Q: Hi, Mike. I'm an 18 year old girl, have 135 lb. I want to lose weight, my really big plan is 118 lb. I'm trying to really exercise daily, total body workout and some belly and shoulders workouts, I bike few minutes everyday, I try to walk a lot and I'm taking karate twice a week. The problem is that I can figure a healthy diet with some cut calories but I don't want my basal metabolism to start burning less calories a day, so I don't have an eating schedule and don't know what food is best to eat... lot of times I end up with some junk food or I just eat a lot...

A: Your training plan sounds very good! As far as diet, if you have not done it already, check out my Nutrition article to see what foods to eat to keep your metabolism as high as possible. Then you can fill out Fitness Guide specifying either 'Tone' or 'Lose Fat' as your goal to set a sample starter diet and tips on how to customize it for yourself.

Once you have your diet plan you'll always know what and when to eat. Of course you won't stick to it exactly every day, but it should help cut down on the current food confusion. Good luck!