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In some cases, yes, it will. But not for most. The first time I ran across this idea was from a very good trainer about 20 years ago. He trained professional athletes, bodybuilders, and also people trying to lose weight. He had been doing this for 30+ years, and he said that what he found was that people who were obese could lose weight through exercise, but most wouldn't, because the cumulative effects of the obesity would be so detrimental to energy, recovery, and also chronic injuries. What he did was to first get them to lose significant weight through dietary changes (mostly, very little starches and sugars, although heavy on the complex carbs, moderate protein, and very low fat -- transitioning to high, quality, fat over time). As a person lost weight, he would gradually increase the duration and intensity of their exercise routines (and also their relative intake of quality fats).

He said that if you tried to get people to exercise their way to leanness, they would be spinning their wheels, in most cases (there are exceptions, and obviously you are one). But if you approached it the other way around, and tackled the true causes of obesity first (excessive starches, sugars, and poor quality fats), and the effects of obesity later (those effects being poor exercise tolerance, among other things), then almost anyone could be cured of obesity.

What I did to start when I was north of 300 lbs was multiple dog walks during the day, every day, one being long, and one at night. So 3 walks a day.

When I got around 280 I started lifting weights at night after dinner to help burn sugar out of my blood. I’m a type 2 diabetic, or at least I was.

When I got around 265, I started learning to inline skate. it took me a good while to be able to skate 8 miles on a daily basis, and of course I first had to learn how to not fall, bc that is a dangerous sport, and I’m not sure everyone can learn it. I rode skateboards when I was a teenager, so I think that gave me a slight advantage.

When I got around 250 or so, I started in with push ups, planks and ab wheel to strengthen my stomach muscles, which have always been trash.

I actually have visible abs now, which I’ve never had before in my life, except perhaps when I was a newborn, but I’m not sure, can’t remember.

Reason for all this is I became diabetic at 38, heart attack 1 at 39, heart attack 2 at 45, caused by a blood clot in my stent while I was skating. Fun stuff.

So I have no choice but to be active, or I’m going to die. Probably still going to die early anyway, but at least it won’t be on my knees or on my rear end. Gotta try.