Help! I miss my fruit and milk

moderation! have a glass (8 oz.) of milk in the morning and then have berries, 1/2 banana, or an apple for either a snack or for dessert. natural sugar is still sugar, so just be smart about what other foods you are eating along with your fruit or milk. combine with a serving of protein and it is a healthy food choice. just don't drink 32 oz of milk a day ~ that is too much. 16 oz max... i am following South Beach diet guidelines and before joining MFP, i had already lost almost 70 pounds... my go-to snack is Chobani 0% fat, plain Greek Yogurt with 1/2 cup of blueberries and 1/2 cup of strawberries ~ delicious and keeps me satisfied for a few hours. Good luck adding your milk and fruit back in - just go slowly, assess how you are feeling along with tracking weight or inches lost and adjust as needed!

I know the manner in which I am eating is something I cannot maintain forever; I need help to find the right balance.

Saying that is setting yourself up for a tough road ahead and one that turns a lifestyle change into a "diet" that you can easily abandon.

I watch my sugar too, but I eat fruit 2-3 times a day. And I actually took the sugar column out of my diary, I just watch my carbs column. I don't (or, try not to) consume added sugars - honey, sugar in my tea, sweets. I also drink Silk Unsweetend Almond milk as I have found that tastes the most similar to real milk than other brands. But almond milk can be an acquired taste, if you really want to cut out dairy then keep with it, and you might start enjoying it.

Also for fruit, maybe look at fruits that have a lower Glycemic Index number. Apples and strawberries are both lower on the GI scale, bananas are mid-high. Pick and choose, and experiment.

My advice would be to do some experimenting, try sticking to 2 fruits and one glass a day one week, 1 fruit and a 6 ounce glass of milk a day another week, etc. Don't get caught up on "slipping up", a lot of that 7.6 pound loss could be water weight as well since you seem to be at the beginning of your weight loss journey, so don't get hung up on the number.

Sugar from fruit is fine it is a natural sugar and the benefits from the fruit out way the sugar calories and drink your milk

As long as you stay within your calorie allotment you will lose - it's about calories in, calories out. That said, the QUALITY of what you put in your mouth and how sustainable your diet is are what will make all the difference in how you feel and whether the weight STAYS off. Since you know you can't sustain a diet without fruit and milk, don't do it now. Read labels, record honestly, eat enough protein, healthy fats and fibre and stay within your calories.

I find MFP suggests a rather low protein goal, so I've bumped mine up. Same with fibre. Protein and fibre are what keep you from wanting to rip someone's arm off and eat it. Fruit has fibre - you WANT that fibre. Eat it with some protein and you're golden - and what's not to like about a bowl of cut up fruit mixed with yogurt?

Things to avoid: refined sugars, fruit juice (as much sugar as pop but no fibre to fill you up - what a waste!), pop, white flour anything and fake food. A blog I follow says it well,"If it comes in a box it probably isn't food." I still buy boxes of frozen chicken breasts, turkey meatballs, WW pasta and the occasional frozen lasagne, but other than that we mostly eat freshly prepared real food.

Just eat them in moderation

I've been watching my diet for the last 3 weeks & I've lost 14lbs so far. I can't have dairy food as it effects my arthritis, so I have soya milk instead, but I only have it on some of my cereal & in my drinks. As for fruit, I still eat 1 or 2 pieces of fruit each day. I count these as my snacks. They sometimes take me over my target for sugar but I'm not too concerned as they are natural sugars.

Anyway, good luck with your weightloss journey. x

I know your watching you sugar but think, you could be eating a bbowl of Coca Puffs or something. Just know that eating fruit and milk will still be good for you and even if you have to risk a little at least your not risking a lot.:flowerforyou:



Does anyone have any SUPERBOWL tricks? They always say you gain more weight near the SUPERBOWL.:sad:

Everyone's needs are different, of course, and I have heard that some people find they have to restrict sugars even from natural, unprocessed sources like fruit in order to curb cravings and have effective weight loss.

But, I have to say that I've been quite happily losing weight for more than two years on a plan that includes plenty of fruit
and dairy. Indeed, I'll go so far as to say that I could not have lost my weight without fruit and dairy - I just can't imagine what I would have eaten instead! They are that central to my plan.

I eat 3-5 pieces of fruit every day, mostly apples, but also bananas and oranges. They are the perfect go-to snack - tasty, satisfying, portable, come in their own handy wrapper.

Likewise for dairy - it's a great source of protein, and (especially combined with fruit!) a little bit of cheese or Greek yogurt is a snack that is delicious and can stave off the nibbles for several hours.

So, as I said, if you find you can't fit these into your plan for some reason, I'm not going to tell you that you're wrong - everyone is different. But I would strongly consider trying, first, to see how you do with them, and not cut them out just because some random person told you to "cut sugar."