Disclaimer - This is just a Friday night bit of fluff, not a serious nutritional question.

I have read on these forums that our bodies can only absorb a maximum amount of Protein in one hit.

So what about carbs & calories? If I ate a lot of calories in one go, would my body not be able to absorb them all? Would my body absorb less of 500 calories if I ate it in one go than if I spread it out over five days?

Or is this just wishful thinking?

I am craving a really big icecream Specifically a Baskin Robbins Rocky Road. I had one 15 years ago and all of a sudden I can't stop thinking about it. I am not even sure it still exists.

According to this, the excess Protein is converted to energy (which, if I understand correctly, if not used, can be stored as fat).

http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/ask-diet-doctor-eating-too-much-protein-waste

it feels like *everything* is stored as fat

Yes. Anything consumed in excess of what the body needs is converted to energy which if not used is stored as fat. Our bodies are very efficient machines developed/evolved to conserve what isn't currently needed for when it is needed.

don't mind me I am just grouchy today. today it feels like even AIR is stored as fat.