Food Behavior Pattern Quiz 

I usually start with good intentions, but how my day is going emotionally can quickly affect how I eat.

It depends. Sometimes I'm completely "on it," and other times I feel like I've completely fallen off.

Structured and intentional. I usually know what I should be eating and try to stick closely to it.

Pretty lightly. I often get busy and don't give food much attention until later in the day.

Spiral Score

I try to hold it together, but eventually I want something that will help me feel better or take the edge off.

If the day gets thrown off, I can quickly think, "What's the point?" and stop trying.

I become more determined to stay on track. Structure feels even more important when everything else feels messy.

I tend to keep going and push my needs aside. I deal with myself later.

I can feel overwhelmed by it, and once I'm upset, the eating can escalate.

I think, "I've already blown it," so I might as well enjoy the rest of the day and restart later.

I immediately start thinking about how to compensate or tighten things back up.

It usually doesn't become a big issue until later, when I'm tired and less able to make intentional choices.

"I just need something to make me feel better right now."

"If I loosen control, everything could get out of hand."

Comfort or a way to take the edge off what I'm feeling.

Freedom from constantly trying to be good or in control.

A sense of order and reassurance that I'm still doing things properly.

A sense of relief or reward after being "on" all day.

I try to have structure, but my emotions and stress levels can make it difficult to stay steady.

I tend to swing between being very disciplined and not wanting rules at all.

Structure helps me feel secure. Without it, I worry things could unravel.

I can manage structure during the day, but by evening I have much less energy or interest in following it.

If I've had a difficult day emotionally, the feelings tend to catch up with me and food can help me cope.

If I've been trying to be "good" all day, the evening can become the point where I stop trying.

Even when I'm tired, I still think about whether I've followed my rules properly and what I should do to stay on track.

It's often the first time all day that I feel like I can finally stop. Eating can become part of that release.

I wonder why I couldn't just handle what I was feeling differently.

I make a plan to start over and do better next time.

I start thinking about how to correct what happened.

I often realise how exhausted I was and how little space I had given myself during the day.

That stress would affect my eating even more.

That I'd never find a way to stay consistent.

That without some structure, my evenings would become even more chaotic.