People who answer yes to a significant number of these questions may have an eating problem. If you are concerned that you may have a problem please contact your doctor, a mental health professional or call our clinic at 212-543-5739 or 212-543-5316.

• I worry about gaining weight.
• I am preoccupied with losing weight.
• I frequently diet or feel the need to be on a diet
• My mood depends on my weight, and if I gain a pound I can be depressed or irritable.
• I feel bad about myself if I gain weight.
• If I gain one pound, I worry that I will continue to gain weight.
• I think of certain foods as being either "good" or "bad" and feel guilty about eating bad foods.
• I use food to comfort myself.
• At times when I am eating I feel I have lost control.
• I spend a significant amount of time thinking about food and when I will eat.
• I try to hide how much I eat.
• I have thought about or have self-induced vomiting as a way to control my weight.
• After eating, I may use laxatives, diuretics or exercise to prevent weight gain.
• I am dissatisfied with my body size and shape.
• I eat until I am stuffed.