Always over sugar!
pflei014
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I am consistently over my sugar intake, but still have a good amount of calories i could eat on a daily basis. Does anyone have any tips for me? Im not eating dessert type foods very much, i think a large amount of the sugar comes from fruit. I eat about 2-3 servings of fruit a day, but isn't this a good thing? I need tips to stay within my sugar goal!
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You can ignore the goal if you like. IMO, your total calories are more important. (Assuming you're not on a special medical diet.)0
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If you're not prediabetic or diabetic, then eating fruit as your main sugar intake is absolutely okay!0
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The MFP sugar goal is notoriously low. Unless you have a medical reason, don't worry about it :drinker:0
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or you could change your settings and as a guide (quote):
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the maximum amount of added sugars you should eat in a day are (7): Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons). Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons).
Daily Intake of Sugar - How Much Sugar Should You Eat Per ...
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It depends on your goals the NEW dietary guidelines will include specific limits on sugar. But this means ADDED sugar.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/nutrition-panel-calls-for-less-sugar-and-eases-cholesterol-and-fat-restrictions/
If you're interested in that, consider tracking your sugars separately if you eat much of ANY heavily processed foods. Consider that ketchup, bread, dressing, etc, etc etc etc contain added sugars. If you limit your heavily reminded carbs/sugars then most of your sugar will be from fruit/vegetables, which should be fine.
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Thank you for your tips!0
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nesian_twin wrote: »or you could change your settings and as a guide (quote):
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the maximum amount of added sugars you should eat in a day are (7): Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons). Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons).
Daily Intake of Sugar - How Much Sugar Should You Eat Per ...
authoritynutrition.com/how-much-sugar-per-day/
whoops, I blow that out everyday ...0 -
OP - calorie deficit = weight loss. Sugar only comes into play if it puts you in a surplus or you have some kind of medical condition; absent of those two factors, you can eat sugar and you will be fine. Additionally, the MFP recommendation is insanely low and I track it just out of general curiosity, and as a point of reference to show people that you can eat 60+ grams of sugar, be healthy, and lose weight….0
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What does OP stand for?0
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Ohhh hahaha thanks!0
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What does OPP stand for? And are you down with it?0
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I am new to my fitness pal. I have only been doing it for about 2 weeks now but in the first week i lost 3 lbs! I haven't yet weighed myself for the end of this week but i notice a weight loss difference already and i feel healthier which to me is most important
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I am new to my fitness pal. I have only been doing it for about 2 weeks now but in the first week i lost 3 lbs! I haven't yet weighed myself for the end of this week but i notice a weight loss difference already and i feel healthier which to me is most important
awesome …
just try not to fall into the mind set of "good" and "bad" foods. There are no good and bad foods, there is just food that your body uses to fuel bodily functions. So you can incorporate ice cream, cookies, etc into your diet, just balance it out with chicken, fish, rice, vegetables, etc, and make sure that you hit your calorie/micro/macro targets for the day0 -
Everything in moderation 0
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Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.0
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Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations. But yes, technically, for a number on a scale to go down, it may be not necessary to monitor sugar.
Chances are with a Standard American Diet, you're eating too much for health.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.0 -
kitkatbird wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.
and there is the straw man argument…that train is never late…
No one in this thread advocated a diet of ALL sweets. What people are saying is that you can eat sugar in moderate amounts, be in a deficit, hit your calories/micros/macros, and you will lose weight and be healthy.
60 to 100 grams of sugar a day is hardly a diet of ALL sweets….that is what my sugar looks like and I am not any where near 100% all sugar consumption …my diary is open by the way ..
this may be the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard...0 -
Nope. Didn't say that.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
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kitkatbird wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.
and there is the straw man argument…that train is never late…
No one in this thread advocated a diet of ALL sweets. What people are saying is that you can eat sugar in moderate amounts, be in a deficit, hit your calories/micros/macros, and you will lose weight and be healthy.
60 to 100 grams of sugar a day is hardly a diet of ALL sweets….that is what my sugar looks like and I am not any where near 100% all sugar consumption …my diary is open by the way ..
this may be the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard...
To be clear: I never said "all sweets".
What ana said was: don't worry about or even watch sugar intake. I disagree. FOR OVER ALL HEALTH reasons. Not a little number on a scale.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Nope. Didn't say that.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
so you have no point…got ya0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »kitkatbird wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.
and there is the straw man argument…that train is never late…
No one in this thread advocated a diet of ALL sweets. What people are saying is that you can eat sugar in moderate amounts, be in a deficit, hit your calories/micros/macros, and you will lose weight and be healthy.
