> But, because for most people who are 100lbs overweight, they have a very unhealthy relationship with food. They stress eat, binge eat, binge drink, purge...

> But, because for most people who are 100lbs overweight, they have a very unhealthy relationship with food. They stress eat, binge eat, binge drink, purge... One of the points of tracking calories/ gamifying the process of loosing weight is specifically to break those associations and reward mechanisms. If you're counting the calories you consume and constantly have a reminder of what your sacrifice of not eating will get you (eg measurable progress toward weight loss), then it is easier to alter your relationship with food.