Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
I've seen it reported that exercise is only 20% of weight loss. Gary Taubes thinks it only makes one hungry. It's good for muscle-building and/or cardiovascular health, but not really necessary to lose weight. As far as diabetes goes, Dr. Richard K Bernstein wrote the book on that. Good luck!
Oh, I know one doesn't burn that many calories just from a bit of daily exercise, but I think it probably pushes my metabolism to work a little harder overall. Plus, I feel much better which leads to eating the right things. It's more of a psychological boost than a physiological boost for me.