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Week 2 Bonus Challenge Submissions Bonus Challenge: Take this Eating Behavior Patterns Questionnaire to discover your own

eating behavior patterns and then share with us what you learned. What areas do you need to work on? Were the results surprising?

I have made a significant change to my eating routine over the past month. I filled the test out to my past behaviors. I learned I do not plan my meals well at all. I need to work on this. I need to continue my new focus on making choices by reading labels and understanding what is in the food I buy. I tend to skip meals, sometimes justifying do to a large lunch. This needs to stop. As mentioned I have already be gone the process to improve these areas in my life. ~ Sean Kranz, Bardstown

Week #2

Bonus Challenge:

Took Eating Behavior Patterns Questionnaire to discover my eating behavior patterns and share what Ive learned. Heres both my scores & comments upon completing Survey: -Low-fat Eating Scored 4.6, doing well. doing well.

-Snacking & Convenience Scored 3.1, -Emotional Eating Scored 3.00, -Planning Ahead Scored 3.3, -Meal Skipping Scored 2,

want to improve in this area. continue planning Meals in advance by using recipes, lists, etc.

doing great!

-Cultural/Lifestyle Behaviors Scored 1.7, making good/healthy choices @grocery store and will continue to do so. ~ Patricia Gover, Rand Group

After doing the questionnaire I really was not too surprised by the results that I came up with. My two highest scores were low fat eating and planning ahead. These are two things I have been doing for the last 5 months to make sure that I am eating properly and planning ahead if I wont be home to eat and

bringing good food for me instead of stopping at a fast food place or planning to stop and get a healthy meal. ~ Andy Jacobson, Lakeville

I took the questionnaire and I didnt score above a 3.5 as an average. What this tells me is: I have a good handle on my eating habits

Meal Skipping was my lowest score I have a very standard eating routine (which I am comfortable with) At this stage I dont need to make any adjustments, but this questionnaire has highlighted some areas I will now be conscious of (e.g. low-fat eating, counting fat grams) ~ Scott Johnson, Lakeville

After taking the eating behavior patterns questionnaire, I learned I have strong characteristics of planning ahead and cultural/lifestyle eating behaviors. Planning ahead makes sense to me, because at night I like to plan out meals for the next day to make sure I have everything on hand or if anything needs to thaw out for dinner. I also plan out 2 snacks a day for in between meals at work. I grocery shop every 2 weeks, and before I go I make a list of meals I want to cook for those weeks so I will have everything on hand. The other characteristics from the survey I scored about in the middle, which is expected. I think I am more aware of what I eat now. I think if I took this questionnaire in college I would have very strong characteristics in bad eating behaviors. I do want to work on the low-fat eating behavior. For me it is sometimes hard to eat low-fat foods, just because the same flavor isnt there and often tastes bland. ~ Amanda Faust, Hartford

Here are my results: Low fat eating: 3.6 Snacking and Convenience: 2.4 Emotional eating: 1 Planning ahead: 3.6 Meal skipping: 1 Cultural/lifestyle behaviors: 1.9

So this tells me that I am closer to a low fat eater and a planning ahead kind of person. Nice. ~ Brett Cox, Bardstown

I took the survey this morning. Nothing too surprising to me I plan ahead and I like patterns and rules. :) I was pleased to see my low scores on some of the less-attractive areas like emotional eating and convenience. Ive found that if I can have some rules/guidelines, that helps me plan ahead, so I have food where/when I need it; THAT is convenient, so I dont need to stop at a drive-thru or a quickie mart to grab something. Thanks for the challenges, info, ideas! ~ Kelly Dusterhoft, NCS

For low fat I got 4.09, snacking 2.0, emotional eating 2.13, planning ahead 3.0, meal skipping 1.0, and cultural 2.1. I was expecting those results because I am very conscious of what I eat due to a health condition. I have to eat gluten free with lots of fruits/veggies otherwise I feel awful. ~ Amy Liethen, FCG

When taking the Questionnaire I did expect that I would have averaged a higher score in the area of emotional eating.. I did okay in that area. I found that my issue is more centered around eating when I am bored at night. The challenge I selected this week really helped me stay on track by keeping my snacking after 8pm under 200 calories. ~ Kelly Ulmen, FCG

In doing the survey, I learned that my emotions and boredom factor greatly into my eating / snacking habits. By being more aware of this, I will be able to better control the unnecessary snacking. ~ Melissa Walter, Coloma

I took the Questionnaire and did not score an average of a 4 or 5 on any eating behavior. I did however score the highest on planning ahead and low-fat eating. I take the time each week to plan what I will eat before going to the grocery store, so I was not too surprised by the results. Although, I know that there is always room for improvement which is why I selected Challenge Option 2 (myplate.gov plate guidelines) for this weeks challenge. This week, I really focused on making sure that I targeted all food groups when I ate throughout the day, particularly at dinner. I was able to do this by making sure that I had bought plenty of fruits and vegetables during my weekly trip to the grocery store. ~ Nicole Buckoski, MPC Home Office

