How much sugar??

So, I long ago worked out that the reason I have piled on the pounds is because of the sudden and vast increase in the amount of sugar I am consuming. My staple diet is sound, can't fault it much, but what do midwives use as fuel? Sweets, and biscuits, and chocolate, and white bread etc. I was also gutted to need my first tooth filling this year. I decided only last week I had to cut out all that artifcial sugar if I'm ever going to be successful in shifting some weight. And I have. But I also decided to to watch my sugar intake on my daily food diary and I'm shocked to find how little is "recommended." You have 3 pieces of fresh fruit and a measure of 1% milk and you've used more than your daily allowance. Never mind any complex carbohydrates you might want to eat, or heaven forbid you drink some fruit juice (and I never have from concentrate, only ever freshly squeezed). Am I being ridiculous looking at this or is it something I need to monitor?? :ohwell: