[jayroh]

Yes, and …

“Calories in” is half. “Calories out” (the amount you burn) is the other half.

Having been on the “nothing but diet” train for long windows of my life I can confidently say that if you don’t pair the former and latter, you’ll end up in the yo-yo cycle. Over and over again. Took a long time for me to understand that and I STILL struggle.

[solomonb]

I don't understand. If one is gaining weight then that implies they consumed more calories then they 'burned' and aren't restricting calories enough.

Exercise and training would increase your burn rate and allow you to do less caloric restriction but at the end of the day it comes down to eating less calories.