question on sugar

**POPS** · 05-23-2009, 12:27 PM

Im a firm believer that sugar is our enemy. But how much are we talking here? 10g/day? 50g/day? If I were to have a weakness its chocolate. I know its a big no no, but every now and then I need a little something so I a sml sugar free choc. pudding cup. Any other suggestion to cure my sweet tooth? It has to be some sort of choc...

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 05-23-2009, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by popsinc

Im a firm believer that sugar is our enemy. But how much are we talking here? 10g/day? 50g/day? If I were to have a weakness its chocolate. I know its a big no no, but every now and then I need a little something so I a sml sugar free choc. pudding cup. Any other suggestion to cure my sweet tooth? It has to be some sort of choc...

A piece of dark chocolate, highest percent cocoa you can find.
Its actually good for you (health wise).

**POPS** · 05-23-2009, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx

A piece of dark chocolate, highest percent cocoa you can find.
Its actually good for you (health wise).

gotcha. Ive seen like 80%, right? Now if thats the only sugar I have in my diet I guess Im right on??

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 05-25-2009, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by popsinc

gotcha. Ive seen like 80%, right? Now if thats the only sugar I have in my diet I guess Im right on??

Sorry it took me so long to respond.

I've actually seen up to 90% cocoa. The higher you go, the more bitter the taste gets though. Im really not a fan of dark chocolate, but if you like it and/or it satisfies your chocolate sweet tooth, you can't go wrong with a little bit a day.

**Polska** · 05-25-2009, 05:39 PM

I think a lot of things are done to extreme.... and unless bodybuilding is your profession I do not think it is necessary to avoid all sugars all the time. For instance I've just recently developed a liking to cottage cheese. By itself its gross but spice it up with some green onion, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper... it's awesome. Half a cup has around 6-7g of sugar. Is that going to stop me from enjoying it? It also has 15g of slow digesting protein. So now I have 1/2 cup to a cup each day. I also love fresh pineapple juice so I'll have a cup of that every so often. Does the extra sugar hurt my progress? I doubt it. I'm still burning body fat off like a furnace.

**Polska** · 05-25-2009, 05:40 PM

Bottom line if you have a weakness for chocolate - have it. Every once in awhile and preferably when your glycogen stores are depleted (morning or PWO). Ultimately when you train to build muscle mass your body becomes a glucose burning furnace. If you were a fat couch potato and sitting on your butt it's a different story. But for a bodybuilder, I do not think some sugar throughout the day is a bad thing

**POPS** · 05-25-2009, 05:54 PM

thanks, Polska! Ive learned to have splenda instead of sugar in my coffee a long time ago. If I need to have that sip of soda or iced tea I have diet. I do not even have any fruit, except for that occasional banana pwo. So for natural sugars I really do not have any at all. Lately when I have that sweet tooth Ill have a few T-spoons of natty pb or grab a sugar free choc. pudding. I never counted exactly how many g of sugar I consume everyday but I know that is not a lot. But will 10-15g of sugar/day keep me from dropping 5-10 lbs of fat??? Right now Im 38, 5'7 187-190lbs..

**Polska** · 05-25-2009, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by popsinc

thanks, Polska! Ive learned to have splenda instead of sugar in my coffee a long time ago. If I need to have that sip of soda or iced tea I have diet. I do not even have any fruit, except for that occasional banana pwo. So for natural sugars I really do not have any at all. Lately when I have that sweet tooth Ill have a few T-spoons of natty pb or grab a sugar free choc. pudding. I never counted exactly how many g of sugar I consume everyday but I know that is not a lot. But will 10-15g of sugar/day keep me from dropping 5-10 lbs of fat??? Right now Im 38, 5'7 187-190lbs..

If your training is on point, your macros allow for it, and you have a negative caloric balance at the end of the day then you will not have any problems losing that 10lbs of fat.