Sugar Intake?
kaylacroswhite
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No matter how healthy I think I'm eating, I'm always going over on sugar! I like to eat fruit so maybe this is why?? Help me please!
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Im in the same boat, Im not consuming enough calories but when I try I find im going over my sugar intake. To be honest I ended up removing it from my diary because mentally its doing more damage than good. My diet is really healthy especially when you consider what I used to eat. I was going over my sugar's by about 20g on average. The thing is when I first started my diary I did not have sugar on there, I added this on last week and all its done is made me feel crappy. The sugar is coming from my yogurt which im changing to an even lower fat type and also I think it was coming from my low fat wrap.
Im just going to do what I feel comfortable with, Im not eating anything bad so im happy with removing it0 -
I think that you should consider the bigger issues first: are you feeling okay? eating vaguely healthy things? losing weight on schedule?
if so, then I wouldn't worry too much.
if, on the other hand, you're eating only fruit and gaining weight and feeling crummy, then it's time to rethink0 -
yeah, it's taking a realistic look at where the sugar is coming from: i go over b/c of yogurt and fruit. granted i could cut out fruit, switch to all veggies, and eat plain yogurt...but is that really something i'll be able to stick to in this lifestyle change? don't let your sugar count ruin fruit for you.0
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I always go over on sugar, by at least 20 grams a day, due to the amount of fruits I eat. But that's okay, because I stay under on the other important stuff. For example, I went from being over on sodium every day to being under, because I started to have smoothies for lunches... But the fruit in the smoothie caused a sugar overage.
As long as it's not from stupid stuff like candy or soda, I don't worry about it.0 -
Cap'ns' rules:
If it's coming from fruit and you're not diabetic, don't worry about it.
If it's coming from fruit and you are diabetic, only worry about if it's jacking your glucose up.
If it's coming from junk food, quit it.0 -
Cap'ns' rules:
If it's coming from fruit and you're not diabetic, don't worry about it.
If it's coming from fruit and you are diabetic, only worry about if it's jacking your glucose up.
If it's coming from junk food, quit it.
This!0 -
It really depends on your body. I am not a fan of sugar, at all. This is only because I prefer salt and fat, LOL! I occasionally like a cookie or scoop of ice cream, but it is few and far between. However, I see "stars" when my sugar is low. Which means I HAVE to eat something with sugar in it...which I hate. Do you have any symptoms of low sugar? If not, lay off the sugar, it rots your teeth and thickens you guy. Natural sugar from fresh fruit is not a bad thing, just limit your intake. You are doing awesome, keep up the good work sweetie!0
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This post actually made me feel a lot better. I've been so concerned about going over sugar but it almost seems impossible to stay under when you want to eat fruit, and how can you just cut that out when realistically you're supposed to be eating it as part of a balanced diet.0
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Phew...I feel better now too!! I was eating a muesli bar, and 2 mandarins and going over.......plus the odd apple! I was surprised to see SO much sugar in some vegetables as well.....but my diet is WAY better, and I think fresh fruit and vegetables is an acceptable sugar....just WHEN you eat is the thing. I try to have mine in the morning, so I have time to burn it off, then have around 7 almonds for a snack in afternoon, so that I feel full, but dont have all the sugar to burn!0
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fruits like bananas, apples and pineapples are high in sugar..But its the good kind. you can eat fruits and veggies with sugar but just watch the amount you eat. 1 banana has 14g of sugar, it's very easy to go over with fruits and veggies like that0
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so true... great point0
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Yes fruits are packed with natural sugar....Honestly I mean I don't really worry about sugar to much, because healthy or not I am always over...IT'S SODIUM YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THE MOST:)0
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How is your sugar level? Looking at the sugar level in your blood is what is important? I am always over in my sugar intake, but my doctor tells me I am healthy (sugar level under 100).I haven't been sick in 4 years and I am 66 years old. It is easy for our sugar intake to get out of control so you do need to watch eating the sweets and sugar filled drinks, because we get plenty of sugar from natural food intake. Consider this article: http://diabetes.webmd.com/how-sugar-affects-diabetes
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Cap'ns' rules:
If it's coming from fruit and you're not diabetic, don't worry about it.
