To wonder why thinking of healthy eating and weight is such an emotionally charged subject.

[AntsOnYourArmAreCausingMeAlarm]

If I want to make improvements to my house, I think okay ten minutes here and ten minutes there will help things along. I make small improvements and I am aware that every little helps.

With weight/healthy eating etc, the whole subject is so emotionally charged. It is not like anything else. I cannot just think “Oh a little effort with this small bit will definitely help” but obviously it would help to make small changes.

Why is this subject so emotionally charged and can we learn to reframe it in our heads?

Because food is so tied up with love, bonding, emotional nourishment from birth probably.

There’s not a fatty alive (and I am a fatty), who doesn’t know that if you eat fewer calories than you use, will lose you weight. We also know what food is high calorie and what food is low calorie.

If it was as easy as just doing it, we would all be thin.

It gets charged as people tell us what we already know …

Exactly. Food is a key method of self-regulation, especially for people who had unattuned parents. It’s not just fuel.

Food can be very emotional, can be a comfort too, not just fuel!
Also others may have issues, with texture/ taste,or affordable food choices