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What kind of eater are you?
What kind of eater are you?We all eat for different reasons. For some of us it provides comfort, others simply eat because food is there. Whatever your eating style, don't let your weight spiral out of control during the festive period. Take our quiz and discover what triggers your pig-outs. Your hips, thighs and bum will thank you
 
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1. Choose the statement that you most agree with…
  I enjoy the ritual of eating - setting the table, lighting candles.
  If I'm tense, I eat.
  I'm always busy doing other things while eating.
  I'd rather eat than talk.
  Cocktail party hors d'oeuvres? Who cares? What's to drink?
  I use my fingers more than a knife and fork when I eat.
 
2. The holidays make you feel…
  Nurturing - cooking and serving food brings back great memories.
  Sentimental - for all those favourite treats.
  Tense - there's so much to do.
  Distracted - so many treats, so little time.
  Like hiding - all that small talk, all those parties.
  Festive - it all looks so beautiful.
 
3. Which statement best describes your usual attitude towards food during the holidays?
  It's easy for me to stay away from high-calorie foods ... until I've had a few drinks.
  I'm so busy cooking, I don't have time to sit down for a meal.
  I dream about tasting all those once-a-year treats.
  What I actually eat isn't that important, as long as I eat something.
  Hungry or not, if I see food, I eat it.
  Eating gives me something to do with my hands at parties.
 
4. Your unusual eating habit is…
  I can't eat and talk at the same time, and food always wins.
  I don't eat until late in the party.
  If I'm baking, I always end up making a bit more dough for nibbling.
  I remember precisely what I ate on special occasions in the past.
  It's hard for me to remember what I ate yesterday - or even earlier today.
  I always finish eating before everyone else.
 
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