Why do i always go way over my sugar intake?

Is it fruit sugar? If so you will go over but it's ok fruit sugar is natural and good for you.

Unless you're diabetic or have some other metabolic disorder, I wouldn't worry about sugar from whole fruit or milk.

Why do i always go way over my sugar intake?

Because you eat too much sugar.

Why do i always go way over my sugar intake?

Because you eat too much sugar.

I disagree. See my post above.

This drives me crazy on MFP - to the point that I don't even track sugar any more. It's kind of pointless when my usual weekday foods of a banana, an apple, a fat free yogurt and a half glass of cranberry juice put me WAY over the limit. If they don't count natural fruit sugars, then they should adjust the way it's tracked, imo. Yes, I try not to eat excessive amounts of sugar and I never ADD sugar to anything, but I don't think MFP gives you a realistic way to track it.

One of my few complaints about the site, actually. That and the "if every day were like today" nonsense that has NEVER worked for me. I do eat the same every day but have only lost 3 pounds in a year, while it keeps telling me I should be below 150 by now. *sigh*

Good lord people.


Don't track sugar from fruits and veggies.

Track sugar from mcdonalds, snickers, ice cream and what not.

This drives me crazy on MFP - to the point that I don't even track sugar any more. It's kind of pointless when my usual weekday foods of a banana, an apple, a fat free yogurt and a half glass of cranberry juice put me WAY over the limit. If they don't count natural fruit sugars, then they should adjust the way it's tracked, imo. Yes, I try not to eat excessive amounts of sugar and I never ADD sugar to anything, but I don't think MFP gives you a realistic way to track it.

One of my few complaints about the site, actually. That and the "if every day were like today" nonsense that has NEVER worked for me. I do eat the same every day but have only lost 3 pounds in a year, while it keeps telling me I should be below 150 by now. *sigh*

Good lord people.


Don't track sugar from fruits and veggies.

Track sugar from mcdonalds, snickers, ice cream and what not.

My point was that MFP counts it all the same, so it's always going to show me over, even when I'm eating healthy.

This drives me crazy on MFP - to the point that I don't even track sugar any more. It's kind of pointless when my usual weekday foods of a banana, an apple, a fat free yogurt and a half glass of cranberry juice put me WAY over the limit. If they don't count natural fruit sugars, then they should adjust the way it's tracked, imo. Yes, I try not to eat excessive amounts of sugar and I never ADD sugar to anything, but I don't think MFP gives you a realistic way to track it.

One of my few complaints about the site, actually. That and the "if every day were like today" nonsense that has NEVER worked for me. I do eat the same every day but have only lost 3 pounds in a year, while it keeps telling me I should be below 150 by now. *sigh*

There's no difference between "natural" sugar and added sugar.

Which makes it practically impossible not to go over your limit unless you quit eating fruit, is how it seems to me. It's not like I'm scarfing donuts and Twinkies and going over.

Exactly, sugar is irrelevant. The limit that's given is just an arbitrary number, based on a percentage of your total carbs. It has absolutely nothing to do with anything. The only people that should be concerned with sugar are diabetics, for the rest of the world, it doesn't matter.

I am over sugar every day, usually by breakfast. I have greek yogurt with fruit and some coffee with half a cup of 1% milk, Truvia, and a teaspoon (1/6 of a serving) of homemade chocolate syrup. And that puts me over. And aside from a tiny square of bittersweet chocolate (required for my mental health), that bit of chocolate syrup is the only non-fruit sugar I eat. The rest comes from fruit and dairy. I am always over on sugar, always over on protein, under on fat and under on carbs. I think as long as you're getting natural sugars you should be fine. If you're getting all this sugar from things with white sugar and flour, it may be time to reevaluate.
ETA: I've decided that I'm a grown woman and I know what foods are good for me and which ones aren't. I'm going to go take sugar off my tracker and put fiber on. I need to work on fiber.

I quit tracking the sugar in my food logger. At least 90% of my sugar is coming from dairy, fruits and vegetables and I certainly didn't get fat eating fruits and veggies, and even when I was heavy I still drank skim milk or low fat at the time. So... it can't be that bad for me in the grand scheme of things, it's not processed or added sugar per say.

I wouldn't stress over it, I had to stop myself from stressing over it too!