Going over on sugar with fruit

I'm over every day on my sugar because of the fruit I eat. I eat a banana, pineapple, mandarin, apple and melon every day so it's always really high.

I don't know if it's a truly bad thing...gotta be better than being over for eating chocolate and sweets.

I've been focusing more on where the sugar is coming from. Many things contain sugar naturally, milk for example. I try watch out for added sugars, I have a sweet tooth, so its hard, but keeping an eye on my food journal has made me much more aware of where its coming from.

I'm always over my sugar because of my fruit intake...along with my greek yogurt (fage or chobani) that I snack on. I was wondering the same thing-is it bad? The red at the end of the day isn't fun to look at lol

I just started reading the book "The Perfect 10 Diet" and it talks about this sort of thing. I haven't gotten to the natural sugar section of the book so I can't answer the question. However, I thought I would put the bug in everyone's ear that this book is very helpful when talking about low fat, high protein, low carb and those sorts of "diets" and why we are all buying into them yet are still overweight.

I have heard and I agree that while sugar is sugar, fruit is better than having junk mostly bc it general has fiber and water as well. I generally do not worry about going over from fruit as long as I'm within my calorie goal. Sugar is sugar, no matter where it comes from and will add up to extra pounds if consumed excessively but if you're within your planned calorie goal, I think you'll be ok.

When choosing fruit as a food, it is important to remember several things: glycemic values (index and load), portion size and timing of when the fruit is eaten. Another factor to consider generally is fiber content.

Some fruit, like watermelon, bananas and fruit juices are high glycemic and therefore more likely to contibute to higher blood sugar levels, possibly pushing levels over the quantity that can be handled by the body without tipping the point toward fat formation. So large portions of some fruits alone or in meals with high carbohydrate loads overall are eating situations to avoid. For instance:
The timing factor is about when fruit is eaten. I reserve fruit for snacks, mid-way between meals so that they are eaten when blood sugar is low and the increase following eating the fruit will drop down before I eat my next meal. I also try to avoid foods sweetened with fruit so I can control the sugar impact. For instance, I buy plain yogurt and, for a nutritious treat, add a small portion of fresh fruit of my choosing.

The impact of your fruit salad is then based on the fruits included, the relative proportions of them in a meal/snack overall and the consumption of other, non-fruit carbohydrates in the meal. As fiber slows down the pace of digestion, it can level out blood sugar.. Pears are an excellent source of fiber while bananas and watermelon are not.

Some informative references are easily found on line on these topics..

I just started reading the book "The Perfect 10 Diet" and it talks about this sort of thing. I haven't gotten to the natural sugar section of the book so I can't answer the question. However, I thought I would put the bug in everyone's ear that this book is very helpful when talking about low fat, high protein, low carb and those sorts of "diets" and why we are all buying into them yet are still overweight.

I have a neighbor who eats nothing but "low fat"...but yet she herself is fat. I don't buy into "low fat" or "low carb" diets

Low fat doesn't equal LOW calorie in some things!!

Everything in moderation, I think your fine and like you said its better than a chocolate bar. As long as you know you should be active to burn some of it off.

Don't worry about it.