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Tandyman23
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Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
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This is 100% not true. I consume sometimes over 100g of sugar a day and have lost 33 pounds (almost 15% of my starting body weight). There is no reason a healthy person needs to restrict sugar unless they find that eating too much sugar increases hunger and makes it hard to stay within their calorie goal. This is the case with some people and in their cases, controlling sugar makes sense, but only as it relates to calorie intake. Weight loss is about calories in vs calories out, period.
If you don't get even 10g of sugar a day, that means you don't eat any fruit, which means you are depriving your body of many important nutrients. So not only is your unnecessary aversion not doing anything for your weight loss, it could be having negative impact on your overall health.
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Tandyman23 wrote: »Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
And why is this in the debate section when you're making a proclamation?This is 100% not true. I consume sometimes over 100g of sugar a day and have lost 33 pounds (almost 15% of my starting body weight). There is no reason a healthy person needs to restrict sugar unless they find that eating too much sugar increases hunger and makes it hard to stay within their calorie goal. This is the case with some people and in their cases, controlling sugar makes sense, but only as it relates to calorie intake. Weight loss is about calories in vs calories out, period.
If you don't get even 10g of sugar a day, that means you don't eat any fruit, which means you are depriving your body of many important nutrients. So not only is your unnecessary aversion not doing anything for your weight loss, it could be having negative impact on your overall health.
This. All of it!
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Tandyman23 wrote: »Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
Tell that to the 108 lbs I lost.30 -
If you mean added sugar, then limiting it to 10 grams a day isn't a bad idea. If you mean total sugar, then it's completely ridiculous.14
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I consume around 160 to 195g of granulated sugar for coffee daily...and have for years. 1st time around, 3yrs ago, I lost 40-45lbs...just recently restarted gym after stopping, and have now lost 10-12...so.....6
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OMG another unbelievably misinformed thread has begun. It’s almost like common sense gets throw away and no one does any research anymore. Sugar is ok and for most a great thing but like everything else in life to much is probably bad. If you sit and do nothing all day you need less (less calories from all sources). If you exercise a ton you need more....11
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I consume around 160 to 195g of granulated sugar for coffee daily...and have for years. 1st time around, 3yrs ago, I lost 40-45lbs...just recently restarted gym after stopping, and have now lost 10-12...so.....
that's either a lot of coffee, a lot of sugar in your coffee, or both. Impressive!7 -
Tandyman23 wrote: »Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
30gs? That's what, an orange and an apple maybe?
Nah.7 -
30 grams? 3 tablespoons?0
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Tandyman23 wrote: »Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
I always get more than 10 g of sugar from veg alone. To cut veg and avoid fruit to that extent is, IMO, not a healthy diet.
Also, zero to do with weight loss.10 -
Tandyman23 wrote: »Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
Why?2 -
Tandyman23 wrote: »Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
The sky is green and pigs can fly.8 -
Tandyman23 wrote: »Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming 30g+ of sugar a day.
I haven't found that myself.
I dont monitor my sugar intake at all, let alone closely - and I eat quite a few sweetened foods ( cake, yogurt, chocolate, ice cream ) as well as fruit so I'm sure I am consuming more than 30g daily total.
Yet I have reached my goal weight and then maintained it for 5 years and my blood test results come back satisfactory.
Go figure.
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New account... 2nd post... does not engage commenters on a debate thread once crazy proclamation has been made. Hmmmmm.....18
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There isn't a sugar problem, there's an education problem.27
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NorthCascades wrote: »There isn't a sugar problem, there's an education problem.
That's actually an excellent way of putting it.9 -
I dont eat or drink a lot of sugar because it makes hungrier and thristier shortly after. Unless you are diabetic there is nothing wrong with sugar.4
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Ok then.2
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