Hi Abby...

I was also frustrated with the lack of guidelines about maintenance. I assumed it would be either one of two things:
1. Body reaches its ideal weight naturally so you just keep eating this way.
2. Gradual increase in carbs until some weight is regained at which point you know what your natural limit is.

As for the carb consumption question...I can tell you that I just ended up naturally lowering the amount I was eating over time. I still eat 60-90 g a day generally in different forms. I don't know that everyone really has lowered that much so I won't speak for them!

As for the fruit. Ideally I think you should eat it as close to your meal as possible...if you look at it from a glycemic index point of view it makes sense to make sure it is part of the meal and not something you eat later or your blood sugar is going to rise which will lead to related insulin spike etc etc.

Lisa