If it's coming from fruit and you are diabetic, only worry about if it's jacking your glucose up.
If it's coming from junk food, quit it.
This!
Double this. Short and to the point. (Plus I love fruit...so)0 -
Sodium is very important too...but sugar is what really makes the cake... you have to track your sugar.
Too Much Sugar Like I mentioned, too much sugar fails to produce a critical hormone in your body called leptin.
Leptin has proven in study after study to be a key player in how your appetite center functions
and how much fat your body uses or preserves. This essential hormone is released by fat cells
and has many functions, but its primary job is to signal to your body that you’ve had enough
food—think of it as the street signal that switches to red when it’s time to stop eating. Sounds
like a pretty important hormone, right? Well, guess what sugar does—it suppresses your body’s
production of leptin. A study done at the University of California, Davis determined that fructose
(one of the most common sugars, often consumed as high-fructose corn syrup) failed to stimulate
leptin and insulin production, claiming it “contribute to decreased satiety and increased food
intake.” 10 When you don’t produce enough leptin, three negative things follow:
• Your Body Stores Belly Fat. Research studies have shown that leptin directly
contributes to a decrease in abdominal fat11—without it your body is programmed to
store fat in your abdominal region.
• You Overeat. When your leptin “signaling center” isn’t working, you don’t know when
to stop eating—and pretty soon you end up with a traffic jam of food in your body ready
to get stored as fat. Where this fat gets deposited depends on your genetics, but most of
us start storing it in our midsection, while others carry it in their butt, hips, or thighs. And
the snowball effect of missing leptin doesn’t stop there—once you’ve gained this weight
your body can actually become leptin resistant. You see, when you gain weight, your fat
cells get bigger and because that’s where leptin comes from, you produce TOO much of
it to the point where your body doesn’t respond to it anymore. And this is why you will
just continue to feel endless hunger and gain an endless amount of weight.
• You Turn Off Fat-Burning Mechanisms. In addition to signaling that you’re full, leptin
also fulfills an essential role in fat burning. Leptin triggers an enzyme in your body to
burn fat. One study done at Harvard Medical School stated that leptin “can directly
stimulate fatty acid oxidation” which is a scientific way of saying fat burning. They even
went on to call what leptin does a “fat-melting” activity. 13 So when you eat too much
sugar and your leptin production goes down, you actually stop your body from burning
fat.0 -
Im in the same boat, Im not consuming enough calories but when I try I find im going over my sugar intake. To be honest I ended up removing it from my diary because mentally its doing more damage than good. My diet is really healthy especially when you consider what I used to eat. I was going over my sugar's by about 20g on average. The thing is when I first started my diary I did not have sugar on there, I added this on last week and all its done is made me feel crappy. The sugar is coming from my yogurt which im changing to an even lower fat type and also I think it was coming from my low fat wrap.
Im just going to do what I feel comfortable with, Im not eating anything bad so im happy with removing it
I also go over my sugar pretty much everyyyy day... if your looking to lower your sugar intake with a lower fat yoghurt I'd check the label first as low fat products tend to put more sugar in0 -
I don't worry about it so long as its coming from natural sources like fruits rather than added sugar and junk food. If my weight loss ever stalls out I'll reevaluate but I love my fruit and don't want to have to skip it! That being said I do have slightly wonky blood sugar (technical term right there) and so simple carbs like juice and plain white pasta and bread can jack my sugar levels up then send them crashing down (along with my energy, mood & coordination). So long as I'm careful about the source of my sugar and ensuring that I'm balancing it with fiber (like eating whole fruits instead of sauces and juices... With the exception of this week because I just got two wisdom teeth out and am on a liquid/soft foods diet) I'm ok.
