Speak with a small number of your friends and you will discover that every one of them has an opinion on the best way for you to shed weight. Sometimes that opinion is based on what they have done themselves. And sometimes it is based on things they have not done themselves, but it sounded like such a good idea that you should try it.



The world wide web has good and bad points for finding out info on sustainable weight loss. This is the kind of diet routine that keeps the weight off one you lose it. It's not like you have to keep losing weight forever. Once you get to where you want to be, most of the time your life has changed so much in your eating and working out habits that you never go back. 



But you don't keep losing weight. Instead your body normalizes and you become the weight that you were born to be. This is a healthy lifestyle and you can live that way forever.



But as far your friends go, it is always good to take their advice with a grain of salt. Sometimes maybe even an entire box of salt.



However when you are looking around for places where you can begin the change to help you slim down in a healthy way, one of the best places you can start is a tavern.



Go Out Drinking - But Skip the Alcohol



Some alcohol based drinks have some carbohydrates in them. Beer, wines, mixed drinks all have calories in them in the form of carbs. In addition to that, part of the food you take in is metabolized in a large part by enzymes from the liver. And the liver, as you probably recall from high school health class, also metabolizes any alcoholic beverages you drink.



The fact is, there is only so much liver capacity, and if it is busy metabolizing alcohol, it does not do such a good job at digesting food. So if you tend to drink often, you keep your liver quite busy with eliminating the alcohol. And not so busy removing the excess food you ate. As a result, you wind up with a spare tire hanging around your midsection for everyone to see.



To fix this situation, when you are planning to go out with your friends, try drinking some club soda or a juice. That way your liver does not have to work overtime and you can be your friend's lifesaver by being the designated driver.



Another thing you can do to help lose weight would be to eat. Sounds odd, but the truth is you can eat until you are full and still lose some weight.



Concentrate your meal on low glycemic index foods.



Low GI foods are those that when you eat them do NOT create a big spike in your blood sugar levels with a resulting increase in insulin. There's a lot of science here, but the simple version is that some foods, while being completely scrumptious, tasty and healthy do not make your blood sugar levels go crazy when you eat them.



They wait to get themselves broken down over a period of time. This keeps your blood chemistry at an even level and you don't get so hungry. This means that you won't feel so much like binging and stuffing yourself with snacks an hour after you eat.



This is a good way to stick to a wholesome way of eating and one of the top keys to sustainable weight loss. There are lots of lists of low GI foods online, and it might seem like there couldn't possibly be a lot of good foods on them, but that is not the case.



Fruit like cherries, plums and peaches are low GI. Breads like whole grain rye and pumpernickel. Cereals like Special K. Vegetables like peas, corn and carrots. All these things are low glycemic index foods. You could easily eat complete meals for the rest of your life with these foods.



All it requires is a little bit of understading about them and your hard earned weight loss can stay with you for the remainder of your life.



Skipping the alcohol when you go out and learning a bit about the food you eat can go a long way towards keeping you in tip top shape and keep those pounds from coming back again.