What Type Of Eater Are You? :

An Unguided Grazer… a Nighttime Nibbler… a Convenient Consumer… a Fruitless Feaster… a Mindless Muncher… a Hearty Portioner… a Deprived Sneaker…

Which type of eater are you? You’ve probably never given it much thought. But this could be a case of what you don't know CAN hurt you.

Dr. Robert Kushner says modifying your eating habits just might hold the answer to achieving permanent weight loss . According to the medical director of the Wellness Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, your behavior patterns play a major role in weight control, especially when it comes to eating, exercising and coping.

After decades of working with overweight patients, Dr. Kushner and wife Nancy, a nurse practitioner, realized that although there were plenty of diet books readily available, none of them dealt with the real problem at hand. The concerned couple soon gave birth to Dr. Kushner’s Personality Type Diet (St. Martin’s Press).

The veteran physician says what sets his weight loss guide apart is its personalized approach which maintains that you have to change your behavior before you can change your weight. “This isn’t a one size fits all,” Dr. Kushner tells eDiets . “Most diet books peg you into one particular treatment that may or may not fit your own lifestyle. Even if you get your eating under control, there are two more dimensions that are equally important: exercising and coping.

“This whole approach is meant to target what your personalized issues are and get those under control, so ultimately you don’t feel like you’re on a diet or in some difficult exercise program. It becomes natural to you.”

The first step in identifying your self-destructive behaviors can be accomplished through Dr. Kushner’s Diet Personality Quiz. The quick 66-question exam forces you to take a close look at your habits through an eating, activity and coping inventory. It is this quiz that will help you determine whether you’re a Mindless Muncher or a Fruitless Feaster. When it comes to exercise, you’ll learn if you’re a Hate-to-Move Struggler or a No-Time-to-Exercise Protestor. And, as for coping, find out if you’re a Can’t-Say-No Pleaser or an Emotional Stuffer.

It doesn’t matter which category you fall into. Dr. Kushner says there is hope when you target your weaknesses one change at a time. Whether it’s developing healthy snacking habits or writing lists to boost your self-esteem, he has the insights you need to get the job done.

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