I think it was someone on this forum who said that they dieted to attain their weight goal and look good in clothes and exercised to look good without clothes.

I lost all my weight through diet alone, but exercise helps improve or maintain health during maintenance. Both my parents had peripheral neuropathy, vascular insufficiency, sluggish lymphatic systems, and no muscle strength in their 80s and I hope to avoid that by eating LCHF & moving around.