How Much Sugar

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Thrillcox5
Thrillcox5 Posts: 5
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Hi Everyone,

I've been pretty consistently going over my daily goal for sugar, but it seems like it's difficult not to! I eat a banana and have a greek yogurt for breakfast and I'm 80% through my daily sugar.

I do try to watch my daily intake of everything, but I'm not sure if this is alright to consistently go over my sugar goal. I do usually reach or exceed my protein goal too, but that seems somehow more acceptable.

Thanks for the advice!
Chris

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  • Izzycool
    Izzycool Posts: 10 Member
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    I have the same issue. I would to love to know that too.
  • shanaekart
    shanaekart Posts: 4 Member
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    I have been going over everyday and I usually only eat an orange and maybe 2 apples a day. I'm not entirely sure what exactly is putting me over, but it is everyday. I asked my dr. about it and she said as long as I'm getting my sugars from natural sources then it is okay. If I'm eating refined sugar then I need to besure to watch my intake, but I never do so I don't worry about it anymore.
  • SafariLara
    SafariLara Posts: 172
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    If I even eat mostly fruit and veggies, I STILL go over sugar intake. As long as you're avoiding processed foods and alot of added sugar I think you'll be just fine.
  • lwoods34
    lwoods34 Posts: 302 Member
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    I am in the same boat as well so dont feel bad. I go over my sugar AND my sodium...but I try to offset the sodium by drinking TONS of water. It also helps that I sweat ALOT when I workout. All that you can do is continue to track your sugar and make sure the foods that you select are 10grams or less in sugar. I know its hard but just do what you can do. Hope that helps.
  • kykykenna
    kykykenna Posts: 656 Member
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    It might be wrong, but 2 pieves of fruit puts me over in sugar....never mind Iced Dunkin Donuts coffee (with Equal and skim!LOL)....I just have to ignore it....drives me crazy. :)
  • april522
    april522 Posts: 388 Member
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    Fruits generally are high in sugar, but like someone mentioned, I wouldn't worry too much about it if you're getting it from natural sources (like fruits) rather than refind sources (like brownies, cookies, etc). I use to stress over the sugar intake as well because I always went over, but if it's just from one Greek yogurt a day and a piece of fruit here and there, I'm not stressing. As a rule of thumb though, I don't eat fruit or anything high in sugar after dinner - close to bedtime.
  • TeresaC79
    TeresaC79 Posts: 316 Member
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    You should only worry about ADDED sugar, not naturally occuring sugars, like in fruit....you should still track your fruit for the calories, but I wouldn't worry about the sugar.

    Read this:

    http://health.yahoo.net/experts/joybauernutrition/sugar-how-much-should-we-eat

    I stopped following sugar because all of my sugar, with the rare exception of my milk, was coming from fruit.
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,287 Member
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    You can never get too much sugar from someone...especially in the morning.....errrrr wait just inserted foot in mouth. REalized wrong use of the word sugar.... whoops
  • kykykenna
    kykykenna Posts: 656 Member
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    You can never get too much sugar from someone...especially in the morning.....errrrr wait just inserted foot in mouth. REalized wrong use of the word sugar.... whoops

    Lmao!! you dirty bird.....lol

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