What is your sugar set at?

mrschappet
mrschappet Posts: 488 Member
edited October 6 in Food and Nutrition
I was just wondering what others have their sugar limit set at. Mine is set to 34... and I am always going over but I its not really because of eating sugary sweets.( well with the exception of my morning skinny latte)but I love my apples, bananas, raisins etc... but like to day it is only 10:30 and I only have 2gram left for sugar.. and yes it is do to my morning Starbucks LOL.. anyways just curious what others have their settings at :-)

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  • SoapyPonyLevine
    SoapyPonyLevine Posts: 644 Member
    I think mines set at about 38. and I also keep going over. I had a fruit salad and hot chocolate for breakfast this morning and am already way over half way to my target. I don't think it matters though does it if we are getting the sugars from fruit..?
  • EthanJeremiahsMama
    EthanJeremiahsMama Posts: 534 Member
    Mine is set at 30 and there's times where I go over too, but the sugar mainly comes from fruit or sometimes veggies! I think it's okay for us though since we're not consuming sugary sweets from junk lol!
  • Kristyatlola
    Kristyatlola Posts: 2
    Mine is over too. Drinkable Greek Yogurt, 1 small Apple, & a LARA Bar.
  • HoLLyZ82
    HoLLyZ82 Posts: 467 Member
    mine is set at 32 and i go over sometimes too. its best to get the sugars from fruits and such but even doing that be careful. if you are eating a lot of fruits at night the sugar can turn into fat ( i believe thats what i read somewhere on here before...might want to check though)
  • missjoci
    missjoci Posts: 412 Member
    Mine's at 29g and I go over quite often. Mine's usually due to carbs (crackers, bread, pasta, etc) not from straight sugar.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't know what mine is but it's the MFP default. I don't eat many sweets or other foods with added sugar so I don't track it.
  • lessac
    lessac Posts: 105 Member
    28g and it was a miracle that I managed to stay at 21g today and not binging, knock on the wood! I don't drink juice or soda (aside from occasional diet coke, like once or twice a month?) and drink tea and coffee without sugar; but it was not uncommon for me to eat a huge 400g toblerone bar in a day along with regular food. Staying away from sugar is a great struggle for me :ohwell: One extremely unhealthy habit I'm trying to change along with smoking...
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    Tracking sugar is a waste of time if you enjoy a lot of fruit. Mmm . . . fruit.
  • kat65
    kat65 Posts: 124 Member
    I am a newly diagnosed diabetic and have recently participated in nutritional counseling. Sugar from fruit is the same as regular sugar. You have to watch it. Your body reacts the same to sugar no matter what the source. In addition, your body breaks all of the carbs that you eat into sugar. So, in essence, carbs are sugar too.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    within arms length
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Unless you're diabetic, sugar is a good thing. Energy source. Especially if you're very active.
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    I track carbs, protein, fat, fiber, and sodium... I don't even track sugar. I'm sure it would be over though. I love fruit!
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    I am a newly diagnosed diabetic and have recently participated in nutritional counseling. Sugar from fruit is the same as regular sugar. You have to watch it. Your body reacts the same to sugar no matter what the source. In addition, your body breaks all of the carbs that you eat into sugar. So, in essence, carbs are sugar too.

    Good thing fruits come packed with fiber and other nutrients that help the body process that sugar. So while sugar from fruit may have the same chemical makeup as sucrose, it does not have the same effect in the end.

    Disclaimer: I am neither a diabetic nor am I at risk, so I know next to nothing about your situation. But a healthy individual has nothing to fear (and a lot to gain) from eating fruit.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    A healthy individual has nothing to fear from sugar at all, in any form. A diabetic however, has trouble with any type of sugar, regardless of it's source. It's not a digestive problem, it's a metabolic issue. All fiber does is slow the digestion of sugar, it has absolutely no impact on how your body utilizes sugar.
  • surfrgrl1
    surfrgrl1 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I set mine at 100 after reading some posts on this topic earlier this year on MFP. You can barely have any healthy foods containing natural sugar before going over the allotment. I try to be more cautious about the foods with added sugar and not worry about the ones with natural sugars.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    100 grams is actually the very upper limit of what you should consume from total sugars in a day, from all sources. And that's a limit you should very rarely get near.

    I usually average about 50 a day.
  • alleyrat
    alleyrat Posts: 43
    I have noticed how much sugar i am consuming -i was quite surprised. I do eat fruit but i noticed the sugar content of my favourite yoghurts is quite high. MFP is an eye opener alright.
  • alleyrat
    alleyrat Posts: 43
    I have noticed how much sugar i am consuming -i was quite surprised. I do eat fruit but i noticed the sugar content of my favourite yoghurts is quite high. MFP is an eye opener alright.
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