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Syosset, New York - What's your diet personality - and how will it help
you keep a New Year's resolution to lose weight?
Psychologists Glenn and Sharon Livingston of Executive Solutions
have the answers after recently completing a nationwide
study of 1,500 people on the relationship between diet and personality
type. They conclude that personality strongly influences success on
certain types of diets, particularly around the New Year.
"Statistically, people tend to 'cluster' into one of five groups,
distinguished by the foods that they crave AND the feelings behind the
cravings," said Dr. Glenn Livingston, CEO of
Executive Solutions. Here are the five clusters, along with their "mottos":
Chocomaniac™: "When the going gets tough, the tough eat chocolate!"
French Fry Head™: "Yes, I DO want fries with that."
Food for Fun™: "I'm bored! What do you have to eat?"
Food Finesser™: "Everything in Moderation"
Carbo Craver™: "Pass the Pasta - But Better Hold the Butter!"
"Chocomaniacs eat chocolate and sweets when they feel unloved. French Fry
Heads eat fatty-starchy-fried foods when they are angry or overwhelmed.
Food for Fun people eat anything that tastes good when they're bored, and
Carbo Cravers grab for pasta and bread when they haven't had enough time
alone," explained Dr. Sharon Livingston.
Beyond one's personality, the study showed differences which predict who
will make a New Year's diet resolution and who will keep one. If you own
a dog or have kids at home, you're more likely to make a New Year's diet
resolution than if you own a cat or have no kids. And you'll probably
comply better if you're compassionate (towards yourself for mistakes),
social, manage time well, have a good memory and can make and keep other
non-food based commitments.
Of the 38 percent of the population that makes dieting New Year's
resolutions, about one in five will succeed long-term.
"If these traits aren't "you," don't despair," said Dr. Glenn Livingston.
"Instead of making a dieting New Year's resolution, resolve to work on the
qualities of winners so when you do diet, you're more likely to succeed."
FIND OUT YOUR DIET PERSONALITY FOR FREE BY LOGGING ONTO www.DietTypes.com.
For a detailed survey report, go to: www.DietTypes.com/NYR.htm.
Executive Solutions is a full-service international marketing research
firm established in 1984 which specializes in the latest qualitative and
quantitative research methods and counts numerous Fortune 500 companies as
clients including Kraft, Pillsbury and The Atkins Center.
Food Finesser™ , Chocomaniac™ , French Fry Head™ , Food for Fun™, and
Carbo Craver™ are trademarks of Psyctech, Inc.
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