Bananas and fruit sugar in general?
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I eat three bananas a day sometimes, always one at least but sometimes 2 or 3. Obviously that puts me over on sugar every time with the app. I just ignore that because its natural sugar in fruit with all types of other benefits. I have lost 70 pounds doing things like this but I would like to know what you guys think. Fruit natural sugar good, not good? Going over sugar for the day because of natural sugar bad or not? In general what do you think?
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I ignore sugar. If I’m good on calories, protein, fiber and fat, I’m set.21
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I eat two or three a day, too, and had the same worry. Even googled to see if too many bananas were bad for me.
Ultimately I realized it’s all relative. As long as I’m under calorie goal, fruit sugars are probably a darn sight better than those family sized sacks of M&Ms I used to knock off, a sack a day.
Pre-MFP, I loathed bananas. Now they are the food of the gods - when smoothy-fied.13 -
I'd ignore. I keep an eye on added sugar, but otherwise, so long as my protein and fiber are in check, and cals of course, don't care. There's nothing credible suggesting intrinsic sugar should be a concern.11
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Cavallaro65 wrote: »I eat three bananas a day sometimes, always one at least but sometimes 2 or 3. Obviously that puts me over on sugar every time with the app. I just ignore that because its natural sugar in fruit with all types of other benefits. I have lost 70 pounds doing things like this but I would like to know what you guys think. Fruit natural sugar good, not good? Going over sugar for the day because of natural sugar bad or not? In general what do you think?
I wouldn't start second guessing yourself after such a successful loss.
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Cavallaro65 wrote: »I eat three bananas a day sometimes, always one at least but sometimes 2 or 3. Obviously that puts me over on sugar every time with the app. I just ignore that because its natural sugar in fruit with all types of other benefits. I have lost 70 pounds doing things like this but I would like to know what you guys think. Fruit natural sugar good, not good? Going over sugar for the day because of natural sugar bad or not? In general what do you think?
No source of sugar is inherently good or bad, it is all about the context of your overall diet. You have had great success, Congrats! If what you have been eating works for you, if you feel good and have the energy needed to enjoy your life, if all your health markers are good, just keep doing what you are doing.8 -
Thanks guys, appreciate the replies. I agree with all said here. I kinda best myself up just a bit over sugar but I guess based on this I shouldn't. I love bananas by the way. I switched to organic and love them even more.1
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Cavallaro65 wrote: »Thanks guys, appreciate the replies. I agree with all said here. I kinda best myself up just a bit over sugar but I guess based on this I shouldn't. I love bananas by the way. I switched to organic and love them even more.
Sugar is the evil du jour. Don't beat yourself up. Many people ignore it all together. Many of those are T2 diabetics where overall carb totals are more important to track than sugar.8 -
Eating fruit is healthy. Congratulations on losing 70 pounds!!7
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Thank you guys for the replies. I love bananas so I can't give them up, sugar or not.4
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I eat a banana every day. Lost 1/2 my body weight. Everything in moderation and staying within my calorie budget. No food is off limits. I’m on a melon kick right now.
Congratulations on doing so well with your weight loss!5 -
I love bananas also. I often eat about 2 per day. So versatile.1
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There is nothing wrong with sugar as long as you keep within your allotted calories. As you have successfully lost weight, it certainly seems you are doing that. Fruit is very nutritious, and getting fruit is certainly better from a health perspective than not having it.8
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nobody ever got fat from eating fruit. dont stress.
As for the sugar, fruits have inherently more fibre so control your blood sugar levels more effectively.
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Thanks guys, appreciate all the replies and kind words. It's so fun to eat right, wish I had started 10 years ago. I have so much food to choose from that is healthy and tastes amazing. No need to suffer eating bad food Nutrisystem or anything like that.5
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I eat at least one banana every day, it's like a Greek tragedy in my home when I wake up and realize the bananas I had went brown overnight, what with the wailing and profanity.
Plus now that it's summer in my neck of the woods, the cantaloupes and watermelon are cheaper, fresh berries are a barely affordable indulgence, and the first batch of decent looking nectarines just arrived at the grocery, I'll be knee deep in fruit sugar for a couple of months.
I track sugar as a curiosity, but only really notice it if I'm over calories and trying to figure out why.12 -
I love bananas! Unfortunately, my tummy will only allow me one a day. Otherwise I'd eat a bunch a day.1
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Mmm bananas! I eat at least one every day. Lost weight just fine:)0
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I swapped out Sugar and Sodium for Fiber and Iron, as those are more useful for me to track.3
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kshama2001 wrote: »I swapped out Sugar and Sodium for Fiber and Iron, as those are more useful for me to track.
Just did this exact swap myself. Although, now I can see that my iron intake is very low. Guess I'll start working on that!0
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