So moral is: do you feel like poo? Has your weight loss stalled? Are you diabetic? Yes to any it's time to rethink your take on fruit sugar, if all no's then don't worry about it too much.0 -
So are the white packets in the grocery store.fruits are packed with natural sugar0 -
Also the sugar limit is realistically just for added sugars. I eat healthy and always go over in sugar too but it is sugar from fruits and dairy and those are fine sources. I think it is more the quality and less about the quantity of sugar.0
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Cap'ns' rules:
If it's coming from fruit and you're not diabetic, don't worry about it.
If it's coming from fruit and you are diabetic, only worry about if it's jacking your glucose up.
If it's coming from junk food, quit it.
bump!!0 -
Cap'ns' rules:
If it's coming from fruit and you're not diabetic, don't worry about it.
If it's coming from fruit and you are diabetic, only worry about if it's jacking your glucose up.
If it's coming from junk food, quit it.
Thank you.
And thank you islandrollin too, for that very detailed description.
I've also had issues with the sugar levels MFP sets. A typical day for me sees me start with a bowl of shreddies (no additional sugar) a banana and an actimel. I have sugar free drinks, except for one cup of coffee with sugar a day (my morning kickstart that I simply can't give up!) This alone puts me well over my limit and it was getting a bit depressing.
I haven't yet worked out how sugar from fruits differs from refined sugar - surely sugar is sugar, or am I missing something? I think, if I am reading things right (here and elsewhere) that fruit sugars are ok but refined sugar not. I assume MFP's levels are refined sugar and don't account for those who get a lot in a healthy diet?
I am not diabetic but my dad is, and his mum before him was and I have similar dodgy crashes (like Nikki mentioned) and I have PCOS so on the slippery slope to it if I don't watch out. Everything checks out fine for now as I've recently had blood tests.
I thought I was very strict with my sugar intake and thought I was doing ok until I started using MFP and it told me I was over by 10 - 30g every single day. It's a bit depressing; I don't know whether to ignore it or not.0 -
Sodium is very important too...but sugar is what really makes the cake... you have to track your sugar.
Too Much Sugar Like I mentioned, too much sugar fails to produce a critical hormone in your body called leptin.
Leptin has proven in study after study to be a key player in how your appetite center functions
and how much fat your body uses or preserves. This essential hormone is released by fat cells
and has many functions, but its primary job is to signal to your body that you’ve had enough
food—think of it as the street signal that switches to red when it’s time to stop eating. Sounds
like a pretty important hormone, right? Well, guess what sugar does—it suppresses your body’s
production of leptin. A study done at the University of California, Davis determined that fructose
(one of the most common sugars, often consumed as high-fructose corn syrup) failed to stimulate
leptin and insulin production, claiming it “contribute to decreased satiety and increased food
intake.” 10 When you don’t produce enough leptin, three negative things follow:
• Your Body Stores Belly Fat. Research studies have shown that leptin directly
contributes to a decrease in abdominal fat11—without it your body is programmed to
store fat in your abdominal region.
• You Overeat. When your leptin “signaling center” isn’t working, you don’t know when
to stop eating—and pretty soon you end up with a traffic jam of food in your body ready
to get stored as fat. Where this fat gets deposited depends on your genetics, but most of
us start storing it in our midsection, while others carry it in their butt, hips, or thighs. And
the snowball effect of missing leptin doesn’t stop there—once you’ve gained this weight
your body can actually become leptin resistant. You see, when you gain weight, your fat
cells get bigger and because that’s where leptin comes from, you produce TOO much of
it to the point where your body doesn’t respond to it anymore. And this is why you will
just continue to feel endless hunger and gain an endless amount of weight.
