Conventional wisdom says that diet is about 80 percent of weight loss, and to a large extent that’s true, because you can lose weight with a good diet and no exercise, but it’s really hard to lose weight on a bad diet with exercise. But we’re going to turn that on its head for two reasons: 1) We’re not just looking to lose weight, but to get fit and in good shape, and for that you need both exercise and diet; and 2) If you start out with exercise, the diet will eventually follow. It’s hard to exercise without at least wanting to eat right, so we’re going to start with exercise.
