You're telling me things I already know, professor. My point about exercise is that many people just start exercising to lose weight and never do. Many studies out about that now. Exercise is not a weight-loss program by itself. Without a diet component you will just end up eating more, but you will have a healthier heavy body. And that leads us to the calories in/out mantra, which is what I preach to everyone.

As for my personal health and one of my "many" visits (I see my doctor once a year for a physical, and then the rare once-off when I get something like strep), weight loss wins over exercise right now and my doctor agrees. I have some restrictions in my life at the moment that make regular exercise difficult, but I can certainly put less food in my mouth. My general health is good (for not being overly active), I just have too much weight. Weight is more problematic for me than general health at the current time. My doctor knows that my long-term goal is to integrate an exercise program when it becomes more doable, and is thus happy with my progress and plan.