• You Turn Off Fat-Burning Mechanisms. In addition to signaling that you’re full, leptin
also fulfills an essential role in fat burning. Leptin triggers an enzyme in your body to
burn fat. One study done at Harvard Medical School stated that leptin “can directly
stimulate fatty acid oxidation” which is a scientific way of saying fat burning. They even
went on to call what leptin does a “fat-melting” activity. 13 So when you eat too much
sugar and your leptin production goes down, you actually stop your body from burning
fat.
I must be a freak of nature then lol I have NEVER tracked a gram of sugar or sodium for that matter EVER and have managed to lose a few pounds,, I concentrate on the main Macro's- Protein, Carbs and Fat... beyond that I watch my calorie intake and drink atleast 120 oz. of water a day... I am a Type 2 Diabetic and stick with complex carbs and stick to natural sugars.. Eat lots of fruits and veggies and avoid alot of processed crap... OP if your sugar's are coming mainly from fruits and not so much processed junk then I would not worry to much about them... Best of Luck...0 -
The major sugars are glucose, fructose and sucrose. G & F are "monosaccharides" the simplest sugars with 6 carbon atoms in a molecule, Glucose is the one in your blood stream referred to as "blood sugar". Sucrose is a "disaccharide" with 12 carbon molecules and in acid conditions (like your stomach, or a coca cola bottle) it splits into glucose and fructose. Complex carbohydrates like starch are digested and broken down into glucose too.I haven't yet worked out how sugar from fruits differs from refined sugar - surely sugar is sugar, or am I missing something?
So if you eat fruit with G+F+S in it, or eat white sugar, or HFCS, you get both glucose and fructose. Fructose goes to the liver for processing. It doesn't raise your blood sugar level in itself, because it's the wrong molecule. But fructose is almost always accompanied by glucose in any case.
Fruit has some merit in that it has the odd vitamin and a bit of fibre with it, however the sugar content is sugar however it is dressed up, passed off, disguised or advertised.0 -
I haven't yet worked out how sugar from fruits differs from refined sugar - surely sugar is sugar, or am I missing something?
sugar is sugar is sugar-ish. the different types of sugar affect your blood sugar differently but the main difference (in my entirely unscientifically researched humble opinion based on nutritionals and how they affect me) is that sugar from whole fruit affects the blood sugar less due in part to the make up of the fruit itself. Fruit isn't just a solid chunk of sugar but is made up of fiber, vitamins, minerals and proteins that slows digestion and prevents your body from delivering the sugar itself in just one straight shot to your blood stream causing a spike followed by a crash. the above poster broke it down a little more scientifically and I will assume that the research is sound, it sounds intelligent anyway
but the final
over simplifies the make up of fruits and trivializes their benefits. fruit is healthy, too much fruit (as in most things in life) can be bad but fruit in moderation (as in most things in life) is good for you, or at the very least isn't harmful to you. enjoy that apple!Fruit has some merit in that it has the odd vitamin and a bit of fibre with it, however the sugar content is sugar however it is dressed up, passed off, disguised or advertised.0 -
Cap'ns' rules:
If it's coming from fruit and you're not diabetic, don't worry about it.
If it's coming from fruit and you are diabetic, only worry about if it's jacking your glucose up.
If it's coming from junk food, quit it.
Yeeeeeup!
I will say that the more you avoid it, in all forms, the less you crave it.0 -
It may be healthy as part of a balanced diet, but its benefits are greatly overstated in motherhood and apple pie assertions.fruit is healthy
A small apple is mildly inflammatory, has 4g of fibre, 15g of sugars and 2g of other carbs. Fats and proteins both zero grams http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1809/2 it offers 11% of daily vitamin C but less than 5% of anything else. Similarly it offers 5% of potassium but less than 3% of other minerals.
For a laugh, an ounce of potato chips gives you 25% of your vitamin C, 1g of fibre and 15g of other carbs with a complete amino acid profile in its 2g of protein and 6 minerals at >4% of daily requirements.
Funny thing, nutrition. The first thing I learned was how little we know despite what we think we know.0
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