't need to worry about the sugar in fruit unless you're severely overweight, then reducing fruit may help to get things moving again as they can be problematic for some people. The fruit in sugar is processed by our bodies differently from added sugars as they come along with nutrients and fibre. There might be something else that is causing your weight to stall, in fact a number of reasons, but it's unlikely that fruit is one of them.0
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The goals set out in MFP should be considered minimums.
If you aren't losing as fast as you could be you really should check your logging. Your diary is closed so questions will be...do you use a food scale?, do you log everything using the correct entries? How do you track your calorie burns? do you eat those back and if so how many of them?
I know when I first started I wasn't weighing my food on a food scale...I was losing weight but not as quickly as I should have been.
I bought a scale and started weighing my food and bam...the weight loss increased 2x...I went from losing 1/2lb a week to 1lb a week.
Calories in vs calories out....there really is not need to cut any one food group out of your intake esp fruit.0 -
berries are lower in sugar then other fruits.0
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I was told by a nutritional therapist that if I eat a banana to balance the sugar by eating a handful of nuts along with it? Hazelnuts, walnuts etc? Make sense? No idea about combining foods0
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Your diary is closed so it's hard to tell what's going on, but from what you've said, I wouldn't worry about it. Refined sugar can be a problem, just like refined carbs. If you're getting your sugar from fruit, ignore it and keep eating fruit.0
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Inb4fruitsugarisgoodsugar0
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I was told by a nutritional therapist that if I eat a banana to balance the sugar by eating a handful of nuts along with it? Hazelnuts, walnuts etc? Make sense?
The only effect that will have on the sugar is how it affects your blood sugar. Eating some protein, fibre and fat with high sugar carbs will slow down the rate of absorption but that has little effect on weight loss.0 -
Try this instead to help lower your sugar intake from fruit! =]
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/diets/467996/Time-to-ditch-the-fruit-bowl-How-much-sugary-health-food-we-should-really-consume
SIMPLE SWAPS TO SAVE ON SUGAR
SWAP: one banana (21g sugar) for one apple (12g sugar) = save 9g
SWAP: two plums (10g sugar) for seven strawberries (5g sugar) = save 5g
SWAP: one pear (17g sugar) for one peach or nectarine (8g sugar) = save 9g
SWAP: half a mango (13g sugar) for half a grapefruit (5g sugar) = save 8g
SWAP: 1tbsp raisins or sultanas (17g sugar) for two handfuls of blueberries (8g sugar) = save 9g
SWAP: an orange (14g sugar) for one large slice of fresh pineapple (8g sugar) = save 6g
SWAP: four dried apricots (12g sugar) for 10 blackberries (4g sugar) = save 8g
SWAP: 16 grapes (12g sugar) for two handfuls of raspberries (4g sugar) = save 8g0 -
any watery fruits are always preferable as the ration fructose to water is lower, however sugar is sugar and I agree, best avoid it.
Instead try those sugar free jelly you can make yourself and use stevia as a sweetener if you really need a sugary taste. 90% cocoa chocolate is good to curb those sugar cravings as you only need a tiny bit to feel satisfied0 -
Thanks, everyone. I publicized my diary...just started on the site! I appreciate the feedback. I am currently not weighing my food but I'm considering it now!0
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Thanks, everyone. I publicized my diary...just started on the site! I appreciate the feedback. I am currently not weighing my food but I'm considering it now!
I would definitely recommend you get a food scale. It has helped me a lot! Good luck =]0 -
Show me someone who became obese by eating too much fruit. Please.0
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Don't worry about the sugar allotment too much. I am way over my sugar every day, I use the nutribullet and I mix 1 to 2 cups of Kale with 1 banana and then I add prunes or some type of other fruit. Anyway, I have consistantly lost weight each week with the excess of sugar. I am sure that processed sugar is much worse than natural sugar. I am down 30 pounds after 10 weeks. Good luck:)0
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