Sugar

I usually go over my recommended sugar intake, but I don't worry if it's mostly from fruit sugars, and I am usually low on something else, e.g. fat. I think it balances out in the end. You do need to watch your sugar intake though, to avoid diabetes, etc, so going over by a lot on lots of days probably isn't good.

I usually have a low cal cereal, e.g. bran flakes, with unsweetened soya milk and raisins for breakfast. Fresh fruit has less sugar per gram though, so I have that with yoghurt.

Sugar is always a hotly contested item when it comes to diet.

IMHO, and its only opinion, you are going to go over the daily recommended amount of sugar. Two 8 ounce glasses of milk is 20+ grams of sugar. If you add an orange, you can add another 24g's. My recommendation is just to keep an eye on it and try to keep it as low as you can without wanting to brain yourself.

I have been following the p90x recommendation for calories for the last nine months (calories from Protein 50%, Carbs 30%, Fat 20%) and have yet to have a day in which I am under my sugar counts (according to MFP). For me, the only way I can see being under that amount is to not have milk or fruit. Thats just not realistic.

A good cheater method to reducing sugar is to swap cereal for oatmeal (quaker oats, not the pre packaged oatmeal). Really what it comes down to, is determining what you eat and then making decisions on if you can either live without it or swap the food in question for something that has less sugar.

If you are consistently following an exercise routine that burns 500 calories a day (5 to 6 days a week), the point ends up being moot. When you build up enough muscle mass and have a low enough body fat, you can be more relaxed on your diet because your body will consume pretty much anything at that point. Before someone responds to that last comment, I am not suggesting a diet of Ho Ho's and Twinkes. What I am suggesting is that even the most regimented person is going to have a slice of cake sooner or later.

Sorry if that seems long winded. I have rifled this message board for the same answer because I couldn't get my sugars under the MFP amount. Diet Balance and exercise are your friends when answering that question. Don't get all jacked up on the numbers.

Good luck.

Craig