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Re:Ask HN: How did you start exercising after being complete... by darrelld on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @11:58AM (#13168303)
Yeah, that is terrible advice for someone just starting out. It may have worked for OP, but I would be hesitant to just throw out "start lifting" as advice to everyone.

For most people they need a significant diet change to see any effective changes.

Re:Ask HN: How did you start exercising after being complete... by dragonwriter on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @12:36PM (#13168670)
> For most people they need a significant diet change to see any effective changes

That's true for weight loss. It's less true for health. Increased activity level with calorie intake also increasing so that there is no net weight loss often still results in better fitness and health and lower body fat. Its often far from ideal,especially for people who start off obese who will still probably hit an equilibrium at an unhealthy body fat level, but its still quite possible to.achieve significant improvements.