If you're serious about loosing weight you have to commit to new healthy lifestyle.

No one week diets. No "do-nothing-and-lose-30-pounds-in-a-week" pills. No magic pants that mysteriously melt fat away. No quick fix solutions.

The ONLY thing that works is lifestyle change. Not for another two weeks, but for rest of your life! For as long as you want to stay slim and healthy.

When lifestyle is healthy then weight normalization becomes one of many positive effects that occur over time.

Changing your lifestyle doesn't have to be difficult. All you have to do is to follow 4 simple steps:

First step - to get motivated. (Yes, without motivation and burning desire you won't go further than one week of healthy lifestyle. So first thing we need to do is to get fired up!)

Second step - change your diet. (No, you don't have to starve to death and count calories or carbs. Just follow basic principles of healthy eating.)

Third step - start exercising. (Don't get out of tune, exercising right way is actually fun!)

Fourth step - stay on track. (The most difficult part of loosing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is to stay on track and don't quit.)

If you really want to get rid of all extra pounds here's a little task for you. Take a piece of paper and write down all reasons why you want to lose weight. The more better. Try to come up with at least 15 reasons why.

Don't put it off. Take first step to your beautiful and healthy body!

While we all know that meats and fats are no carb and green leafy vegetables are low carb, some may not be aware of what foods have a low glycemic index. Most vegetables (except potatoes, beets, pumpkin) have a very low GI. Some fruits that have a low GI include citrus fruits, apples, plums and peaches while most other fruits have a medium GI value. Oatmeal, most pasta and whole wheat bread also have a low gi.

So which diet is best?

Where many people in health and nutrition profession consider a low carb diet to be unhealthy, most everyone would consider a gi diet to be very healthy. Studies have shown that eating lots of fruits and vegetables can help to bolster your immune system thus allowing you to fight disease and eating high fat meats may adversely affect your health and help contribute to heart disease. That being said, it has also been shown that being overweight is a major health risk for many diseases so best diet is probably one that works for you! Some folks might respond better to a low carb, others to a low gi. Either way, it makes sense to make healthy food choices, limit food intake and exercise for your good health.

Lee Dobbins is owner and editor of Low Carb And Low GI Resource where you can learn more about the glycemic index value of foods.