You don't "burn" your food off through exercise. You burn most of the energy you get from food simply by being alive. You will burn way more energy (calories) during your 22-23 hours a day sleeping, thinking and moving around when you are simply living life. The energy burned during simply living your life is much higher than the energy burned during the 1-2 hours a day you may spend in training.
When you overeat regularly in an effort to "fuel" your body your are sending a signal to release higher and higher levels of insulin to help you store and manage this food as energy. Insulin is the primary hormone that helps us process food and turn it into energy for later use. When you overeat regularly your body can not release enough insulin to help you store this food as fuel. This in turn causes excess nutrients (mainly sugars) to pour into the bloodstream. This is how Type 2 diabetes gets a hold on your body. Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease that gets worse when you continue to overeat, particularly overeating carbohydrates.
Your fuel for training is stored primarily in your musculature. Think of your muscles as sponges. When you pour more water into a sponge than it can hold what happens? The water spills out of the sponge. When you eat more food (primarily carbohydrates) than your insulin can handle the sugars pour into your bloodstream. This is the primary cause of bellyfat accumulation, low daily energy levels, headaches, allergy-like symptoms, foul mood, etc.
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