It's advice for people new to diet-and-exercise, not a law of the universe.
> it's a nice lie one can tell himself to continue eating junk and not feel guilty about it.
Exactly the opposite: it's saying that, in terms of weight loss, that eating the junk matters a lot more than going to the gym.
It's advice for people new to diet-and-exercise, not a law of the universe.
> it's a nice lie one can tell himself to continue eating junk and not feel guilty about it.
Exactly the opposite: it's saying that, in terms of weight loss, that eating the junk matters a lot more than going to the gym.