Do you log your fruit?

I log everything I eat including fruits of vegetables because it all has calories. I need to know how many calories I am eating to lose weight. Some fruits and vegetables can add up to quite a few calories.
I look at calories first then glance at protein, fiber, fats, carbs and sodium. I don't even look at sugar because I don't have a health condition that requires me to monitor and limit sugar.

Ah, I was just going to ask this today. I have 4g of sugar left and the only sugar I took in was from one banana & 2 teaspoons of honey for breakfast & a cup of strawberries for a snack just now. I am trying not to worry about it TOO much - but its hard not to notice, and I still want to track sugar....but try to tell myself to not stress about it. That's why I quit WW too. I wasn't losing a thing after a while, and since I jumped back on MFP I have lost 0.8-1 lbs a week. When I logged my food for the first day after WW I was like, WOAH, I was eating WAY too much.

I log everything. An apples a day, a banana, and some berries don't negatively impact my overall balance. My overall carbs are usually at or below my self-imposed reduced daily target.

Hornsby wrote: »

Hornsby wrote: »

If you aren't going to track accurately, what is the point of tracking at all?

That's not negativity. I can't even really see how it was taken as such. That is an honest question that you should ask yourself.

I didn't see negativity but sometimes the truth hurts..

I track fiber instead of sugar. Had 25 grams by lunch time.

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Yes...

Also keep in mind that while sugar is sugar, the numbers MFP gives you are for added sugars. If you eat any fruit at all, you're going to be over that number. Personally, unless you are eating cake for lunch and washing it down with 40 oz Big Gulps (that would be a problem) or have a medical condition that warrants watching sugar, I'd just switch it to fiber or something.

Manage your macros, don't micro-manage your micros.

What do you mean by the bolder part? Mfp doesn't separate added sugar from sugar from fruit. I've gone over on sugar from just eating fruits and veggies.

miriamtob wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Yes...

Also keep in mind that while sugar is sugar, the numbers MFP gives you are for added sugars. If you eat any fruit at all, you're going to be over that number. Personally, unless you are eating cake for lunch and washing it down with 40 oz Big Gulps (that would be a problem) or have a medical condition that warrants watching sugar, I'd just switch it to fiber or something.

Manage your macros, don't micro-manage your micros.

What do you mean by the bolder part? Mfp doesn't separate added sugar from sugar from fruit. I've gone over on sugar from just eating fruits and veggies.

It does separate it. Sugar is counted in your carbs, the sugar macro is for added sugar.

Ninkyou wrote: »

miriamtob wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Yes...

Also keep in mind that while sugar is sugar, the numbers MFP gives you are for added sugars. If you eat any fruit at all, you're going to be over that number. Personally, unless you are eating cake for lunch and washing it down with 40 oz Big Gulps (that would be a problem) or have a medical condition that warrants watching sugar, I'd just switch it to fiber or something.

Manage your macros, don't micro-manage your micros.

What do you mean by the bolder part? Mfp doesn't separate added sugar from sugar from fruit. I've gone over on sugar from just eating fruits and veggies.

It does separate it. Sugar is counted in your carbs, the sugar macro is for added sugar.

Not on mine it doesn't. According to my food reports...I have had 14g (approximately) of sugar from processed food. Yet...my sugar level reflects that I have had 66g. Those 52g extra grams came from 1 1/2 banana, 432g of watermelon plus some came from the vegetables that I have eaten today.

Maybe MFP works differently for some...idk.

Ninkyou wrote: »

It does separate it. Sugar is counted in your carbs, the sugar macro is for added sugar.

I don't know what you're talking about. Sugar is certainly included in total carb counts, but is still indicated as an independent nutrient when logging. Unless you're using specifically modified entries that exclude naturally occurring sugars (which I don't see much point in if you're going to the effort of logging), it absolutely is included in your sugar counts.

For example, yesterday I had 283g of strawberries. Total carbs - 22.6g; 5.7g fiber, 14.1g sugar. Strawberries definitely do not have 14g of added sugar. The sugar was included in my overall daily total, along with sugars from the blackberries, chocolate, and potatoes I had. Nutrition information does not discern between naturally occurring and added sugars, just overall quantity.

As others have said, unless you have a reason to log sugar, you should replace it with something else (like everyone else I replaced it with fiber). Sugar is not the enemy, and if you're eating fruit and limiting things like candy bars and cake (or even go days completely without them) then it doesn't matter, anyway. But the calories certainly DO matter. A big enough apple or banana can wipe out your deficit depending on how big it is.