Brain Body Diet Set Point Quiz

Do you have now or have you had in the past six months any of the following symptoms or conditions?
- Do you have a body mass index of 25 or greater, or are you unhappy about your weight?
- Are you noticing that your weight creeps up each year even when your lifestyle stays the same?
- Do you know what to eat but have trouble eating it?
- Do you experience cravings for sugar, bread, dairy, or grains?
- Have you diligently followed a diet and gotten partial results (i.e., lost weight), but then hit a plateau?

Do you have now or have you had in the past six months any of the following symptoms or conditions?
- Do you overeat even when you know better?
- Do you eat when stressed or feel other emotions like anger, sadness, or overwhelm?
- Do you have trouble sensing when you are full?
- Are you strict with yourself about what you can and can’t eat?
- Do you have a food plan that makes it difficult to eat anywhere but at home, leading to isolation from family and friends?

Do you have now or have you had in the past six months any of the following symptoms or conditions?
- Do you eat differently in public versus in private?
- Have you gained and lost at least twenty pounds more than once in your lifetime (excluding pregnancy)?
- After you lose weight, do you regain weight, even on restricted calories?
- Have you had recurrent episodes of eating large amounts of food, perhaps quickly, perhaps to the point of discomfort?
- Do you fear becoming fat and exercise or purge to make up for overconsumption of food?

Do you have now or have you had in the past six months any of the following symptoms or conditions?
- Do you feel self-loathing, guilt, or resentment when you stray from your food plan?
- Do you feel that restricting your food and tolerating hunger is the only way to maintain control and prevent weight gain?
- Do you feel like most of your energy goes into controlling your weight?

Do You Have Brain-Driven
Body Weight Issues?