consuming too much sugar?

i track my meals on myfitnesspal.com. it says that i should only have 24 grams of sugar a day. but i always go over bc of my yogurt, and fruit. is this ok because it's fruit? 24 seems so low.

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it says 1200 calories. i usually eat a little over that on weekdays and def more like 1700-1900 on weekends.

i guess i should cut back on my fruit portions? bc thats where most of my sugar is coming from. im not eating junk

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Can I ask how tall you are and how much you weigh? This is definitely all dependent upon height/weight...and even sugar from fruit (though better than cookies obv) still adds up sadly!

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5'6" and currently 147

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i was 155 and am trying to get down to around 135

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That seems really low to me still :-/ I think its good that you are having higher calories on the weekends though!

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how many calories do you think i should be eating to see a significant weight loss? i actually feel pretty satisfied most days bc i eat a lot of fruit and veggies all day long.

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what is a typical day of food like for you?


From what I have ready i would say 1400-1500

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today:
breakfast
chobani vanilla
1/2 cup of blueberries
1/4 cup of natures path pumpkin flax granola
coffee with little skim

morning snack:
grapes or apple

lunch:
salad with carrots and cucumbers
2 wasa crackers with 1 laughing cow wedge

after school snack/before gym snack:
banana and or a luna mini

dinner:
homemade minestrone soup loaded with veggies
side of whole grain ciabatta

1 dove dark chocolate piece


breakfast and lunch are pretty much the same. dinner varies but always consists of loads of veggies, some extra virgin olive oil and a little protein and a little starch

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where's the protien???

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Yogurt, beans, cheese... Usually dinner include fish, turkey or chicken

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looks like a lot of fruit and not a lot of protein...laughing cow cheese is not enough protein in my opinion for a lunch. THe breakfast looks good, though I am always skeptical of granola. Id stick with the yogurt and berries or maybe have oatmeal instead of the granola. I would add some protien to your lunch instead of just cheese and definitely the protein at dinner. I might limit some of the fruit to be honest

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i really appreciate the feedback from the both of you. i find this all a little overwhelming.

i do have eggs and toast on saturday and sunday for breakfast. also, my yogurt has 16g of protein. isnt that enough for that meal? i also only use 1/4 cup of the pumpkin flax granola.

i do hear you about the calories being to low.

What kind of protein could i add to my lunch? turkey meat?


thanks for your advice

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my mil was using myfitnesspal also. A few weeks in she stopped losing weight. I was guessing that her body went into starvation mode becuase they had her getting 1200 calories and she was working out everyday. She switched to weight watchers and has started losing again.

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What kind of protein could i add to my lunch? turkey meat?

Good sources of lean protein:
Tuna
Salmon
Turkey
Grilled chicken
cottage cheese
Beans
Roast Beef

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I stopped calculating the sugar because the majority of my sugar is from fruits and I focus on my sodium intake what I feel is that you have to watch your confined sugars if its natural its ok as long as you eat it in portions

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1200 seems low but to address your main question: I don't think you are consuming too much sugar and you certainly don't need to cut down on the fruit. Yes, it is sugar, but it's natural sugar and fruit has so many benefits that it outweighs the sugar content. It also looks like you eat so much sugar because you eat so little. if you ate a ton of bad food and more of it, you'd probably see the sugar go down, but obviously you wouldn't be eating any healthier. On the calorie thing everyone is talking about, I'd bump it up to 1400 a day, still sticking with healthy foods and then higher than that for a day or two.

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thanks for all the input ladies. i am going to bump it up to 1400 during the week and have 2-3 higher days. and am going to add in nuts to my snacks, although i do always have more than the required grams of protein for my calorie intake.