60 to 100 grams of sugar a day is hardly a diet of ALL sweets….that is what my sugar looks like and I am not any where near 100% all sugar consumption …my diary is open by the way ..
this may be the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard...
To be clear: I never said "all sweets".
What ana said was: don't worry about or even watch sugar intake. I disagree. FOR OVER ALL HEALTH reasons. Not a little number on a scale.
i was replying to the previous poster that said a diet of ALL sweets would be bad…which no one had advocated….0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Nope. Didn't say that.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
so you have no point…got ya
You really need to work on the reading comprehension there.0 -
The key is what you are calling "moderate" amounts. The World Health Association and the American Heart Association both recommend not eating more than 25 grams in added sugar a day. So if that is what you call moderate, then I agree.kitkatbird wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.
and there is the straw man argument…that train is never late…
No one in this thread advocated a diet of ALL sweets. What people are saying is that you can eat sugar in moderate amounts, be in a deficit, hit your calories/micros/macros, and you will lose weight and be healthy.
60 to 100 grams of sugar a day is hardly a diet of ALL sweets….that is what my sugar looks like and I am not any where near 100% all sugar consumption …my diary is open by the way ..
this may be the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard...
But keep in mind the average bottle of soda has over 40 grams.
Can you eat more sugar than that and lose weight? Yes. Absolutely.
Can you eat more sugar than that and not run a higher risk of other health complications down the road? Well the major medical organizations say no.
ETA: The "sugar" number that mfp tracks includes not just added sugar in soda, sweets, etc...it also includes naturally occuring sugar in fruits, vegetables, dairy, etc. So that number is not the number to look at if you are comparing your consumption to major medical association guidance.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Nope. Didn't say that.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
so you have no point…got ya
You really need to work on the reading comprehension there.
Okie dokie…considering you always mis-quote people, you may want to take your own advice….0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »kitkatbird wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.
and there is the straw man argument…that train is never late…
No one in this thread advocated a diet of ALL sweets. What people are saying is that you can eat sugar in moderate amounts, be in a deficit, hit your calories/micros/macros, and you will lose weight and be healthy.
60 to 100 grams of sugar a day is hardly a diet of ALL sweets….that is what my sugar looks like and I am not any where near 100% all sugar consumption …my diary is open by the way ..
this may be the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard...
To be clear: I never said "all sweets".
What ana said was: don't worry about or even watch sugar intake. I disagree. FOR OVER ALL HEALTH reasons. Not a little number on a scale.
i was replying to the previous poster that said a diet of ALL sweets would be bad…which no one had advocated….
I understand that. I was clarifying, as I was the one being "explained".
Meanwhile: because she's only focused on a number on the scale, ana is misguided when she routinely tells people they don't need to watch their added sugars because naturally their diet will take care of things. It's foolish to think that, and foolish to tell people that.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »kitkatbird wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.
and there is the straw man argument…that train is never late…
No one in this thread advocated a diet of ALL sweets. What people are saying is that you can eat sugar in moderate amounts, be in a deficit, hit your calories/micros/macros, and you will lose weight and be healthy.
60 to 100 grams of sugar a day is hardly a diet of ALL sweets….that is what my sugar looks like and I am not any where near 100% all sugar consumption …my diary is open by the way ..
this may be the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard...
To be clear: I never said "all sweets".
What ana said was: don't worry about or even watch sugar intake. I disagree. FOR OVER ALL HEALTH reasons. Not a little number on a scale.
i was replying to the previous poster that said a diet of ALL sweets would be bad…which no one had advocated….
I understand that. I was clarifying, as I was the one being "explained".
Meanwhile: because she's only focused on a number on the scale, ana is misguided when she routinely tells people they don't need to watch their added sugars because naturally their diet will take care of things. It's foolish to think that, and foolish to tell people that.
why would it be foolish?
As long as they hit their calorie/macro/micros for the day everything else will fall in line regardless of "added" sugar….0 -
kitkatbird wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Like said, sugar is unimportant for weight loss. Unless medically required, there is no need to even monitor sugar intake. Chances are that with a varied diet, your sugar intake (both natural and added, because.... sugar is sugar) will balance out just fine.
Not according to MANY health professionals, and health organizations.
and MANY on the other side so those are full of BS ….
so are you saying that sugar consumption will hamper weight loss in a calorie deficit?
No she is saying it won't hamper weight loss but that doesn't mean it won't hurt your health. If I ate a calorie deficit where my diet was all sweets I'd lose weight but I would be skyrocketing my chances for developing diabetes and other health problems. My insulin levels would be so high all the time that my blood cells would become immune to it thus my blood sugar levels would remain high.
Yeah but.. who would eat ONLY a diet of sweets?
Who started this strawman?\
Why do people keep pushing this?0
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