Could you have an eating-disorder personality?
Women and food: it can be a complicated relationship. Some of us have strict 'rules' about what we eat; others couldn't care less when it comes to fat percentages and kilojoules. But what's your food personality - and could it be destructive? Take Katrina Lawrence's quiz to see if you're at risk!
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| 1. | Your breakfast is likely to be: |
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Crumpets with honey and a cup of milky tea. |
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A bowl of cereal, a few slices of toast and maybe a muffin on your way to work. |
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Bran flakes and natural yoghurt, a fruit salad and a herbal tea or hot water with lemon. |
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Coffee and perhaps some fruit. |
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| 2. | You eat: |
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On your own… and usually in front of the TV. |
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Quickly, until you feel full. |
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Slowly, ensuring you chew thoroughly. |
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Like a bird, picking at your food. |
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| 3. | You’re hungry… |
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When you’re stressed, especially after a hard day at the office. |
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More often than not. |
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At regular intervals during the day, but you satisfy the pangs with healthy snacks like nuts or carrots. |
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Fairly often, but you try not to think about it and always eat at three specific meal times. |
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| 4. | Friends invite you out to dinner. You: |
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Agree and hope there will be a side of mash. |
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Agree and hope the desserts are as good as the entrees and mains. |
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Refuse immediately – your friends all eat junk. |
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Agree, but starve yourself all day to compensate |
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| 5. | You see someone scoffing down a cheeseburger from a fast-food chain. You: |
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Could go for a serve of fries. |
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Consider ‘upsizing for a dollar’. |
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Think, ‘Eeeuw. How could she?’ |
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Get a pang of hunger but ignore it. |
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| 6. | Your typical snack is: |
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A chocolate bar when you’re feeling tired or down. |
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A friand mid-morning, a bag of chips in the afternoon and maybe a slice of cake or some biscuits before bed. |
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Yoghurt, fruit or some raw vegetables. |
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You don’t do snacks. |
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| 7. | After your ideal meal, you feel: |
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Happy or relaxed, then guilty. |
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Full, Maybe too full. |
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Virtuous. |
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A little naughty – you think you ate more than usual. |
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| 8. | In the supermarket, you spend most time: |
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Buying ingredients for baking or checking out the new Tim Tam varieties. |
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In the biscuits and chips section. |
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In the fruit and veg aisle. |
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Whizzing through – you buy the same things week after week. |
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| 9. | Your preferred (non-alcoholic!) drink is: |
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A smoothie; it makes you feel good. |
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Soft drinks, but you try to go for the diet versions. |
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Fresh vegie juice. |
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Water and heaps of it. |
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| 10. | Your weight: |
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Goes up and down, between seasons, between relationships… |
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Isn’t a major stress but you know you’re carrying about five extra kilos. |
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Is fine. You’re more concerned with being healthy than thin. |
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Is strictly monitored. You can’t bear it when the needle moves slightly to the right on the scales. |
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