> Of course you do. That's like saying that you don't end up $100 in debt by having a deficit of $1 a day. You do not. 100lbs is excess of 350000 calories "sto

> Of course you do. That's like saying that you don't end up $100 in debt by having a deficit of $1 a day. You do not. 100lbs is excess of 350000 calories "stored" and for every extra lb one's BMR increases. By the time someone is 100lbs overweight just to maintain that weight they would need to consume another gallon of ice cream every day. You are playing with margins when you are 1-5lbs overweight.