Sugar Consumption and Weight Loss

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  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Thank You! I thought of that as well, sometimes your never really sure if the estimates are quite right, the days you see the 900 calories are what I am doing now... MFP has me set at 1200 so now I am trying to eat only 1000 to lave room for errors and I am no longer eating back my exercise calories.... so hopefully that will do it!

    This is wrong!

    eat more food!

    1200 is too low as it is, eating less than that is not healthy in anyway
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    I actually heard about the documentary (which IS a movie, by the way) on Good Morning America.
    It had nothing to do with Joanne said.

    Sometimes people go to movies or documentaries to educate themselves, not just for pure entertainment.

    I did see Days of Future Past, and liked it.

    Why take the topic away from what the OP wanted to know? The more she researches on her own, the better off she will be.

    Everyone already gave perfectly sound advice b stating that you do not need to fret over sugar consumption unless you have a medical condition which requires you to keep tabs on it.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Join the group "The Skinny on Obesity" for more information.

    Added sugars are the primary cause of many health problems today.

    I love sugar too, but I feel much better when I stay below a certain amount.

    Don't join this group

    Unless it's for the lulz

    Honestly I thought all the members were there for the lulz.


    OP I've never even tracked sugar. I keep my carbs in check and make sure to get in my veggies, protein, and fats. Baking is my hobby. A lifestyle without baked goods would be very unsustainable to me. I've lost 44 lbs and kept it off for going on 2 years. It seems to be working for me.


    eta: oh I forgot to add that my lupus has gone into remission.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Thank You! I thought of that as well, sometimes your never really sure if the estimates are quite right, the days you see the 900 calories are what I am doing now... MFP has me set at 1200 so now I am trying to eat only 1000 to lave room for errors and I am no longer eating back my exercise calories.... so hopefully that will do it!

    Don't do this either. Eat up to your calorie goal and eat back at least half of your exercise calories. As for accuracy, read this:

    http://www.fitnessfactreview.com/the-art-science-of-calorie-counting/
  • martinel2099
    martinel2099 Posts: 899 Member
    For my birthday My wonderful wife got me a 5lb bag of Trolli - Sour Gummy Worms (6 = 60 Calories) and they're basically pure sugar. I keep these in my desk drawer and enjoy them from time to time. Having self control allows me to only have 6 at a time and put them down. I keep the 5lb bag here at my desk to help teach myself self control.

    Sugar is not the program, self control for many is.
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    I went over my sugar target...

    ...just about every day.

    Somehow I managed to lose a bit of weight.


    Maintain a consistent calorie deficit.

    Eat a balanced diet that gives you adequate macronutrients and micronutrients.

    Eat enough - don't starve yourself.

    Don't fret the sugar so much.

    Please don't join that group.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/mfp-101-calories-macros-and-micros-617211
  • dieselbyte
    dieselbyte Posts: 733 Member
    Thank You! I thought of that as well, sometimes your never really sure if the estimates are quite right, the days you see the 900 calories are what I am doing now... MFP has me set at 1200 so now I am trying to eat only 1000 to lave room for errors and I am no longer eating back my exercise calories.... so hopefully that will do it!

    Don't do this either. Eat up to your calorie goal and eat back at least half of your exercise calories. As for accuracy, read this:

    http://www.fitnessfactreview.com/the-art-science-of-calorie-counting/

    ^This. Eating only 900 calories can lead to health complications and hormonal issues. You should do more research and go about this the correct way.
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  • jimgatewood
    jimgatewood Posts: 86 Member
    Truth is fat doesn't make you fat. Sugar does. Learn to lower your sugar intake and be accurate with calorie in and calorie out. It is that simple. The best to you.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Truth is fat doesn't make you fat. Sugar does. Learn to lower your sugar intake and be accurate with calorie in and calorie out. It is that simple. The best to you.

    If sugar made me fat...how did I lose still eating it? Am I magic?
  • LifeWithPie
    LifeWithPie Posts: 552 Member
    Truth is fat doesn't make you fat. Sugar does. Learn to lower your sugar intake and be accurate with calorie in and calorie out. It is that simple. The best to you.

