If a significant number of these statements are true for you or someone you know there may be a problem. If you are concerned that you or someone you know may have a problem with eating, please contact your doctor, a mental health professional or call the Metro NY Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders at 877-669-2332.

• I think about food all the time.
• My head is an encyclopedia of nutrition labels
• I feel guilty after I eat.
• When I look in the mirror, all I see is fat.
• The thought of gaining any weight scares me.
• I wish I didn’t need to eat food at all.
• Even when I’m full, I don’t feel satisfied.
• I would give up a year of my life to lose 10 pounds.
• Eating in front of people makes me nervous.
• Life would be a lot better if I were thin.
• Dieting makes me feel stronger.
• If my family knew how much I eat when I’m alone, they would worry.
• If I’ve had a bad day, I eat to feel better.
• I hate the way I look.
• I feel more in control when I don t eat.
• If I don’t exercise, I feel worthless.
• I know more about nutrition than a nutritionist.
• Sometimes I feel like I can’t stop eating.
• When I’m too full, sometimes it just feels better to throw up.
• I’m afraid that if I start eating, I won’t be able to stop.
• How much I weigh from day to day determines how I feel.
• I’m always on a diet.
• I make excuses to avoid meals.
• I eat when I’m not hungry.
• I’ll set a weight-goal for myself, only to find that when I reach it I want to lose more.
• I lie about my eating habits to my friends and family.