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I think the key is finding the right balance of foods that work for your body. Foods that satisfy you and give you enough energy withought giving you a lot of extra calories and fat. If you're just eating fatty foods, you would probably exceed your calorie goal/limit before you felt satisfied. You can lose fat while…

I think the logic was probably more related to dependency on corn's role in our diet and economy, rather than actually eating corn.

Any time you question where your food is coming from is a good time, so thanks for asking this question. I think Americans in particular are too fixated on just getting a cheap protein source, that we oftern don't think/care about where it comes from, how it was produced, or even how it tastes. I'm not a vegetarian, but I…

No - you don't have to. Everyone is different in terms of how their body and metabolism work. Experiment a little - sometimes eating them for a couple weeks, then not for a couple of weeks or something like that. I've found that I need to stay pretty close to 1200, even while burning 500-800 additional calories on most…

A good sports bra is key. After trying a few different models, I've settled on the Trade-up, "shock absorber" bra, that I got from Title 9. It was about $80, but worth every penny. http://www.titlenine.com/product/313716.do?sli=32_C_Black_n0&kwd=Shock+Absorber

Both. When I'm on my idea schedule, I work out in the morning. So, I eat 100-150 calories when I wake up. By the time I get to the gym that's settled enough in my stomach, and gets me through my workout. Then when I get to work, I'll probably have second breakfast, of a similar calories amount, with coffee.

Some dried fruit and nuts, maybe? A little maple syrup or brown sugar and like tablespoon of half and half go a long way in enhancing the flavor without adding too many calories. Maybe look into the steel cut oats, too. They have more flavor and probably won't turn out slimy.

Soups. If you can set aside a few hours on a weekend or something, make two or three different soups. Freeze them in individual servings, and then you've got a few weeks worth of lunches for later that month or later that week. If you find a cookbook with a lot of good soup recipes, buy it - especially if it includes a…

I agree with a few of the other people here and say "neither" in this case. If a food is naturally free or low in fat or sugar, great. But, if your choice is artifically sweetened or artificially thickened pudding, I'd say skip it and find something that's going to give you the same satisfaction with maybe a little more…

The New York Times ran a great feature earlier this year on it. Describing some of the pros/cons, and describing the different varieties. Here's a link to the article - which includes some recipes, including one for roasted sweet potatoes. (I've tried that, and it was great.)…

Cottage cheese and fruit/yogurt and fruit/a granola bar and yogurt. These types of combinations usually work for me.

For me, the answer is almost always soup. Either find some great recipes of your own and freeze individual servings, or eat the canned stuff. (Just pay attention to the sodium content in the canned variety).

Have you ever tried to work a workout into your commute or part of it? How easy this is depends on where you live and the actual distance of your commute, but for example, my old commute was about 45 minutes with a combination of walking and trains. Then I switched to biking two or three days a week - and was amazed to…