How do I get the sugar out of my diet?

leggooo
leggooo Posts: 5
edited October 7 in Food and Nutrition
any tips? my sugar count is soooo high at the end of the day! I feel like i could be losing weight faster if i stopped eating as much!
Help?
Thanks! :)

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  • Gosser
    Gosser Posts: 178 Member
    Take a look at the foods that contain the sugar then try to swap them out for something with less in it.

    For example, if I look at my food today I see that I have also gone over on sugar (I don't normally track sugar) and there are two items I eat for snacks which are good protein and calcium but put my sugar up. I could swap those out for nuts if i wanted to reduce the sugar

    Personally I have just been concentrating on keeping my calories at the right level (or roughly there) and not worrying about the breakdown. Later when it becomes harder I may chose to be more vigilant about what I'm getting the calories from and start to make changes

    My sugar was 9 over the 26 it recommends.
  • Nos150
    Nos150 Posts: 150
    Look at all the foods that are in your diary look to see what ones have the highest sugars and stop eating those.

    (Not the fruit tho. that is good sugar!)

    You can also read labels and Google other names for sugar (so you know what you are looking for)

    The ingredient list is always from highest to lowest. So if sugar is with in the first 5 or so ingredients that means that it is fairly high in sugar.
  • dollipop
    dollipop Posts: 379 Member
    I don't track sugar - mainly because any fruit I eat puts me over. Other than that, unless I have a lolly binge, my sugar's usually within the limits recommended. But, say if you usually have 1 sugar in coffee, try to cut it down by half.
  • lisapr123
    lisapr123 Posts: 863 Member
    I don't normally track sugar, but checked it today out of curiosity. While I am right there (about to go over) I am not concerned...when I look at it, it's from milk and fruit. To me those are healthy foods that I need and enjoy so I don't worry. None of it is "processed" sugars. But if you're trying to reduce it, read lables! (And to each their own...but nearly everyone that I know that has successfully lost weight and maintained it long term reminds me that "a calorie is a calorie" so as long as you're getting the nutrients you need don't focus too much on where they're coming from. Example: my brother-in-law maintains his 5% body fat on a diet of nuts and organic meat. Some think that's an "unhealthy" diet but it works for him, his doctor refers to him as the ideal picture of health.)
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