[cushychicken]

I think you're nitpicking the article's message. You're saying that exercise caused you to eat better, but the article (and the data) are suggesting that it was eating better, not exercising, that led to the weight loss.

We can agree to disagree regarding what decision gets the credit for shedding those pounds, but in any case, congratulations on your weight loss. That's a real accomplishment.

[yuzi]

I put forth a response below to a similar point here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11598409

Thanks :)

[cushychicken]

Interesting. My experience - personally, and from other people who have lost weight - seems to mirror the article's conclusions.

Ah well. Not terribly important when faced with the end result - you lost the weight, and that's all that matters!