Diet versus exercise, what contributes more to pure weight loss?

I don't think he's starving himself.... Just the odd day he doesn't feel like eating or can barely eat for some reason. I have days where I feel bloaty and can barely eat, but I'll be damned if I starve myself. D: But yeah, completely starving yourself means muscles go first 'cause your body wants to save the fat for desperate times. And then you'd have to worry about flabby skin from not losing weight healthily. Co-worker did that once. =w=;

If you don't eat at regular-ish times, your body is going to go and try to store it via fat. Keep the metabolism up ― force yourself to eat breakfast or something in the morning when you wake up [iirc you're the guy that skips breakfast?]. Fibrous foods take longer to burn up while sugary stuff burns up very quickly.