Just for a change of pace, and maybe even as a parting shot, how about a little story? Or parable?

A guy who is overweight and out of shape and concerned about his health, decides to look into changing things. So he goes to a friend of his who has had some, but very moderate, success at losing weight, and who seems to have ever so slightly better health. And he says to his friend, "I see that you've lost a little weight and your health seems to be a little better than mine. What's your secret?"

And his friend says, "Well, it's all about diet. Cut your calories, cut your fat, stay away from refined sugars, eat more nutritious foods. That's all there is to it."

And so he says to his friend, "What about exercise?"

"Oh, no," his friend replies. "You don't want to do that."

"Why not?"

"Because exercise can make you tired, or it might cause an injury or make you sore, or make you muscle bound, or breathe hard, or sweat. And it can even sometimes kill you. And it takes time, and energy and effort, and it's a hassle, and you would have to learn something about it and do it right, and pay more attention to your physiology, and -- well, just take my word for it. It's not worthwhile. You should forget it. Listen to me carefully: never, ever exercise. Exercise is baaaaad! Just sit around, but watch your diet."

"Hmmm. A lot of other people I've talked to and heard about over the years," he says to his friend. "say that you should consider exercise too."

"No, no, no. Those people are just setting up a false dilemma."

"A false dilemma?"

"Yes. They are saying you should exercise rather than diet."

"Hmmm. I never got the impression they were saying I shouldn't watch my diet. I just got the impression they were saying exercise could be worthwhile, too."

"Well, that's probably just because you don't understand anything and they don't either, and let's talk about something else. Did you know there are twelve eggs in a dozen?"

"What? What has that got to with --"

"Did you know processed cereal usually has little insect parts in it?"

"Uh, but I thought we were talking about --"

"In case you don't get it, I'm ignoring you now. I just want to avoid any discussion that might require me to acknowledge anything you, or any of the other people you have talked to or heard about, may have to say about the benefits of exercise -- because exercise is bad, evil, wrong."

"But I --"

"Did you know reading glasses don't really mean you can read? I mean, you have to already know how."

"But --"

"I'm ignoring you and the subject of exercise. Haven't you figured that out yet? And I'm not going to stop doing it, so you might as well give up and get out of here."

Shaking his head, the guy wanders on.