Sugar!

Shanimal84
Shanimal84 Posts: 34
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I've updated my food diary to track the amount of sugar I'm eating - and I am not happy with the results! I'm continuing to lose weight, but I'm consistently going over my daily sugar amount. I bring fresh fruit and an occasional cereal/granola bar to snack on while I'm at work and those seem to be the worst offenders! :grumble: My daily calorie intake is fine, but I want to cut down on the sugar.

Any suggestions?

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  • Shanimal84
    Shanimal84 Posts: 34
    I've updated my food diary to track the amount of sugar I'm eating - and I am not happy with the results! I'm continuing to lose weight, but I'm consistently going over my daily sugar amount. I bring fresh fruit and an occasional cereal/granola bar to snack on while I'm at work and those seem to be the worst offenders! :grumble: My daily calorie intake is fine, but I want to cut down on the sugar.

    Any suggestions?
  • cg1297
    cg1297 Posts: 3
    I am with you. I go way over on my sugars. If I have one apple and one pear - I go over my limit.
    I stopped tracking them.
  • lawkat
    lawkat Posts: 538 Member
    What kind of fruit are you eating? How much sugar are you trying to limit yourself to?

    Fruit is a good kind of sugar compared to the cereal bar which is made up of artifical sugars and flavorings. Keep eating fruit because of the nutritional value you get out of it. Don't give it up because it have natural sugars in it. If you are going to cut back on sugar, eliminate the cereal bar.
  • mamamia866
    mamamia866 Posts: 21 Member
    that's the thing I don't like about a lot of fruits, they do have high sugar contents. but what you can do is look up the content early in the day or when you go grocery shopping, and buy/eat only those that are to your liking. If you don't have it in your house, you can't eat it, right?

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  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    Personally I don't track it. The USDA recommended staying under 12 teaspoons or 40 grams of table sugar including those that are added in yogurt ,cereal etc. That does not include natural sugars from fruits and veggies.
  • pettmybunny
    pettmybunny Posts: 1,986 Member
    Personally I don't track it. The USDA recommended staying under 12 teaspoons or 40 grams of table sugar including those that are added in yogurt ,cereal etc. That does not include natural sugars from fruits and veggies.

    I tracked it for a day, then gave it up! lol... Looked online like you must have, and just track for myself in my head...
  • MTGirl
    MTGirl Posts: 1,490 Member
    I track my sugars because I'm a diabetic - but if you have no issues like that and keep your sugars mostly to fruits, dairy products, and such you shouldn't have a problem. Yes, just a couple of servings of fruit will send you over what MFP sets - as long as your not having a bunch of added sugars - table sugar, hfcs, etc., no prob! Take care and enjoy your fruit. If you eat yogurt though - be careful a lot of yogurts have added sugars.
  • Shanimal84
    Shanimal84 Posts: 34
    Thanks for all the great replies! It's very rare that I eat a cereal/granola bar, but they're kinda nice to have around because they're filling and usually low in calories. As far as fruits go, it really depends on what's in season. When it's in season, I love to eat pineapple, mango and strawberries. But since I'm trying to save money (who's not), lately I've been sticking with bananas, apples, grapes and melon. I'm not going to give up on eating healthy fruits, but it's frustrating that we're encouraged to eat them and then get screwed on the back end because of the sugar content... :grumble:
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