SUGAR!!!

I only eat sugar in fruit...two a day. I don't care if I am over. If you eat processed foods or takeout foods they have tons of sugar in many forms...and also sodium. I'm staying away from both. I have lost 20 pounds in 2 months from leaving it out.

I don't track sugar, unless its added. I'm almost always over and I've lost 46 pounds.

I go over in sugar because of fruit!! I do try to eliminate sugar because I read somewhere (lol sorry no source) but that you should stay from unnatural sugar. So! I am normally over in sugar, but I do watch sugar content on food items-like, try sugar free jelly, it's just as good! or natural peanut butter! just pay attention to labels. through MY journey (which hasn't always been using this but has always been counting calories) i've learned to cut out most processed foods because the sodium and sugar just aren't worth it! eventually while counting calories you'll realize "woah why would i waste my calories, sugar, sodium on THIS packaged crap when i can have a huge bowl of natural goodness:)

subtract any natural sugars (milk, fruit, veggies) and then the leftover is your real sugar intake.

I choose to track my carbs instead.

I've been on MFP since October. I was consistently losing weight until getting back into candy shortly after Easter.
Sugar in fruit has not hurt me, but the sugar in candy (my lack of self-control) has the scale moving in the wrong direction

I only eat sugar in fruit...two a day. I don't care if I am over. If you eat processed foods or takeout foods they have tons of sugar in many forms...and also sodium. I'm staying away from both. I have lost 20 pounds in 2 months from leaving it out.

I agree with this... although every once in a while I add a bit of sugar here and there but it is by no means how I used too.

It could be one of two things.
1. Reevaluate your foods. Foods that are high in Carbs could be high in sugars, regardless of how many calories it has.
2. You may have your sugars set too low. You can change this on the "MY HOME" tab under the "Goals".

Hope this helps.

do you have blood sugar medical issues (diabetic, pre-diabetic with elevated a1c, hypoglycemic, etc.)? If not, it's just a goal to shoot for in my opinion. What works for me may or may not work for you, so please understand that. I am typically over on everything except calories on any given day, and slightly over on calories at times. I've lost 39 lbs since late January, and it fell off fast at first and now these last 2 lbs don't want to budge. I try to keep from going way over on anything, my aim is for a balanced diet that is healthy but does not exclude anything. I will still eat ice cream and french fries, but definitely think twice and make sure I've got room in my calorie plan before eating that stuff.

Intense exercises will "earn" you a higher sugar intake because you need to replenish some of the energy you burned quicker than your body can metabolize fats and proteins. That is one way to counter the effects of excess sugar intake.

As you're just getting started..... a) don't freak out if you go a little over on any or all of the macros MFP tracks (calories, sugar, carbs, etc). The target numbers are simply that, a target based on average people. Learn what feels right for your body by tweaking your diet and giving your body a little time to adjust to it.
b) ask questions on here but also do your own research. A lot of people on here (myself included at times) will preach their opinion on what you should do like it's some sort of gospel. There are a lot of good, well intentioned people on MFP who have learned a lot about eating and exercising to be healthy, but only you know your body.
c) don't freak out if the scale doesn't move or goes up slightly. Definitely try to avoid the mental trap I fell into of weighing yourself every day. Weigh regularly, but once or twice a week is plenty. If you do weigh everyday (and I still do most days) just be aware of regular fluctuations in body weight. Definitely don't panic and starve yourself because the scale went up half a pound. That will make things worse.
d) use something other than just the scale to measure progress. Progress pictures, body measurements, etc. You can reshape your body and slim down without ever loosing a single pound. Muscle is much denser than fat so 1 lb of muscle takes up a lot less space than 1 lb of fat, but 1 lb still weighs 1 lb.

I also worried about this as fruit takes me over on sugar most days but this kind of put my mind at rest. 

I don't track sugar, unless its added. I'm almost always over and I've lost 46 pounds.

This. I don't worry about sugar from fruit or milk. If it's added sugar, I try to limit it. I've lost 37 pounds so far (after having my baby about 4 1/2 months ago) and sugar hasn't slowed me down.

Fruit sugar doesn't count, body actually uses it. I always go waay over when I eat fruit. Ur goal should just be to eat as healthy as possible, and just watch calorie intake (:

I will on occasion check my sugars however I do not monitor it real close. I don't feel that I need to that much, I think this is more for people that may be diabetic. Most of the sugars that I do it come from fruits. with an occasional processed sugar in some foods. I am more concerned with the fats and sodium that I take in.