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Fruit does have a high sugar content, but it also usually has quite a lot of fibre. Pick fiberous fruits like melons. Fibre has the effect of slowing the rate at which the body metabolizes the sugar.
The problem with sugar, aside from the fact that it's a simple carb that very quickly turns to sugar and then must be stored as fat if not burned off, is that it causes your blood sugar levels to spike. When your blood sugar spikes your body has an insulin response to bring your blood sugar down. Insulin is the most anabolic substance in the body and inhibits the burning of fat almost entirely.
Aim to have a constant blood sugar level. Look for foods with a low gylcemic value. This is a measure of how quickly they turn in to sugar in your bloood. You don't want to have the large insulin responses.
Another good stratedgy is to have your simple carbs in the morning with some complex carb as well, then complex carbs for lunch and very few or no carbs at all for dinner. This will give you the energy you need in the day and then force your body to burn fat at night when there's no more sugar readily available for fuel.
Good luck!
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