Sugar - if its from good sources... is it that big of a deal?

lynzemilne
lynzemilne Posts: 5 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I hate the sugar goal... I never meet it!!! I eat a lot of fruit and I love it... Im 5mos pregnant by the way... trying to be healthy while I gain required weight. I would say I was about 10lbs over my goal weight when I got pregnant... so i'm trying to keep my pregnancy weight gain to a minimum so I at least can reach my goal weight easier postpartum. But the sugar goal is frustrating... I eat watermelon, banana, a cutie here and there, fruit flavored greek yogurt... I still will have protein and veggies... and i'm usually under by carbohydrate number!! but the sugar number I've usually blasted through by mid day!! And i'll admit, i have a sweet tooth!!! I love having a little candy at the end of the night for dessert... nothing major... but like a dum-dum lollipop or slow churned ice cream (small bowl!)... i'm just wondering basically... if most of my sugar comes from good sources, and only here and there am I getting "bad" sugar... is it really that big of deal to go over your goal, even if you are below your calorie requirement?

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  • lynzemilne
    lynzemilne Posts: 5 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    It's hard to say with the little bit of information you've given but I would consider it a problem if I was consistently over my sugar goal but under my total carbohydrate goal. How much fiber do you get?

    - I get a decent amount of fiber - mainly from berries, nuts, avocado, whole grains (like granola/whole wheat bread), I use chia seeds or flax in my smoothies, apples. I don't eat enough broccoli... but I have a lot of celery!
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    lynzemilne wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    It's hard to say with the little bit of information you've given but I would consider it a problem if I was consistently over my sugar goal but under my total carbohydrate goal. How much fiber do you get?

    - I get a decent amount of fiber - mainly from berries, nuts, avocado, whole grains (like granola/whole wheat bread), I use chia seeds or flax in my smoothies, apples. I don't eat enough broccoli... but I have a lot of celery!

    What is your carbohydrate goal? It seems almost impossible to get decent fiber, high sugar and be under on total carbs but I suppose that depends on how the goal is set.

    I'm not sure what you mean by you don't eat enough broccoli.
  • lynzemilne
    lynzemilne Posts: 5 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    lynzemilne wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    It's hard to say with the little bit of information you've given but I would consider it a problem if I was consistently over my sugar goal but under my total carbohydrate goal. How much fiber do you get?

    - I get a decent amount of fiber - mainly from berries, nuts, avocado, whole grains (like granola/whole wheat bread), I use chia seeds or flax in my smoothies, apples. I don't eat enough broccoli... but I have a lot of celery!

    What is your carbohydrate goal? It seems almost impossible to get decent fiber, high sugar and be under on total carbs but I suppose that depends on how the goal is set.

    I'm not sure what you mean by you don't eat enough broccoli.

    I have my goals set up as follows:
    Carbs 50% Protein 20% Fat 30%... i've tried to edit it as I would prefer 40, 30, 30... but I will say MFP has not been friendly with me on this. As far as my broccoli statement... I only mentioned because its such a good source of fiber!! haha. I wish I was better with it, every dang time I buy broccoli tho, it goes bad... so I just let it go! I think the carbs are low because a lot of my fiber is from low carb sources... mainly nuts and berries, and avocado... I will eat whole grains (granola/oats) less regularly because I prefer the other sources.
  • lynzemilne
    lynzemilne Posts: 5 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    One step further...the source doesn't matter. It's all the same chemical substance whether it's from cookies or bananas.
    Unless you have a medical reason to avoid sugar (diabetes), there's no reason to worry about it so long as your calorie and nutritional goals are otherwise met.

    well... this is what I am hoping! Its just the guilt of not reaching that goal... but I will focus mainly on being under my calories and try to make most of it come from proteins and veggies... but dang... may baby girl in there sure wants her sweets!!! haha!
  • lynzemilne
    lynzemilne Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks everyone... your comments and thoughts have made me not feel too guilty. :blush:
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    lynzemilne wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    lynzemilne wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    It's hard to say with the little bit of information you've given but I would consider it a problem if I was consistently over my sugar goal but under my total carbohydrate goal. How much fiber do you get?

    - I get a decent amount of fiber - mainly from berries, nuts, avocado, whole grains (like granola/whole wheat bread), I use chia seeds or flax in my smoothies, apples. I don't eat enough broccoli... but I have a lot of celery!

    What is your carbohydrate goal? It seems almost impossible to get decent fiber, high sugar and be under on total carbs but I suppose that depends on how the goal is set.

    I'm not sure what you mean by you don't eat enough broccoli.

    I have my goals set up as follows:
    Carbs 50% Protein 20% Fat 30%... i've tried to edit it as I would prefer 40, 30, 30... but I will say MFP has not been friendly with me on this. As far as my broccoli statement... I only mentioned because its such a good source of fiber!! haha. I wish I was better with it, every dang time I buy broccoli tho, it goes bad... so I just let it go! I think the carbs are low because a lot of my fiber is from low carb sources... mainly nuts and berries, and avocado... I will eat whole grains (granola/oats) less regularly because I prefer the other sources.

    Yeah, I was like this with yogurt - so many purchased, so many thrown out unopened. I say, don't feel bad about not buying things that you won't eat!
  • Bluetail6
    Bluetail6 Posts: 2,997 Member
    FWIW I keep track of added sugars in the note section of my diary. It simply includes sugars that are not from naturally occurring sources. It isn't for any medical reasons. For me I like to know that the bulk of my sugar might come from fruit where there are other nutrients. So I never worry if I'm "over."
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  • dwilliamca
    dwilliamca Posts: 328 Member
    I try to stay within my sugar goal each day and usually do, but I am also type II diabetic. I assume you've been tested during your pregnancy and are lucky enough not to have diabetes. I usually eat a couple pieces of fruit and some berries. Here is a link listing low to high sugar in fruits/berries/melons. https://www.verywell.com/low-carb-fruit-list-2242528
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 38,240 Community Helper
    edited November 2017
    I was going over the MFP default sugar goal every day while losing weight, when the only added sugar I ate was a bit of concentrated fruit juice well down the ingredient list in one daily 30-calorie tablespoon of all-fruit spread. The rest was sugar inherent in 2-3 servings of whole fruit, and a good bit of no-sugar-added dairy products (I'm ovo lacto vegetarian).

    Solution? I changed my MFP diary settings to stop tracking sugar, and tracked fiber instead. ;)
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  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I've found that if I am hitting my protein goal and calorie goal then the carb goal is pretty well sorted out on its own.
    I do not track sugar. Go to your food diary settings and you can change what you track if it bothers you to see it.

    If you do not have a medical condition that requires you to limit sugar I wouldn't worry about it.
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