How to cut sugar without cutting fruit?

mskraemerspeech
mskraemerspeech Posts: 32 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
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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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    not really just a question as to why you think you need to cut sugar...are you a diabetic???
  • mskraemerspeech
    mskraemerspeech Posts: 32 Member
    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.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    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.
  • pennyllayne
    pennyllayne Posts: 265
    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.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    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.
  • sunnyskys2013
    sunnyskys2013 Posts: 159 Member
    berries are lower in sugar then other fruits.
  • RAKK80
    RAKK80 Posts: 8
    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 foods
  • jim180155
    jim180155 Posts: 769 Member
    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.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Inb4fruitsugarisgoodsugar
  • pennyllayne
    pennyllayne Posts: 265
    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.
  • creammarie
    creammarie Posts: 12 Member
    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 8g
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  • missttl
    missttl Posts: 5
    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 satisfied
  • mskraemerspeech
    mskraemerspeech Posts: 32 Member
    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!
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  • creammarie
    creammarie Posts: 12 Member
    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 =]
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  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
    Show me someone who became obese by eating too much fruit. Please.
  • elizabethkinsey1
    elizabethkinsey1 Posts: 7
    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:)
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    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!

    Absolutely should be your first step If you've never used a scale to weigh your food, you're in for a shocking experience. I was. I just wish I hadn't wasted time trying to find the "reason" I was not losing. It all boiled down to overestimating my calories.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    l 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?
    Unless told otherwise by a doctor, ignore the sugar goal.

    Eat "healthy" (whatever that means to you) 80% of the time. Fit yummy, portion-controlled treats (like a few Oreos) into your calorie goal. Deprivation can lead to bingeing.

    You lose weight by eating at a deficit, so concentrate on logging everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Weigh your food.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
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  • changing4life
    changing4life Posts: 193 Member
    Sugar is a carb. Just track carbs and ignore "sugar"
    ^^^ Exactly.
  • pennyllayne
    pennyllayne Posts: 265
    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:)
    Don't be so sure about that.

    Really? Processed sugar has NO nutritional value, just calories. Natural sugar as found in fruits comes along with calories, fibre and nutrients. There's a ton of information and research about the impact on health of processed sugar.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Great idea to cut back on sugar.

    If you are counting calories a lot of sugary snacks and treats are high in calories and from a micro nutrient point of view you may not be getting as much bang for your buck.

    As long as you are eating in a deficit you should be losing weight! Make sure your getting a balanced nutrient diet. Fruit is without doubt a better source for sugar (vitamins, fibre). But like everything if you are going to eat fruit - moderation is the key.

    If you've got calories left at the end of the day and you've met your micro nutrients - then don't worry too much about that cookie - it won't kill you (or affect your weight loss).
  • lucyricky2
    lucyricky2 Posts: 450 Member
    bump some good comments on here. I also watch my sugar which has helped me lose too..but i do like fruit
  • williamshl10
    williamshl10 Posts: 60 Member
    Show me someone who became obese by eating too much fruit. Please.

    Hurley never lost any weight on "Lost" :laugh:
  • luca15306
    luca15306 Posts: 111 Member
    can definitely recommend weighing all foods if you can, major turning point for me!
    digital kitchen scales are best and not too expensive, I use mine everyday!
    best of luck :)
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Show me someone who became obese by eating too much fruit. Please.

    Fruit is very good for you and I would recommend everyone to eat some (no to the extremes of Rocbola), however fruit contains calories and I would suggest that anyone eating more fruit than they are burning will store the excess glucose in the system (once there muscle and liver stores are full) into body fat.

    Therefore too much fruit = getting fat.

    Sorry I couldn't find a funny gif for this one. lol :smile:

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