Take this mindful eating quiz. Check off which ones apply to you:
1. Love-the-taste eater (It's so good that I can't stop!) _______
2. Convenience eater (on most days you haven't taken the time to plan meals in advance) _______
3. Instant-gratification eater (you must have it now) _______
4. Secret eater (you eat when nobody is watching) _______
5. The oh-well! eater (you messed up today so you gave up) _______
6. The zoned-out eater (at least once a day you are not aware of much of the taste or quantity) _______
7. Emotional eater (you eat when you feel either negative or positive emotions regardless of hunger) _______
8. Restaurant eater (since eating out is special you let yourself overdo it) _______
9. Snacker (you eat well at meals but the snacking adds up) _______
10. Need-to-feel-full-eater (you might overeat because of a fear of not feeling full or being hungry later)_____
11. Clean-Plate eater (you have to finish every bite even if you are full) _______
12. Habit eater (you can't watch TV or do another activity without eating, regardless of your hunger) _______
13. Good-job! eater (you eat when you've had a successful day or week, as a reward) _______
14. Social eater (you go out socially a lot, and eat or drink mindlessly when around others) _______
15. Drawn-to-certain-foods eater (you overeat one type of food, such as chips or cookies) _______
16. Children's leftovers eater _______
17. Free food mindless eater (you can't pass up food when offered to you even if you're not hungry) _______
18. Multiple items eater (you are never satisfied with one food item. you need complex tastes) _______
19. Second helping eater (you automatically go for seconds) _______
20. Time clock eater (you eat most snacks or meals at a certain time of day regardless of hunger) _______
(Quiz adapted from Susan Alber's Mindfulness book)
Results: if you checked 3 or more of the above items then your eating
behaviors are probably setting you up for extra weight, or extra stress, or a less then optimal health profile.
Bad habits become routines and become harder and harder to reverse.
Here is the good news! You can learn how to transform your entire relationship with food and eating!
1. Love-the-taste eater (It's so good that I can't stop!) _______
2. Convenience eater (on most days you haven't taken the time to plan meals in advance) _______
3. Instant-gratification eater (you must have it now) _______
4. Secret eater (you eat when nobody is watching) _______
5. The oh-well! eater (you messed up today so you gave up) _______
6. The zoned-out eater (at least once a day you are not aware of much of the taste or quantity) _______
7. Emotional eater (you eat when you feel either negative or positive emotions regardless of hunger) _______
8. Restaurant eater (since eating out is special you let yourself overdo it) _______
9. Snacker (you eat well at meals but the snacking adds up) _______
10. Need-to-feel-full-eater (you might overeat because of a fear of not feeling full or being hungry later)_____
11. Clean-Plate eater (you have to finish every bite even if you are full) _______
12. Habit eater (you can't watch TV or do another activity without eating, regardless of your hunger) _______
13. Good-job! eater (you eat when you've had a successful day or week, as a reward) _______
14. Social eater (you go out socially a lot, and eat or drink mindlessly when around others) _______
15. Drawn-to-certain-foods eater (you overeat one type of food, such as chips or cookies) _______
16. Children's leftovers eater _______
17. Free food mindless eater (you can't pass up food when offered to you even if you're not hungry) _______
18. Multiple items eater (you are never satisfied with one food item. you need complex tastes) _______
19. Second helping eater (you automatically go for seconds) _______
20. Time clock eater (you eat most snacks or meals at a certain time of day regardless of hunger) _______
(Quiz adapted from Susan Alber's Mindfulness book)
Results: if you checked 3 or more of the above items then your eating
behaviors are probably setting you up for extra weight, or extra stress, or a less then optimal health profile.
Bad habits become routines and become harder and harder to reverse.
Here is the good news! You can learn how to transform your entire relationship with food and eating!
