TOO MUCH FRUIT CAN GET IN THE WAY OF WEIGHT LOSS!

All calories are not created equal so therefore CALORIES IN DOES NOT EQUAL CALORIES OUT.

Fruit is zero points on weight watchers. I'm not sure if that's the best method??

If I were to listen to every person who ever said something was not good for me, or would cause cancer, or some other illness, I would basically end up just not bothering to eat at all. It gets a bit ridiculous after a point, when something natural like fruit is being stigmatised as well. It doesn't take the brain of britain to work out that if you overeat most anything, it might cause weight gain. However, given that candy bars and the like usually have lots of extra things added to them and are processed in a factory, I would rather strive to have a few pieces of fruit a day, which I do. Better to follow one's own judgement or you will end up going stark raving mad from all the various sources claiming specific foods and drinks are bad for you, especially considering within weeks, there is often another article claiming the self same food or drink has some sort of health benefit. Talk about F'ing with peoples' heads.

how much is "too much"?

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Yup ... think this is prob true, at least for me. The last time I went onto WW - was with their new points plus ... and all fruits and vegies were 0 points and 'free' ... I think I prob over did it - yes I know moderation is key - however I could not lose weight like I had on WW a few years earlier, hence I found and joined mfp ... which seems to be working. And have also gotten lots of support from the 'mfp family'! Thanks to all!:flowerforyou:

In that case, you were probably eating too many calories in the fruit. A lot of the really yummy fruits are usually 100+ calories per serving, so that's very possible.

Yup ... think this is prob true, at least for me. The last time I went onto WW - was with their new points plus ... and all fruits and vegies were 0 points and 'free' ... I think I prob over did it - yes I know moderation is key - however I could not lose weight like I had on WW a few years earlier, hence I found and joined mfp ... which seems to be working. And have also gotten lots of support from the 'mfp family'! Thanks to all!:flowerforyou:

regarding WW - Yes some of the leaders are telling you that you can not eat all the fruit you want because this could definiely make weight loss slower. So what I do is I do not eat over 3 to 4 fruits and I deduct 10 points off the amount of points I use that day to make sure I am at a deficit.

Absolutely ridiculous! People can't lose weight because they are eating highly processed foods, refined sugar (cookies, pastries, sugary cereals, sodas, etc.), too much meat and not enough of the right foods. If you stick to a natural whole foods diet consisting of fruit, veggies, whole grains...you will lose weight. I can eat up to 6 bananas a day, lots of apples and various other fruits. I weight 93 pounds! I'm not trying to lose, but when I started a plant based diet, I easily dropped 10 pounds. I eat more now than I ever have and have no problem maintaining my weight.


People that tell you to limit healthy food are setting a bad example.

better than too many pretzels or chips....

FRUIT FEAR MONGER!!!!!!
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thanks for sharing this