The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire
