Anecdotal evidence from being a gym rat for 20 years, although I&#x27;m sure there are studies out there to prove this. Maybe :)<p>No doubt that diet+exercise is the way to go when it comes to long-term weight management. 
The thing is, &quot;weight loss&quot; in and of itself is a misleading metric. You&#x27;re losing weight! Great! But hold on a minute - your gut is the same size but your biceps is smaller and your strength is way down. What happened? You lost weight alright but its muscle you&#x27;re losing, not fat.<p>So where I&#x27;m going with this is exercise is very important to make sure you don&#x27;t negatively impact your body composition by losing muscle weight when dieting.