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What's Your Diet
Personality?
by
Heather K Jones
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Our personality affects
everything about us -
the men we’re attracted
to, the friends we
choose, the clothes we
love. What’s less well
known is that our
personality also
determines why some diet
approaches work for us,
while others fail. So
don’t blame your
metabolism, your
genetics, or your love
of pasta. You simply
can’t succeed at a
specific method of
weight loss if your
 personality
isn’t in sync with it.
Our book, What’s Your
Diet Type? (Hatherleigh
Press), reveals that
knowing who you are is
the most important
information you can have
when it comes to losing
weight - permanently.
And while you can’t
change your personality,
you can change your
weight-loss strategy.
Here, the different
types of dieters - and
how to adjust your
approach to fit your
character...
The Diet Planner
I take my
responsibilities
seriously.
I’m organized and hard
working.
Sound like you? Then you
must be a Diet Planner!
The Diet Planner relies
on rules to guide her
life. When it comes to
her health, she’s
organized and thrives on
weight-loss plans that
offer structure. Because
a Diet Planner takes her
responsibilities
seriously, when life
throws her a curveball,
she neglects her own
health needs so she can
get everything else
done. Stressed, she
starts eating out of
character and is
transformed from a
sensible dieter to an
eat-anything-for-comfort
gorger.
The solution: Keep
weight-management goals
a top priority and
develop an organized
approach: For example,
the Diet Planner can
keep a list of the
calories she consumes
each day.
The Diet Player
I seek fun, variety and
excitement.
I am resourceful.
If this rings any bells,
chances are you’re a
Diet Player. Flexible
and adaptable, the Diet
Player loves living in
the moment. As for
losing weight and
changing
her eating habits, she
values her freedom and
flexibility above
everything else. She
doesn’t like to be
burdened by strict diet
rules and regulations.
The solution: The Diet
Player needs to develop
strategies that she can
switch to at her whim,
whether that’s planning
healthy snacks, eating
several small
meals or trying exotic,
healthy foods.
The Diet Feeler
I like to learn about
personal growth and
development.
Harmonious relationships
are very important to
me.
The Diet Feeler excels
at losing weight when
her efforts focus on
self-expression, and
especially when she gets
encouragement along the
way. Diet Feelers can
get overwhelmed by the
ups and downs of
friends’ lives,
leaving no time or
energy for themselves.
They will avoid conflict
just to feel like part
of a group. For
instance, if everyone is
sharing a pumpkin pie at
Thanksgiving, a Diet
Feeler will
instinctively want to
have a piece, too, even
if she’s not hungry, and
even if pumpkin pie
isn’t her favorite
dessert.
The solution: Make a
list of all the
activities – writing,
being with friends,
walking the dog - that
are more nurturing than
excessive eating.
The Diet Thinker
I seek knowledge.
I enjoy finding new ways
of doing things.
To succeed, the Diet
Thinker must use her
keen intelligence. She
needs understanding and
information to succeed
at her weight-loss and
fitness goals. When a
Diet Thinker decides to
lose weight, she’ll do
what she
does best. She’ll think
about it and research
it—sometimes for hours,
days and even months.
This
means…procrastinating.
The solution: Research
is great, but the Diet
Planner should learn to
“just do it.”
Automatically exercise
every morning. Don’t
wait to develop the
perfect 30-day
meal plan. Use
technology to make
exercise more
interesting: hand-held
body fat analyzers,
heart rate monitors
24-hour calorie
expenditure monitors.
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