GOING OVER SUGAR DAILY GOAL
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ButterflyGirl2002
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I have been with MyFitnessPal for 7 days and I like it. The issue I am having is that I keep over over my sugar daily goal but I am going under my calorie goal daily. Will this affect my weight loss? My goal is to lose 2 lbs a week.
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I go over my goal almost every day and I lose weight. Your deficit is what drives weight loss.0
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Being over on sugar is an issue if:
1) You have a medical condition that requires you to monitor your intake
2) You have personally chosen to cut back on sugar
It's not inherently bad. Try to reach your goal for calories each day, but if you're under by a little, that's OK
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Ok. Thanks guys.0
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Its possible to be in a calorie deficit and not lose weight if insulin is chronically high. It depends on how much sugar and when your eating it. Just try to keep the bulk of sugar consumption around workouts if you can0
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I think it makes a difference too on where your sugar comes from (refined vs natural).0
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In general, unless you have a medical issue, when it comes to weight loss, the macros of what you eat are less important than how many total calories you end up absorbing!
Many people chose to monitor their macros so that they can hit specific targets. Examples are ensuring adequate protein for muscle retention. Ensuring certain amounts of fat and fiber and even carbohydrates for general health.
Some people chose to eat more protein and fat and carbs with less of a glycemic load in an attempt to not feel hungry during caloric restriction <-- that's me!
But, in terms of pure weight loss, total calories trump where the calories come from.0 -
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I keep going over on sodium0
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In general, unless you have a medical issue, when it comes to weight loss, the macros of what you eat are less important than how many total calories you end up absorbing!
Many people chose to monitor their macros so that they can hit specific targets. Examples are ensuring adequate protein for muscle retention. Ensuring certain amounts of fat and fiber and even carbohydrates for general health.
Some people chose to eat more protein and fat and carbs with less of a glycemic load in an attempt to not feel hungry during caloric restriction <-- that's me!
But, in terms of pure weight loss, total calories trump where the calories come from.
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ButterflyGirl2002 wrote: »I have been with MyFitnessPal for 7 days and I like it. The issue I am having is that I keep over over my sugar daily goal but I am going under my calorie goal daily. Will this affect my weight loss? My goal is to lose 2 lbs a week.
Nope. Calorie in/calorie out.0 -
Yep. Too much sugar is too much sugar--it doesn't matter where it comes from.
OP, we had a thread on this exact topic just a couple of days ago. You might want to scroll down a page or two.
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This is inaccurate. Different sugars have different chemical structures and are thus metabolized differently.0 -
i go over on sugar every single day its all good0
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Yep. Too much sugar is too much sugar--it doesn't matter where it comes from.
OP, we had a thread on this exact topic just a couple of days ago. You might want to scroll down a page or two.
And, too much sugar is open to individual interpretation.0 -
kriegmeister wrote: »
This is inaccurate. Different sugars have different chemical structures and are thus metabolized differently.
I disagree. However, please explain what you mean and share how this has anything to do with weight loss, because weight loss in strictly calories in/calories out.0 -
kriegmeister wrote: »
This is inaccurate. Different sugars have different chemical structures and are thus metabolized differently.
You can say the same for all food, but Regardless of what kind of sugar it is or where it came from at the end of the day a calorie is a calorie and 3500 of them = a pound of fat.
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I go over in sugar every day. Most of it is fruit, but I do have a bit of dark chocolate or another small treat most days. I've been at my goal weight for over two years and have no health issues. Sugar is not the devil.0
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I always thought that sugars from fruit were somehow "less bad" for you than refined sugar? I eat SO much fruit its redic... but I've still been losing, (only a month in though...) Anyway, I guess its just your calories in/out?0
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