Muscles, protein and fat

I joined a health club last week because bike riding is not getting my weight down. I'm trying to mix cardio exercise and strength training. I have a specific fitness goal to lose a lot of pounds by a specific date, which will be hard to do.

I've been told three thins by trainers at the health club that I find hard to believe.
1. If I don't eat enough carbohydrates, I will burn muscle during exercise.

While it is true that I need carbs for Glycogen, if I have excess fat, my body should burn fat before it burns anything else, no?

2. If I do too much cardio work, I will burn muscle rather than fat.

Again, if I have excess fat, my body is going to burn fat first, as long as I have enough protein in my diet to form new muscle, right?

3. IF I do the same strength training regimen weekly, I will have a problem because I will get muscle memory and it won't do any good any more. I have to hire a trainer to guide every workout.

At one time, I went into doing triathlons and got into great shape for my purposes with little weight lifting and besides that, weight lifting is weight lifting. It will still take energy and develop muscle no matter how many times I do the same workout, no?

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