how do i cut the sugar?

Have you considered a sugar substitute?

How do you cut sugar? By not eating it. I see you had sugar twice yesterday, three-four tsp every time... Can you not eat the oats with half as much sugar? Just enough to give it a little sweetness.

But if you ask me, aim to be on target for your macro-nutrients (carbs, fats, protein) and don't worry about the sugar that much.

STEVIA!!!!!!! cut the processed food ...carbs are sugar

I think it's OK if you balance your carbs with protein. My favorite breakfast is a cup of egg whites combined with a 1/2 cup of plain old fashioned oatmeal. It's delicious with a tablespoon of almond butter! I would use xylitol (Ideal brand) for a sweetener if necessary. Just base every meal you have on a protein, and then add the carb and healthy fat. I got that great tip from my doctor!

STEVIA!!!!!!!

This takes care of your problem. I like to put a little peanut butter in my oatmeal along with the stevia. Works for me and I don't crash like I did with added sugar. The high fiber of real (not instant oatmeal) should keep your blood sugar in check. :drinker:

STEVIA!!!!!!!

This takes care of your problem. I like to put a little peanut butter in my oatmeal along with the stevia. Works for me and I don't crash like I did with added sugar. The high fiber of real (not instant oatmeal) should keep your blood sugar in check. :drinker:

Stevia MIGHT be your answer. It depends: why are you trying to cut back the sugar? Is it because MFP says you're over? Or do you have a personal health reason? Or is it a personal philosophical reason?

I use organic honey in oatmeal, you only need half as much as sugar and it is a lot healthier for you!

Have you tried Stevia? they come in all different flavors. You buy it at health food stores. :flowerforyou:

Try adding grated apple and cinnamon to your oatmeal. It makes it sweet without the processed sugar. It won't be as sweet as adding heaps of sugar but try it for a week and you will get used to it.
I also add peanut butter to my porridge (oatmeal) which adds extra flavour so I don't miss the sugar).
Personally I don't worry too much about sugar - I try to make sure that most of it comes from fruit, diary, grains etc - then I know I'm getting lots of good nutrition, fibre etc rather than the energy without so much nutrition that you get from a teaspoon of sugar or lollies.

Or, if you don't mind the taste of sugar substitutes, try them out, but in the long term I think it would be a much better habit to get used to eating things that aren't so sweet. I don't eat splenda or stevia or any of the others because I don't like the taste.

From looking through your diary, your main sugar for the day is just what you add to your oatmeal. I've tried oatmeal with stevia, it's not too bad so you could try that (i actually prefer it unsweetened though). If you decide you don't like it, just swap to a different breakfast. Eggs, toast with peanut butter, low sugar muesli, greek yogurt and berries?

Read the label of everything you buy. If it has added sugar (sucralose, any kind of syrup, fructose, any kind of sugar, cane juice, agave nectar, wheat flour, rice flour, barley flour, enriched flour, bleached flour, etc) then don't buy it. I'm noticing that you're eating a lot of processed carbs, and brown sugar. These are your main culprits. Try eating ezekiel bread or rice bread instead of white or whole grain breads, and opt for some truvia or stevia instead of brown sugar. Also, milk and cereals are full of sugar that you shouldn't be eating. Try unsweetened almond milk, or hemp milk instead of cows milk. Fruits also have a lot of sugar, but at least that's natural, try not to eat fruit after lunch though.

Also, eating unprocessed, whole, clean foods is the best way to reduce sugar intake. I noticed that a lot of what you eat isn't whole or from the earth. Eating things like fresh fruits and veggies and free range meats and fish, as well as cutting out refined carbohydrates (wheat bread, bagels, etc) will do the trick, plus you'll lose more weight and feel better in the long run!

Good luck reducing your sugar!

Do you have diabetes or another insulin response metabolic disorder?

no i dont but i havea family history (both grandmothers and 1 aunt) that have diabetes. i do NOT want to get it. so im trying to cut back. doctors have not said anything about it being a coming issue for me but im trying to keep it that way
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I think this is a smart move. You might want to read "Blood Sugar Solution" by Dr. Mark Hyman for some guidelines. If you have a family history, you MAY have a pre-diabetic condition. Doctors ARE NOT GOOD at catching them. They'll run your sugar numbers--and they can come back perfectly fine for decades while you have a pre-diabetic condition. Sometimes they will run a fasting insulin level, but they rarely run an insulin response test (partly because the labs don't have reference levels for the results--so unless the doctor knows what they should be, they have no way of knowing how to read the results). The book's online site has a guide on how to work with your doctor to get the information you need to determine where your body is in the grand scheme of things.