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So the more you That's true! Even
eat, the more when I'm sleeping

ingested energy at night or just
increases. watching TV...

That's right! And On the other ...my body is still
of course if you hand, as long consuming the minimum
exercise, you expend as our bodies required energy. This
much more energy. are alive, we are consumption is called
always using my basal metabolism,

energy. right?

Urng The total energy
used is called
Rah!
expended energy.

Rah!

Expended Energy Energy If Expended energy
Ingested Energy stored is less than ingested
as fat
energy...

that leftover
energy is stored
in the body in the

form of fat.

Whew! Huff

Puff

I've got to keep
active if I want
to keep those

pounds off.

Wheeze

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