Trouble balancing nutrients... mostly sugar related.

lol - i didn't realize how long this was until i posted it. i do not expect many to have to desire or patience to read it.. i wouldn't!

I don't know if I just don't want to "sacrifice" more foods that I like or what, but I am finding it impossible to eat the correct amount of calories per day while staying under or at least not going 70+g over on sugar... I'm eating about 3500 calories per day and about 150g of sugar. Granted, I am set for maintenance mode, but I should still technically have lost some weight this summer while, instead, I've basically stayed the same weight (though I fluctuate 5-10lbs at any given time due to water retention). I'd like to lose another 5-10lbs, and I feel like I should have at least lost 5 in the past 3 months... especially since at one point (like a year ago) I was losing up to 5lbs a week...

Also, my daily deficit ranges between 500-1000 (on average, I burn about 4000 per day, but it ranges from 3900-4500. When I burn 4000, I should be taking in 80g of sugar... I'm usually around 150g). Also, I know how many calories I'm burning per day because I wear a BodyMedia Fit.

Basically, the only way I think I can lower my sugar is by increasing my already high intake of protein and/or eat more fat (I'm always under on fat).

Yes, I'll stop buying those damn vitatop muffins and brownies and replace them with [more] nuts (raw almonds).
I was considering just eating MORE good carbs, but my I'm also taking in over 100g of fiber per day and I know that carbs are converted to sugar anyway... I'm almost compelled to just eat a damn cheeseburger to fill the void.

Since I don't have a nutritionist and can't see my doctor until the 18th, and I don't trust what I read on google, I was hoping you all could tell me if this sounds like a good plan-

I'm going to stop buying low-fat/diet foods (like cheese, cream cheese, I can't believe it's not butter, PAM.... etc) and just eat the full fat **** (and replace pam with extra virgin olive oil) in hopes that I will still be able to keep my deficit around 500 calories or less (obviously as long as I don't go over fat). Also, maybe I should start drinking real milk (2%) instead of almond milk? It would save me some money as a half gallon of almond milk is more than a gallon of milk.

For my other carbs/breads, I eat 2 cups of oatmeal or the Healthy Grains cream of wheat (very high in fiber compared to the regular and even the whole grain cream of wheat) every morning, Ezekiel Bread (flourless, made with sprouted grains), multigrain english muffins (the 100 calorie kind), and multigrain cheerios (though I don't eat cheerios daily).

I'm thinking I should also start buying the regular whole grain english muffins instead of the light kind?

I don't think I need to eat more vegetables (maybe i do...?) and I already cut back to 2 servings of fruit per day (usually a pint of berries (strawberries or blueberries mostly, sometimes blackberries) and the occasional apple, though once I eat my last apple, I'm done buying them. I eat carrots like bugs bunny (seriously, if i could pull them from the ground and eat them, I would) and I eat 6-10oz of broccoli and cauliflower (combined) per day. Carrots, I'd say I eat 2-3 (or 4) mediums per day or 6-9oz of baby carrots (I recently started buying the large carrots bc they're WAY cheaper). Sometimes I'll eat an entire medium zucchini and yellow squash as well, but it's mostly broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.


The other thing I've been trying VERY hard to do is keep my deficit smaller but it's usually around 800... so in reality, I should be eating more like 3650 calories per day, but I'm just afraid upping the cals will up my damn sugar. The only other thing I can think of is to exercise less (maybe only 5 days/week instead of every day) so I don't need to eat as much all the time, but I don't like that idea because the reason I got fat in the first place was by sitting on my *kitten* for 23 years and eating. I guess you could say it's a fear.

I hate to post this because I'm sure I could find the answers somewhere on the internet, but I've had bad experiences with google.

Thanks!