Attached is my eating behavior pattern questionnaire. Im surprised that my results seemed to come out neutral for all of the categories. If you just asked me these 6 categories in a yes or no response I would have answered like this: Low fat yes Snacking no Emotional eating - no Plan ahead yes Meal skip no Cultural/lifestyle I dont think this is a number response or a yes/no response. My lifestyle is to eat right, but occasionally treat myself. Workout and enjoy it, but push myself. I plan my meals for the work week over the weekend, but sometimes I veer away to enjoy life. The thing that I need to work on is just making sure that Im not treating myself too much. ~ Kristin Waddicar, Santa Fe Springs

I completed the eating behavior patterns questionnaire and was not very shocked to find out that I did not fit into any of the behavior profiles. The closest one that matched myself was an average of 3 in the planning ahead category. I always mix it up from day to day but most of all I let my body tell me what it wants and its always something different. ~ Steve Kamke

I found that my most prominent eating behavior was Snacking and Convenience and then Planning Ahead. After thinking about it, they are very much related to each other, and I concluded that if I planned better, both my meals and snacking would involve better choices. ~ Valerie Knetzger, Oconomowoc

I found that while I seem to be rather conscious of what I eat I am prone to skipping meals at times. In my mind I think its no big deal because I figure it all balances out (rollover calories LOL) but really I need to curb that tendency by finding better light meal options. ~ Laura Stevens, Mentor

Low Fat: 4.09

Snacking and Convenience: 2.27 Emotional Eating: 4 Planning Ahead: 2.83 Meal Skipping: 1 Cultural/Lifestyle Behaviors: 2.11 I was not surprised by the results because I am inconsistent in the areas where my score was 2.11 to 2.83. I always read labels and look for low fat. I also compare to get lowest fats. I do eat when I am emotional or upset. I don't have a problem when I'm happy though. I no longer skip meals. I used to skip breakfast and/or lunch often in my 20's and early 30's but not anymore. ~ Amy Eichinger, FCG

Low Fat: 3.45 Snacking and Convenience: 3.36 Emotional Eating: 3.87 Planning Ahead: 3.16 Meal Skipping: 2.57 Cultural/Lifestyle Behaviors: 2.55 I was not surprised by the results; I know I am an emotional eater. I also have a problem with planning ahead. I picked # 4 to abstain eating out for the week. I dont like to eat after 7:00 PM at night so if I am going to get home later or know I have other things that must be done first I will stop on the way home for fast food. I made up a plan with what snacks and meals that I could eat this week. Made the grocery list to make sure I would have what I needed. Cooked some extra helpings and portioned them out this weekend to have ready for during the week. By knowing I have something at home that I can heat up, I will be able to refrain from stopping for fast food. ~ Peggy Hunter, Bardstown

Week 2 Challenge: No meals after 8pm each night.

I chose this Challenge as I'm a big time snacker at night (including very small meals before bed). *I may need to increase this challenge to NO food after 8pm as I see any eating after Dinner is a huge struggle for me. My Strategy: -To combat this, I plan to have healthier (NOT larger) Dinners. Also, to make sure my dinners are nutritionally balanced. -Also, I have hard copies of Challenge Option# 3 and support articles in both my Kitchen (and desk at work) so I'm constantly reminded ! -I've completed this weeks Bonus Challenge (by taking 'Eating Behavior Patterns Questionnaire'). This questionnaire further opened my eyes to eating behaviors that I have. ~ Trisha Gover, Rand Group

To complete the week 2 bonus challange I filled out the eating hehavior patterns questionnaire and was please to find I was already making healthy eating choices! Low Fat Eating - 4.54 Snacking & Convenience - 1.20 Emotional Eating - 1 Planning Ahead - 3.66 Meal Skipping - 2.85 Cultural/lifestyle Behaviors 1 ~ Jeanette Yanez, Lakeville

I took the Eating Behavior Patterns Questionnaire and it looks like I am an across the board "offender" but all were equally low. However, it made me think of my eating patterns and what I did that gave me success in a healthy weight, which was writing down whatever I ate and how much. No judgment, if I ate something bad I wrote it down because then I could determine what eating patterns worked best with losing weight. ~ Leslie Brunner, Corporate

I thought this questionnaire was quite interesting. I found that my cultural / lifestyle behaviors score was the highest so will have to look into making some changes. I chose to limit my daily sodium intake to recommended amount - I am surprised how much sodium is where you would least expect it.

