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Could you spend a day without any sugar?

catscats222
catscats222 Posts: 1,598 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Veggies have sugar, even dairy.
This person stated cutting out sugar completely (not cutting back).
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10284310/the-deal-on-sugar/p1
I have never heard of anyone completely cutting out sugar
Can it be done? Even for a day?
Tell me your experience going 100% without a drop of sugar for a day or longer.
Note: I am at around 50 grams of sugar a day
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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Nope.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Does this include not listening to A Levine?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    What do you think?
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Hey S-U-G-A-H!
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I am not good to ask. I ate three chocolate bars today. (Within goal). Gimme sugar!
  • Protranser
    Protranser Posts: 517 Member
    It might be a fun experiment, but I'm not convinced i need to change my sugar intake at all. I am quite happy with my results, and that's with a diet that is inclusive of anything i want.
  • NeonStrikeVi
    NeonStrikeVi Posts: 61 Member
    Nope! Enjoy bananas too much :)
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Well, no ADDED sugar is easy. I'm usually around 25-30G/day.
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    edited November 2015
    Technically, all carbohydrates are composed of sugar molecules (glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose) linked together. I don't see how someone can go completely sugar free without going carb-free (but that is because I consider carbs to be super large sugar molecules). If someone considers sugar as only mono or disaccharides (1-2 molecules of sugar linked together), then I can see how someone can go "sugar free."
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,882 Member
    Personally, I wouldn't want to spend a day without sugar. Nor do I need to. :)
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    The only way to eat no sugar is to eat all meat.

    I'm a vegetarian. Ain't happening.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I see no point. My day would be less healthy without vegetables, fruit, dairy, sweet potatoes, etc.

    No, normal keto doesn't cut out all sugar.
  • justrollme
    justrollme Posts: 802 Member
    I don't even think it would be possible for me. Plus, honeycrisp apples are happening now, so so good.
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    catscats222 wrote: »
    isn't keto about not eating any sugar? - i really don't know

    Keto is low-carb (typically less than 20-40g of net carbs a day). Under the physiologic effects of keto, I could consume 10g of starch (300+ glucose molecules linked together) or 10g of sucrose (table sugar) and would continue to be in nutritional ketosis. Sugar is often considered a subcategory of carbohydrates.
  • kyrannosaurus
    kyrannosaurus Posts: 350 Member
    nope. I'm sitting here eating chocolate chip cookies while I read this.
  • sunfastrose
    sunfastrose Posts: 543 Member
    No thanks, I like fruit, veggies, other carbs, and especially sweets. Hasn't hurt me.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,108 Member
    I've done it a couple of times. 24 hour fast with just water. Most miserable times in my life and did it in my 20's as a challenge. I basically slept almost all day.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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  • ryanflebbe
    ryanflebbe Posts: 188 Member
    Yes, I could go a day without eating anything. That isnt really the point though. Really, you only need to focus on reducing refined, added sugar, or eating less carbs if that helps your goal.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    catscats222 wrote: »
    Veggies have sugar, even dairy.
    This person stated cutting out sugar completely (not cutting back).
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10284310/the-deal-on-sugar/p1
    I have never heard of anyone completely cutting out sugar
    Can it be done? Even for a day?
    Tell me your experience going 100% without a drop of sugar for a day or longer.
    Note: I am at around 50 grams of sugar a day


    OP, nobody completely cuts carbs out.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I'm eating an ice cream sandwich as I type this. Sugar is nothing to fear, carbs are nothing to fear ( unless someone has a medical condition )
    So I wouldn't have any reason to want to cut down on sugar. I eat everything in moderation . it hasn't stopped my progress any.
    I wouldn't reccomend someone to eat all ice cream every single day, but I also wouldn't reccomend someone to eat all lettuce every single day either. It comes down to moderation .
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    PeachyCarol wrote: »
    The only way to eat no sugar is to eat all meat.

    This is what I was thinking. I don't see how it's possible.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    veg and fruit are very nutritious...so I wouldn't even bother trying...it's ridiculous.
  • ultrahoon
    ultrahoon Posts: 467 Member
    For a single day? Indeed I can, and in fact I have! In some dark times as a student, the day before student loans came in, all I had was four steaks and I ate them all.

    The morning bowel movement the following day wasn't especially fun, but I didn't feel even remotely bad on the day itself. Bit of a meat sweat going on, but that's it.

    I do not recommend this as a long term strategy to anyone :)
  • ki4eld
    ki4eld Posts: 1,213 Member
    I do it sometimes, but that's just because I'm in a meat mood. Although I do keto, I still get a few carbs and carbs are sugar. I don't really do added sugar though. A touch here and there, but sugar is a trigger food for me so I avoid.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    ultrahoon wrote: »
    For a single day? Indeed I can, and in fact I have! In some dark times as a student, the day before student loans came in, all I had was four steaks and I ate them all.

    The morning bowel movement the following day wasn't especially fun, but I didn't feel even remotely bad on the day itself. Bit of a meat sweat going on, but that's it.

    I do not recommend this as a long term strategy to anyone :)

    Ow dude!!
  • rockstarjosh
    rockstarjosh Posts: 6 Member
    Bacon and eggs, all day err day
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    rockstarjosh wrote: »
    Bacon and eggs, all day err day
    Just remember the beer you drink has no fat or protein....hmm.....one day.....I doubt you could do it.
  • MrsSylvie
    MrsSylvie Posts: 301 Member
    yup i could go a day without sugar of any kind but, it would require me to stay in bed for the whole day!
    there's just no way i could totally go sugar free when even the 2% milk i put in my wake-me-up mug of coffee has a gram of sugar in it!!
    i gave up my 1/4 cp of added sugar in my mug of coffee and try to avoid some things with added sugar in them but, there's no way i am given up anything else with non added sugar in it for even an hour, let alone a day.
  • serasmommy
    serasmommy Posts: 61 Member
    My answer is no and I wouldn't want to.
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