eli5 when do we put on the body fat?

Question

Eli5…. when do we put on the fat? Is it immediately after eating those extra calories? Once a week? When?

When do you lose the fat? Right when you start eating less calories? Sorry… just confused and wondering

Thanks for your responses

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Answer 1

Imagine we are like buckets of water with a small hole at the bottom. The bucket is refilled every time we eat, and even if we eat just enough to maintain weight there is still stuff going in and stuff going out all the time.