Hidden Valley Ranch light salad dressing 260mg per 2 Tablespoons. Even my gummy vitamin C has some sodium in it. An apple has 2 mg but only in the peelings. This made me more aware to read the sodium levels to keep to the recommended amount of 1500 mg per day for my age. This was a good challenge :) ~ Carol Bessette, Neenah Plant

My scores were right down the middle for most categories...probably because I'm on the borderline to make good nutrition choices (probably because of the kids) but I need to push myself to get better! ~ Carol Keller, RPM Beverage

Don't dine out.... hard when I'm craving Sushi...but I'll do it! I'm still eating the breakfasts of last week. I've changed from greek yogurt smoothies to plain greek yogurt, granola, and fresh berries. I really love letting it sit for a while so the granola softens and gets fuller from the moisture. It's more satisfying to me. ~ Franzine Gies, Oconomowoc

I chose the low-sodium diet for this week as a challenge and am finding it near impossible to meet the challenge of 1500mg a day. When you are looking to stay aware of what you are eating finding out the sodium in foods from restaurants shows you can easily use up 1/2 - 2/3 of your daily intake with a single meal. My results from the questionnaire: Low-fat eating - 1.818 Snacking and Convenience - 1.9 Emotional Eating - 1.375 Planning Ahead - 2.833 Meal Skipping - 3.285 Cultural/Lifestyle Behaviors - 3 ~ Mike Vaughan, Madison Heights

For Week 2, I chose Limit Sodium Intake - Everyday I packed my lunch with a salad or wrap instead of bringing a frozen lunch. Eating Behavior Patterns Results: Low-Fat Eating - 3.64

Snacking & Convenience - 3.3 Emotional Eating - 4.0 Planning Ahead - 3.5 Meal Skipping - 2.71 Cultural/Lifestyle Behaviors - 1.77 Results do not surprise me--Especially scoring highest for Emotional Eating. ~ Bonnie Holz, Philadelphia

Took the Eating Behavior Patterns Questionaire and found I was right down the middle. I think this is because I am making choices for the rest of my family. In situations where I was alone, I did not necessarily make the right choice. I am going to try to make better choices for myself. ~ Allie Hartkopf, Brooklyn Park

Low-fat eating: 2.8 Snacking: 1.7 Emotional Eating: 1.375 Planning Ahead: 3 Meal Skipping: 2.14 Cultural/Lifestyle Behaviors: 1.67 ~ Sean Gibbons, Santa Fe Springs

The area I need to work on most is emotional eating. This did not suprise me. I am trying to work on it by doing something that makes me forget that I want to eat when I am not hungry. If this does not work I am trying to eat vegetables and fruit instead of something sugary and high fat. ~ Danielle Nonnemacher, Lakeville

Low-fat eating:3.3 Snacking:2.2 Emotional Eating:1.75 Planning Ahead: 3.2

Meal Skipping: 2.1 Cultural/Lifestyle Behaviors: 2.4 ~ Craig Anvelink

I chose option 2 - follow the myplate.gov guideline for at least one meal per day. I've had to work at this, but by planning out meals ahead of time, you can meet this guideline fairly easily. I also took the eating behavior patterns questionnaire and found that my area of weakness is planning. I'm no longer cooking for my daughter, so it's been really easy to try to come up with something to eat whenever I'm hungry rather than plan out all my meals before grocery shopping. This was no surprise to me, and it's why I choose option 2 on the regular challenge. To meet this challenge, I had to plan ahead, so I wasn't grabbing the wrong things to eat. ~ Julie Weyenberg, MPC Home Office

My scores were mostly on the low side, a couple were at the half way point. I attribute this to being on a low salt, low fat diet now for about two years. It has definitely changed my food choices and my eating habits. My blood pressure is under control now due to diet and not meds.~ Sue Gloede, FCG

From taking the quiz I found that the two areas I scored the highest on were snacking and meal skipping. I was not too surprised by this. I know I have a tendency to skip meals which then turns to snacking on something that is not that healthy. The snacking ends up playing a part in the meals skipping. I need to be more aware of the snacking I am doing and making sure healthy options are available to me to prevent me from running to the vending machine and making unhealthy choices. ~ Jenny Lang, Corporate

The Eating Behavior Patterns survey validated my most vulnerable area of maintaining a healthy lifestyle: Planning Ahead. With a crazy work and home schedule, most days I'm challenged with striking a balance between work commitments, my sons' practices and scholastic activities, housekeeping and daily exercise. I'm trying to be more practive in meal planning on the weekends to prevent any unnecessary meals out during the week nights. Also, when at full-day sports tournaments or traveling for business, I pack fruits, vegetables and almonds as healthy snack options for our family. Definitely worth the time to plan ahead = so glad this survey helped remind me of the value of doing that. Lost 31# in 2013 and currently training for a 1/2 marathon! Jennifer Twombly ~ FCG

I fournd this very interesting. I know what I need to do, but that doesn't always mean I follow through. I thought the quiz was great because unless your cheating and read ahead you can't fix your answers to

get the score you think you should get. There are some areas where a high score is good and some where it's not. ~ Melissa Byrne, MPC Home Office

Found out I have some work to do..... Cat 1 - 3.4 Cat 2 - 3.3 Cat 3 - 1.2 Cat 4 - 3.5 Cat 4 - 3.1 Cat 5 - 1.5 But now I know what to work on...... ~ Sharon Cook, Urbana

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