| It wasn't a banana that made you overweight. It | | | | bed. I eat snacks all the time. I'll wait more than |
| wasn't your grandmother's lasagna, a slice of | | | | four or 5 hours before eating. I eat a lot of high |
| chocolate cake at a birthday party, or that double | | | | fat foods. I eat a lot of high calorie foods. I eat |
| cheeseburger you devoured on your way home | | | | when I'm angry. |
| from work. No individual food is possibly | | | | The habits you circled are the eating habits you |
| responsible for your weight gain, butcher habit of | | | | need to focus on when you're thinking about the |
| overeating some of these foods probably did you | | | | lifestyle changes you have to make to |
| in. | | | | accommodate your low calorie lifestyle. |
| Which of these behaviors contribute to your bad | | | | Eating, exercise, another lifestyle habits don't |
| eating habits? Circle the ones that apply to you: I | | | | change overnight. You can not just suddenly cut |
| eat randomly. I eat too much food at once. I eat | | | | your calorie intake in half without some mental |
| when I am sad. I eat out often. I routinely skip | | | | preparation. You can not just get up one morning |
| meals. I eat on the run. I eat at fast food | | | | and run a marathon if you haven't been training. |
| restaurants. I eat when I'm lonely. I eat too | | | | Changing the thinking patterns that dictate your |
| quickly. I eat when I'm not hungry. I eat when I'm | | | | behavior takes time, patience, and a fair amount |
| bored. I eat late that night or just before I go to | | | | of retraining. |