| Journey phase | Feature | Sub-feature |
| Pre-treatment | Aware of weight | Seekers |
| Avoiders | ||
| Unaware of weight | Deniers | |
| Emotional | Fear | |
| Anger | ||
| Guilt | ||
| Confusion | ||
| During treatment | Needing support | From nucleus family |
| From extended family | ||
| From health professionals | ||
| Unsupportive | Mainly extended family | |
| Particularly grandparents | ||
| After treatment | Weight outcome | Ambivalence |
| Best it could be | ||
| Would have been worse | ||
| Self-esteem | Important to parents | |
| Child more confident | ||
| Child happier |