Now what?

bms34b
bms34b Posts: 401 Member
edited September 29 in Food and Nutrition
Okay, so combatting the inevitable way that I felt this morning after the traditional festivities of yesterday, (and hitting up first watch), I find myself already over my sugar intake that I've upped from what's suggested anyway!?!?!

Sugar is where I ALWAYS find myself going over. And I want to be better about that.

What are some options for the rest of the food for me today? I don't even know what to eat other than leftover hotdogs and carrots.

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  • catecn
    catecn Posts: 84
    if you are always finding yourself craving sugar try freezing berries. I always buy huge things of rasberries and blueberries and stick them in my freezer. if your already over today it wont help but i find it really helps me stay away from the surary snacks.
    as for the rest of the day, try fruit smoithies and add a scoop of protien powder to feel a bit fuller longer.
    also something i do in summer, i get plain protien poweder (i like soygenics, 110cals and 24g of protien) and add water ice and sugar free pudding mix to and blend, if you blend long enough with enough ice it turns into almost an icecream like treat! i often use sugar free butterscotch or sugar gree pastacio. the entire box it 100 cals, and i use about a third. thats less than 200 cals and you get tons of protien and it fixes my sweet tooth :)
  • 963Nitro
    963Nitro Posts: 82 Member
    apple? the fiber will make you feel full too
  • NancyAnne1960
    NancyAnne1960 Posts: 500 Member
    Hummus, string cheese, lean turkey meat....
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    What is your sugar coming from? I always go over on sugar too, but I eat a lot of fruit. I ignore sugar now. ;-)
  • swiss31
    swiss31 Posts: 197 Member
    I find Regular Oatmeal the most helpful for me. Zero sugar, low in sodium (only 75mg an instant pouch), and 100 calories. Helps me get my intake while staying under on sugar and my trouble spot, sodium. It's not for everyone though (most people I talk to don't like plain oatmeal).
  • Trulyfree
    Trulyfree Posts: 21
    I'm finding that I easily go over my sugar limit too. I don't even think that I'm really going for sugary foods. Seems it's in most things! I think the key is to research and find things that you like that are low in sugar and stock up for the week. If you don't have some low sugar foods available, then you'll no doubt eat whatever is around. I'm working on this too!
  • rwd5046
    rwd5046 Posts: 302
    That's tough to control but don't kill yourself about it. You would die if you realized (opps, now you do) the amount of hidden sugars in everything, like the corn syrups, frutcose, blah blah blah, on so on. Just do the best you can and remember there are different kinds of sugars we eat and the body deals with them differently, example; simple sugars vs. complex sugars.
  • punk_mama
    punk_mama Posts: 93
    I already went over for the day too. Cereal (raisin bran) w/ soy milk, banana and Greek yogurt w/ honey. WTF huh? doesn't SEEM like it would be that much!!! I don't know how to fix it but I feel for you!!
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