re: Weight loss: What actual percentage is Diet/Exercise?

Funyuns are munchies.

Munchies are good.

I've lost around 18 pounds over the past 3 months with virtually zero exercise. I might walk the dog a couple times/week for 20-30 minutes. I 'm 5'11" and was around 192-194 before the holidays. Now I'm around 175. I have type 2 diabetes and tried relying on just the meds - my diet was terrible. Wasn't controlling my numbers. I finally decided to cut carbs. I went from drinking 3-4 cokes/day to drinking Kool Aid or iced tea with 2packs of Truvia and 1 tsp. of sugar. Cut out the high carb side dishes. A typical day would be a bowl of cereal for breakfast, sandwich on wheat bread for lunch, and something like a ribeye with sautéed mushrooms for dinner. Or BBQ chicken. My daily carb intake is around 100-150g, so I'm not doing the fanatic paleo/ketosis thing. On weekends I cheat. The pounds just disappear. And my blood sugar numbers went back to normal instantly.
Now in the past when I tried low fat dieting, if I didn't exercise I didn't lose weight.

for most ppl its diet, my family (cousins uncles) are all relatively thin because our proportions are small and we have good genes. Most of my friends who dont work out arent fat either because of dieting. Stop eating all the time, and its okay to skip meals.

Do drugs count towards diet? They're the most effective weight loss tool it seems.

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Weight loss: What actual percentage is Diet/Exercise?

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For weight loss, its mostly diet. Exercise is going to add muscle while burning fat so weight can stay the same or grow sometimes.

For just losing body fat % both are equally important.

Diet is paramount to losing weight. But your body still needs good fuel. Soups can have alot of sodium, but any bone stock soup diet will keep you full longer and be less calories. Learn how to make soups that don't come from a can, that shite is terrible.

Lean protein, veggies, & nuts. Cook your vegetables. Use Avocado Oil if you need a little oil. Portion control.

All that said, you need to get your heart rate up 3-4 times a week for 30-40 minutes. Walk at brisk pace, elliptical, bicycle, etc...you have to moderately exercise. All this, with a collagen, probiotic, and a little vitamin D from sun, you will improve your longevity and quality of life immensely

Zero on both, it's all genetic. Some people are born losing weight and some aren't.

3500 calories = 1 pound

reduce intake by 3500 over x amount of time = 1 pound of weight lost

its far easier to not put that 800 calorie slice of pizza in your mouth vs a 3-4 hour HIT workout trying to burn that extra 800 calories.

exercise as a tool for weight loss is like using scissors to cut your lawn.

eta also exercising that much creates 2 problems:
1. higher likelihood for injury resulting in a setback of exercise entirely.
2. nobody can keep that level of exercise up with time constraints and eventual motivation wearing down meaning you should never get into the habit of eating that much in the first place.

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eating relatively fat free lately

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terrible idea