Fruit sugars confusion

Fruits have more calories than veggies. Veggies generally have more vitamins and fiber. I wouldn't specifically worry about sugar (you actually CAN have chocolate if you want, if you stay under your calories and get adequate nutrition elsewhere) but finding some vegetables you like would be good for you. Doesn't have to be salad. What about raw cucumbers, pepers, sugar snap peas, carrots?

I don't track sugar, eat 2-3 servings of fruit daily and still lose weight. Sugar does NOT hinder weight loss as long as you're eating in a deficit.

Fructose is sugar, glucose is sugar, sucrose is sugar and sugar is a carbohydrate and is, in some amounts, in almost everything you eat. Unless you have some condition where you need to limit sugars or certain types of sugars, don't worry about it.

I'm currently on day 19 of Whole 30 and I eat 2-3 servings of fruit a day. I've lost 7 1/2 lbs so it doesn't hinder weight loss, as long as you keep it to a reasonable amount and make room for it in your day. I go for strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries and tangerines most often.

I never grew up with much vegetable beyond green beans, so I've done a lot of experimentation recently and found that I like some veggies raw only, spinach leaves and shredded brussel sprouts are great in a salad to me. But I do not like them cooked. I like salad, but in limited quantity so I don't push myself to exist on salad because I know I won't be happy. I eat them as a side with my protein only. I learned to roast green beans (so good and they reheat well the next day) for a change from steaming them and I like to make a "salad" of cucumbers, shredded carrot and avocado with a bit of balsamic vinegar with salt & pepper as a quick, on the go veggie for dinner or lunches if I'm tired of other veggies. Sometimes I just do a quick saute of snow peas in garlic as my veggie. It doesn't have to be elaborate and usually thats the best way for veggies I've found.

Also, try veggies prepared in other ways than you have tasted them before (ie, grilled if you've only had them steamed, ect) and you might find that a different texture of them works for you. I found that I love grilled or sauteed asperagus this way.

If you have diabetes you need to worry about your sugar. If not you don't need to worry about it as long as your stay under your calorie goal. I try not to have too much added sugar since it doesn't fill me up, but i never worry about sugar in fruits.

No fruit - no chocolate. Keep carbs below 100/day. Eat some blueberries in place of fruit (1/4 cup/day max).

Some great advice here. I've been trying to cut out sweets and desserts since the holidays and as a result eat WAY more fruit than before in order to satisfy my sweet tooth. I was worried about all the sugar but since I'm still coming in under my max calories for the day I won't sweat it.