29/07/2025
How Your Stomach, Digestion, and Fat Storage Really Work
Your stomach at rest is about the size of your clenched fist. That might not seem like much, but it’s stretchy and can expand to hold much more when needed.
Here’s what happens when you eat:
Food travels into your stomach, gets broken down, and then moves into your intestines, where the nutrients and energy are absorbed into your body.
Now here’s the key part:
Once your body has taken what it needs, any extra energy from food gets stored as fat — like a backup fuel tank.
Your body is thinking:
“I’ll save this energy for later, just in case food becomes scarce.”
This system worked brilliantly for our ancestors, who often faced long gaps between meals or even days without food. Storing fat helped them survive.
But here’s the problem…
We’re not living like our ancestors anymore.
We eat regularly, snack often, and rarely go long enough without food to actually burn through those stored reserves.
So instead of dipping into the tank, we keep topping it up — meal after meal, day after day.
That’s how weight gain creeps in.
Your body ends up stuck in storage mode, adding more and more to the tank — like packing a suitcase for a journey you never take.
That’s why portion control, slowing down our eating, moving more, and snacking in between meals are so important.
They help your body actually use the fuel it’s been storing, rather than just piling more on top.
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