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I'm curious about this also.. I know that some diabetics have to be careful with fruit intake.

My feeling though... is that calories are calories. If you eat so much fruit that you are over your calorie intake you will still gain weight.... right?? I've always been a huge fruit eater, but I would to eat a ton at a time. Like a full bowl of canteloupe (which is hundreds of calories)..

I have eaten a lot of fruit throughout my weight loss process. By "a lot", I mean up to 5 pieces of fruit a day - usually 2-3 apples, a banana, and an orange (though sometimes other types of fruits also).

For myself I have always agreed with what the OP said, that I didn't get fat by eating too much fruit.

However, I do have to count the calories in fruit, because all those fruits add up.

And, lately, because I am very close to being done actively losing weight and want to focus more on body composition, I have been thinking about ways to replace 1-2 of those daily fruit servings with something else that has more protein.

To sum up, all other things being equal (i.e., no diabetes, PCOS, or other reasons to follow a lower-carb regimen), then it is certainly possible to lose weight while eating a significant amount of fruit! Try it for a while and see how it works for you - that is really the only way to know, do the science experiment on your own body.

"none of you are here because you ate too much fruit".

I love that line.

Although some will say differently - I don't think it matters what you eat, be it fruit, veges or oreos. It all comes down to you total net calories. You could eat fruit all day and shouldn't matter. I do realize there are some people with medical issues, be it diabetes, glutten allergy or lactose intollerance that do need to monitor the type of food they eat, but there shouldn't be any issues with fruit.

In terms of weight loss I'd agree, a calorie is a calorie (remember the Twinkie diet! :happy: ) but in terms of good health it does. You could get all of your calories form oreos (I know they're full of fat, do they contain any protein?) and, I would hazard a guess, feel like total crap in a very short time whereas fruits are full of other things that are good for you (vitamins, minerals, fibre, anti-oxidants etc)

I'm sure I may catch flack from this post but I have seen a few times people saying you are eating too much fruit. I can't agree with that. I may be new to this site but I have been back and forth in this weight loss battle and I was in a program once where a nutritionist said "none of you are here because you ate too much fruit". Anybody agree?

I LOVE fruit!! I mean everything in moderation i guess, but I can eat a half watermelon a day! (and often do!!) I say enjoy!!

It's one of those "whatever works best for YOU" situations I think. I have PCOS so to me it's key to avoid food with a high glycemic index and a lot of fruit does fall into that category - pineapple, mango, banana for example. For someone else, without any medical reason to stay low GI/low (fast) carbs might choose to eat a lot of fruit because it is a good alternative to whatever they would have otherwise picked up for a snack/sugar fix. No need to worry about fruit if you've found that you don't need to restrict it - I wish I didn't have to, I love fruit! So if you don't have to, you're still losing just fine and you feel like you would be miserable without or even that you're benefiting from it then don't worry about the people that say to cut fruit out. If you on the other hand really struggle and want to try to eat low GI to see if that helps then it would be a good idea to have a look at the amount of fruit you eat.

It's one of those personal things. We are all different. We all had different journeys to get here, and everyone will have their own journey back to health and fitness too.

I have no health issues that require me to monitor my sugars.
I love fruit and eat about 4-5 servings a day.

For instance, today I will have:
1 banana
cherries
3 berry mix: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries
mango

Eating fruit has never inhibited weight loss for me.
Eating too much food overall has been the problem.

I'm definitely not an expert, but I've upped my fruits a lot...moreso than my veggies and I've lost over 40 lbs over the last 6 mos. I believe in the basic calories burned must be more than calories in! Like suggested earlier, try it and see how your body reacts. Good luck and keep on the path! .....Judy

Some doctors, such as Joseph Mercola, believe that all fructose (including those in fruits) should be eaten in moderation. He has a glycemic index to help keep fructose consumption within a certain range. I, personally, don't believe any food should be forbidden. Moderation is the key; none of us got here by eating moderately.