A woman who lost 200 pounds by making simple changes shared the 2 key lessons she learned about fat loss [Video]

Leah Mancuso lost 200 pounds in two years after she started moving more, and eating less fast food and more nutritious home-cooked meals.

Mancuso, a 35-year-old photographer based in Scottsdale, Arizona, struggled with her weight all her life. She told Business Insider that losing weight was educational and transformative in many ways.

Mancuso learned how intertwined physical, mental, and emotional health are. She also realized her former lifestyle wasn’t actually easier.

“I thought my life was easy before, and that’s why I wanted to stay that way,” Mancuso said. “I was like, ‘Why would I give up this easy, comfortable life?’ But really what it was was just less. It was just less of everything. “

Unlike many people who regularly bounce from one fad diet to another, Mancuso said she wasn’t a chronic dieter before learning how to lose weight sustainably. However, she had tried a few programs like WeightWatchersand Jenny Craig, but regained the weight …