To this point, I have allowed by 24/7 career, travel and family responsibilities interfere with my ability to get in a workout every day.  Then, of course, eating has been a treat, literally.  Well, a few days ago I said no more and feel I have the ball rolling.  I realize I am not the only person on the planet with a schedule like mine, and thos people figure it out.  I, however, have not.  It is clear I have the propensity to work hard at my diet and excercise, then slip back into bad habits when my schedule gets crazy and my tress levels increase.  So although I am doing what I think I need to, I realize that I not only have to have to be disciplined, but also efficient.  So, that being said, I have a couple questions I would love feedback on:

1.  What is considered the best calorie burning excercise?

2.  What is the best time to excercise to maximize calorie burn and fat loss (morning, afternoon, night)?

3.  Is weight lifting a key element to weight loss?  If so, what type (repition or increasing weight / strength)?

4. Most important, what kind of foods truly fill you up, but don't possess a boat load of calories?  I really need to find foods that are easily accessible, I can travel with and really do satisfy.  I can live without the pizza, but I am not sure an all fruit diet is gonna work for me either.  I really would love help in this area.  I need the secret formula here.  Is it time to power down some hoodia pills? 

OK, running at lunch today and looking forward to it. Thanks for all the support.  Sorry to have been such a slacker up to this point.  Everyone has been great.

Married, children, dog and the craziest schedule ever.  Yep, this is gonna take some discipline.  No question that the focusing on the diet has to be a priority.  A busy schedule is not somehing that many of us can change.  We have responsibilities that we need to uphold.  Diet, however, is the easiest thing to work into it.  If you miss a work out here and there (which hopefully I won't), at least you won't hurt yourself if you ate correctly that day. My biggest struggle is finding the right foods to supplement.  We all know the difference between low cal and high cal foods.  But which ones really satisfy and curb your appetite. That is my biggest struggle right now.  I will work through it.  Thanks for all the support out there. 

Progress - running is going well, lifting is going well, eating is not going well.  I know, consistent theme.  We will get there.