No hate, it is just all of us have lived through a history of failed diets, including exercise. Most of us have done this battle over decades and failed every time. But don't believe me or everyone here and their lived experience. Believe the research.
UCLA researchers who analyzed EVERY study of people who dieted for 2 to 5 years concluded that:
You can initially lose 5 to 10 percent of your weight on any number of diets, but then the weight comes back,” said Traci Mann, UCLA associate professor of psychology and lead author of the study. “We found that the majority of people regained all the weight, plus more. Sustained weight loss was found only in a small minority of participants, while complete weight regain was found in the majority. Diets do not lead to sustained weight loss or health benefits for the majority of people.
In addition, the studies do not provide consistent evidence that dieting results in significant health improvements, regardless of weight change. In sum, there is little support for the notion that diets lead to lasting weight loss or health benefits.
Researchers did an extensive review of weight loss studies, examining whether weight-loss leads to improved cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose and test whether the amount of weight lost is predictive of these health outcomes. Across all studies, there were minimal improvements in these health outcomes, and none of these correlated with weight change.
They conclude: “ If diets do not lead to long-term weight loss or long-term health benefits, it is difficult to justify encouraging individuals to endure them.” (2013 research by Tomiyama, Ahlstrom, and Mann.)
