Diet.com has made its mark by having a free quiz that says it will tell you what your personality is with regard to dieting, so people call the diet they offer the personality diet.
You can take the test for free, and the site also has a lot of free information–blogs,recipes, etc.– you can explore; there is a charge for premium membership which gives you dietary suggestions that should suit you because of the quiz answers you give. It has the feeling of a warm and caring community.
I took the test, which is free. It’s about 70 questions that you answer
- That’s me!
- Most of the time
- Some of the time
- Not me at all
I had trouble figuring out how to answer some of the questions. For example, “I am ready to start to exercise if someone can show me how.” is one of the quiz questions. Well, I said that it wasn’t me at all because I have been exercising most days for a lot of years. so I figured I didn’t need to start or to be shown how. But of course I didn’t like it when my exercising personality came out as “couch champion!” So it didn’t nail that part.
But it did get this part absolutely right:
Your coping personality is Overreaching Achiever
Overreaching Achievers enjoy a successful work and home life and can’t understand why weight loss success keeps eluding them. You set your goals high in everything you do, but when it comes to your weight, you feel disappointed even when you’re making progress. You don’t like feeling frustrated all the time but you’re not sure what to do about it.
So would the test show you something useful? It’s free to take. You will find out about your eating, exercising, and coping personalities. If it describes you well, then consider giving the program a try. You’ll get a lot of useful information. You may want to check out what you can get free before joining.
If you join, do come back and post a comment!
Also, the quiz is based on a book by Dr. Robert Kushner. Click on the image to find out more:
