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I just realised this today too.. i thought i was doing well then my sugar is over by like 40!!!!! Couldnt believe it!!

I have the same problem. For some reason I am constantly over my sugar intake. I have been told though that you don't have to count the sugar from fruit, which is where most of mine comes from. Maybe that will help

I'm RIGHT with you guys! When I stopped loosing weight, I started tracking my sugar. I'll eat a cup of pineapples and I'm over on sugar. Lately, I'm not even thinking about natural sugar. The processed sugar (honey and sugar added in tea was my killer) is what I really focus in on.
I'll stay in my daily alottment by not using any spreads on bagels, no honey/sugar in my tea, no sodas, juices, or even fruit. Splenda and Equal have been helping my sweet tooth.

I have the same problem. For some reason I am constantly over my sugar intake. I have been told though that you don't have to count the sugar from fruit, which is where most of mine comes from. Maybe that will help

I've been told this by nutritionist and my doctor. Natural sugar from fruit is good for you. It's the 'other' sugars that you need to watch out for

It's hard to do when nearly everything contains sugar! My plain yogurt alone had like 12 grams of sugar and in fruit,ugh! / I've just been mindful of everything I stick in my mouth.If I am over in sugars I look to see what exactly put me over. It's a learning process to say the least.

I think you should make a distinction between naturally occuring sugar (in fruits and veggies) and added/refined sugar (in your coffee, etc). I blow through my sugar goal just eating a large apple - but at the same time we should be eating 2-4 servings of fruit daily. At the end of the day I back out my sugar from fruits and focus on controlling the quantity of foods with refined sugar.

Generally, it is just recommended to ignore the sugar limit and just avoid the processed sugars. Good luck!

This. If your sugar is coming from the "right" foods...don't worry about it!

For sweet lovers try Zyla! Measures and tastes just like sugar but no carbs or sugar. It is all natural made from north american hardwood. I like it much better than Stevia. You can evan bake with it. Drawbacks are it's not at the regular grocery store, it's expensive and it is 10 calories per teaspoon (not bad)

I have the same problem. For some reason I am constantly over my sugar intake. I have been told though that you don't have to count the sugar from fruit, which is where most of mine comes from. Maybe that will help

I've been told this by nutritionist and my doctor. Natural sugar from fruit is good for you. It's the 'other' sugars that you need to watch out for

No offense, but that's silly. It's the same sugar. It's sucrose, fructose, and glucose in fruit, and it's sucrose, fructose, and glucose in added sugars. From a chemical and digestive standpoint, there's no difference between sources, the body recognizes the sugars, it doesn't recognize the source of the sugars.

As for the original question, if you aren't diabetic or insulin resistant, then sugar intake is irrelevant, as long as you are sticking to your calorie goals, it won't matter for weight loss. If you are diabetic or insulin resistant, then you are just gonna have to bite the bullet and cut out sugar, added sugar, fruit sugars, dairy sugars, again, the body doesn't care where the sugars come from, they are all treated the same way, so if you have a medical condition that requires you to cut back on sugar, that means you have to cut back from all sources. If you have no medical reason (and just being overweight isn't a valid medical reason,) then it will have no negative impact on your weight loss or health.

This post is so reassuring! I just made myself a great protein shake with lowfat splenda yogurt, Unjury Protein poweder, half a banana, one cup of soy milk and 3/4 cup of frozen berries and I'm already over my sugar goal! The banana and yogurt alone would put me over. It's full of yummy protein, Vit C, Calcium and Vit. A, though, and is VERY filling for the calories. I think I'm going to go ahead and not eat junk food and keep eating things like a protein smoothie every few days. As a vegetarian, I need to watch my nutrients as I lose weight!

Honestly, if your problem is LOW blood sugar, you probably shouldn't be trying to limit your sugar, since cutting back on sugar would tend to make your blood sugar even lower.

Sugar does not turn into fat, unless you are exceeding your maintenance calories. Sugar is actually the first food burned for energy, it is almost NEVER stored as fat, because it isn't there long enough, especially when eating at a caloric deficit. If you are in a true calorie deficit, it is impossible for your body to store more fat. Since you aren't eating enough calories to support yourself (the definition of calorie deficit) your body won't magically decide to store sugar as fat, and somehow live without burning any energy, it uses every single calorie you eat.

The confusion comes in because people confuse temporary storage with excess storage. If you eat 100g of sugar at once for breakfast, yes, your body will store some of it as fat, as it can't use it all at once, but it will take it out of fat storage and burn it off as needed over the next few hours. Overall, your fat loss will end up at the same level either way over a 24 hour period, as long as your calorie deficit is consistent. The same thing happens on low carb diets, only it's the extra fat that people eat, it temporarily gets stored in fat cells, and then burned as needed. High protein does it, too, as the protein gets converted to glucose, then stored as fat, and retrieved as needed.

When it comes to weight loss, it's not the calories you eat, it's the calories you don't eat that make the difference.