daily sugar intake

Personally, I wouldn't care if you went over your sugar goal every day if you were losing weight.

But, there is absolutely no reason to feel bad if most days you are under 66g of sugar and you go over on a few days. One day doesn't matter, the recent average does.

I also have trouble with my sugar limit of 83 grams. 40g are used in my morning Orange Juice (20.8g) and Banana (19).

I only worry about added sugar. Sugars that occur naturally in fruit and dairy don't worry me. It's the sugar from like the twinkies and stuff that I'm concerned with.

Sugar is a carb and, as long as you have no medical reasons to avoid it as listed above, your body treats it as such. Ultimately it's calories in vs calories out - the sugar doesn't really matter.

That being said, complex carb items (sugar is a simple carbohydrate source) tend to help people feel more satiated generally which is helpful for some when losing weight. But really that's a personal thing as well. As long as you're comfortable it's totally fine to have the sugary carbs.

Stick with your deficit and you'll lose weight. Don't worry about the finer details too much

Congrats on the loss so far--that's wonderful.

wayne206 wrote: »

i may have missed a previous post. my mfp sugar limit daily is 66g. its 11am and i've already ate some healthy planters mixed nuts and an apple and that's half of the sugar limit for the day. should i feel bad when i go over 66g for the day? most days i dont exceed.

saucesofit wrote: »

Sugar is a carb and, as long as you have no medical reasons to avoid it as listed above, your body treats it as such. Ultimately it's calories in vs calories out - the sugar doesn't really matter.

That being said, complex carb items (sugar is a simple carbohydrate source) tend to help people feel more satiated generally which is helpful for some when losing weight. But really that's a personal thing as well. As long as you're comfortable it's totally fine to have the sugary carbs.

sydsgaga wrote: »

I have just been diagnosed with diabetes. My a1c is 6.5 which is just over the line. I'm trying to watch my carbs and sugar. Does anyone know what is a safe amount of carbs and sugar to injest daily or how I can find out?

Your Dr. Should be able to refer you to a diabetic nutritionist/dietitian (I think there is a difference between the two, but don't know what) who could give you more info. My mom was diagnosed about 10 years ago and was told to do 45 carbs per meal. This might change depending on your age, sex, weight - I don't know. She is 5'4" and 79 yo. She has kept her blood sugar in good control all these years with diet and exercise. No mess for diabetes.

I got a pre diabetic diagnosis last year with an a1c of 5.9 this year it was at 6.0, but I worked on losing weight and walking and just got a retest after 3 months and it is now a 5.7, so just barely pre-diabetic. My Dr. Wasn't sure the insurance would cover diabetic counseling unless/until I was actually diabetic. I'm trying to see if they will because I'd like to stave off diabetes as long as possible.

flamingblades wrote: »

I have had much success in limiting my sugars by making fruit smoothies ( strawberries, raspberries and blueberries in different combos). 2X a day. My problem is limiting carbs. GAWD! They are everywhere!

...What? Wouldn't fruit smoothies contain, like... a whole load of sugar? Because there's sugar in fruit? The sugar in fruit and added sugar are processed by the body in the same way. Neither are necessarily bad.

juggernaut1974 wrote: »

MFP's sugar goal default is notoriously low and is based on the RDA for 'added' sugars.

Most people suggest turning it off and not even tracking it, unless you have a medical reason (diabetes, etc) for doing so.

^^This. I track fibre instead of sugar since I'm already tracking carbs.

wayne206 wrote: »

thanks mfp and members. the reason I'm on a diet, my doc said sugar in lab tests was borderline high on being diabetic. in august, at 220lbs, my sugar was higher, so i asked for another chance instead of medicine. i have until 11-9 to improve. no mt.dews. just 8c water and 2c coffee. today: 206, joined mfp and logging food, excercise, walking and riding bike. this site is a big help. i want to weigh 180 when i go back and it is challeging.
i'm a 64yr old male. my sciatic nerve have kept me from walking for 7yrs. it does not bother me anymore so far. thx all

wayne206 wrote: »

on 9/15, my A1C was6.8. 11/15, was 6.5. 5/16, was 6.4. ( from Dr's visits). Dr said that was better but also to count carbs. My mfp allows me 179 daily carbs. I usually do 100-140 daily. On 9/15, I weighed 221lbs. On 5/16, I weighed 196lbs. I'm working on it and do feel much better. Thanx everyone for the input.

Congrats on your improvements so far!

You probably should consider going lower sugar than you are. Your A1C is coming down but not by a lot - it is still a bit high. Low carb is considered to be below 100g (to 150g) per day. You are pretty much there but sugars are half of your carb intake. That part may need to go lower in order to affect your BG and A1C.

Consider skipping most fruits, especially high GI fruits, the worst being raisins, grapes, figs, dates, and tropical fruits (bananas, mangos, melons). Consider limiting fruits grown in temperate regions like oranges, apples, nectarines, plums and pears; just eat half of one and not every day. Berries are some of the lowest GI fruits and tend to be the best fruit to eat for those trying to keep BG down. Avocado is great. Or just skip the fruit in favor of veggies.

As for veggies, avoid starchy root veggies like potatoes, carrots, onions, yams, parsnips and turnips. They will affect your BG more than leafy green veggies or veggies like cucumbers, celery, snap peas, green beans, mushrooms or peppers.

Avoiding grains like wheat, corn, and rice. Just skip it or take a very small amount (like a 1/4c of rice). These foods aren'y great for those with insulin resistance.

I was prediabetic too. I chose to eat a ketogenic diet (fewer than 20-50g of carbs per day) in order to address my insulin resistance. I followed the plan laid out by Dr R Bernstein in Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. It's a very helpful book for diabetics who want NORMAL blood glucose and not just the slightly high "normal" BG levels that dotors often accept from diabetics.

He has a bunch of youtube videos too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VaNJO7KMgg

Another doctor saying basically the same thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ

Good luck!