My Personal 3 Secrets For Weight Loss

I am not an expert in weight loss, I am an expert in my own body, and I have certainly batted with weight loss & gain.
In 2010 I finally cracked it, I got serious,  I got over myself, I got healthy and the weight loss came along with that fairly easily.
In the years between 2011-2012 I had two children, I put on weight (as expected), then I lost it again, I knew I would, and I have kept it off, this is because of what I had learnt, what I have adjusted to, and what I'm internally motivated to do.  I have sustained my weight loss long term by adhering to these 3 simple rules.

Secret one: You need to adjust your nutrition
Yes what you eat plays a huge role in weight loss, you can exercise till your blue in the face but if you're still putting the wrong food sources and liquids in your body you won't sustain a long term, healthy weight loss. You need energy to lose weight, energy from whole food healthy sources.
If you think you can exercise without adapting (notice I say adapting not changing) your nutrition you are probably not going to get your ultimate result.

Secret Two: You need to move more, but it doesn't have to be punishing workouts 7 days a week
Yes you need to be more active, this helps speed up your metabolism, encourages serotonin and endorphins, gives you more energy, helps with flexibility in everyday life, bone and joint health, circulation and helps curb those awful, and mostly naughty, cravings. You do not need to punish yourself with gruelling workouts everyday, if you follow secret one, then you can do secret two moderately.

Secret Three: It is not easy and, you'll need to find the root of the initial weight gain
If losing weight was easy we wouldn't have such a large obesity crises in NZ.  For some, an initial weight loss might come easy, as your body is shocked by this new regime, but will it stay off for ever? What happens when you plateau?
Weight loss is a lifestyle change, not a diet. A diet ends, a lifestyle change is with you forever, yes forever.
What caused the weight loss initially? Nutrition, hormones, medical condition, emotional stress? Get to the root of why, the why is way through to the other side.