SUGARS!!!!

Hi!
Thanks for posting this subjectbecause the same thing happens to me!
I'm over on my sugars much of the time...and it's always because of healthy things like fruit. It's so frustrating! However, I do know that natural, unrefined sugars like those from fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads and pastas, etc. do digest much slower than white, refined sugars...so they are healthier and won't make you gain weight as quickly as white sugars.
I don't know if that would be the reason you aren't losing weight though. I don't know how much you are working out but maybe you need to up that? Or maybe you even need to eat more...especially if you are working out a lot. I've read that when your body doesn't get enough calories for what it is burning, it will start storing fat to try and protect us from starvation. Human bodies did this hundreds of years ago to prepare themselves from going into "starvation" during winter months when the food supply was lower. However, this doesn't apply to most of us today, but our bodies still react to it.

Also...
I know what you mean about chocolate...I love it too! Something that I try when I have a sweet craving is drinking a cup of a fruity or vanilla tea...this seems to help.


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What do you mean that you noticed it when you changed your settings (just out of curiousity). Is there a setting that depicts how much sugar you are taking in?

I often wonder if sugar is my culprit as well and even though I track fat, protein and carbs, I'm also curious about sugar levels. For me it's not chocolate but GUMMI things. I love them!

Yes... if you click on your "food" tab and then the "settings" sub tab, there is an option to change which 6 nutrients (fat, sugar, iron, etc...) you monitor on you main food page.

I tend to doubt it. Especially if it's natural sugar. I mean, it would have to be a LOT of sugar in a small time period. Fruit tends to force fructose to take longer to digest and thus it is spread out through time.

More likely the fact that you are only looking to lose 15 lbs is the reason. By that I mean, are you being reasonable in your deficit (people near goal tend to try to create a large deficit, thereby sabotaging their progress) or by over extending themselves with exercise.

It takes a long time to lose the last few pounds, but if you aren't losing and it's been over a month, you probably have your gols/expectations incorrectly set.

Thats just MO, but I have seen a lot in the 20 months I have been a member of MFP, and most people plateau because they were trying to do to much to fast.

Sugar adds those calories so easily, especially with the little candies, that you don't even realize it. Keep some sugar free hard candies in your desk, or even in your pocket, so you won't be tempted to grab one from someone else. Stay away from the 'Sugar-Free' chocolates, because even though they have no sugar, they have plenty of FAT!
As for the Greek Yogurt, buy the plain stuff and put some Splenda or something in it. One of my regular breakfasts is 1/2 cup Greek Fat Free Plain Yogurt, 1/2 cup of Organic Low Fat Plain Yogurt, and 1/4 cup of Kashi Summer Berry or Mountain Medley granola. Into that I mix up one packet of Splenda, and it's nice and tasty!
If you just want yogurt and fruit, but the mixture isn't sweet enough , add a little Splenda, and it tastes great.