    If sugar made me fat...how did I lose still eating it? Am I magic?

    You must be! What sorcery is this?!
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Truth is fat doesn't make you fat. Sugar does. Learn to lower your sugar intake and be accurate with calorie in and calorie out. It is that simple. The best to you.

    If sugar made me fat...how did I lose still eating it? Am I magic?

    You must be! What sorcery is this?!


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  • LifeWithPie
    LifeWithPie Posts: 552 Member
    Truth is fat doesn't make you fat. Sugar does. Learn to lower your sugar intake and be accurate with calorie in and calorie out. It is that simple. The best to you.

    If sugar made me fat...how did I lose still eating it? Am I magic?

    You must be! What sorcery is this?!


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    There is nothing better in this world than Monty Python gifs. :drinker:
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Truth is fat doesn't make you fat. Sugar does. Learn to lower your sugar intake and be accurate with calorie in and calorie out. It is that simple. The best to you.

    If sugar made me fat...how did I lose still eating it? Am I magic?

    You must be! What sorcery is this?!


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    There is nothing better in this world than Monty Python gifs. :drinker:

    :flowerforyou: truth! This I can belieeeeeve
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Truth is fat doesn't make you fat. Sugar does. Learn to lower your sugar intake and be accurate with calorie in and calorie out. It is that simple. The best to you.

    I could have sworn that eating too much makes people fat.
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    I am diabetic and I don't watch my sugar macro that much. I mostly check total carbs. My sugar is at 65 a day. I'm usually under the daily amount for sugar and carbs but I don't think it's even as low as 25 ever. My blood sugar numbers are good right now too. I'm also on medication. Doesn't sound like you are eating that much. I'm at 1720 calories a day and I've been losing about 2 lbs a week. I only exercise 2-3 times a week, I know I need to increase for health reasons. I'm not sure how much weight you have to lose.
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    Hi MFP family,

    I am struggling with sugar! It is in everything and I am having a hard time staying at 25 grams of sugar in a day. I have an extreme sweet tooth and just eating fruit with every meal puts me over. I also really enjoy frozen yogurt and sugar in my coffee. These things really help me get through my stressful days. Any advice? Do you think you still get good weight loss if you go over only on sugar?

    Thanks!

    And just looking through your diary you need to eat more and definitely more protein!
  • sculli123
    sculli123 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I don't look at carbs as sugars and complex carbs. I just count the total carbs.
  • NewME9006
    NewME9006 Posts: 27
    Very informative thread... I was told by my trainer to cut out the sugar entirely because it's excess sugar that leads to weight gain. What you guys are saying here makes much more sense to me. Thanks
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    Join the group "The Skinny on Obesity" for more information.

    Added sugars are the primary cause of many health problems today.

    I love sugar too, but I feel much better when I stay below a certain amount.

    No. There is zero evidence that this is true.

    Unless you are a diabetic, get rid of the suger and track something useful like fiber.

    Except that added sugar, even from one sugary soda a day, increases risk of diabetes by about 18%.

    And that added sugar is incredibly calorie dense and constitutes about 750 calories a day in the average American's diet hence a significant contributor to obesity.

    And those extra calories are nutrient void and obesity has also been linked to malnutrition.

    All that being said there are negative correlations between fruit intake and diabetes and obesity, so the OP doesn't need to worry about sugar from fruit intake.

    References:

    Consumption of sweet beverages and type 2 diabetes incidence in European adults: results from EPIC-InterAct. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. (2013)

    http://www.ifpri.org/publication/micronutrient-malnutrition-obesity-and-chronic-disease-countries-undergoing-nutrition-tr

    http://www.usda.gov/documents/usda-factbook-2001-2002.pdf

    http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f5001

    Thanks for this. I also find it hard to stay under the sugar goals that MFP has set for me but I definitely keep it on my screen as a reminder to try to keep it as a treat not a staple.

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