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Originally Posted by dave-c  a: you metabolism slows down when you sleep, there fore your body will turn more of the food into fat rather than energy, |
It's the net that matters.
If you're in a net caloric deficit, you aren't going to be storing fat.
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b: when you sleep you arnt burning fat (or very very little) so the food has to go somewhere
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Do you know what basal metabolic rate is?
If not, do a quick search.
This accounts for the large majority of energy expenditure and it certainly doesn't go away when we sleep.
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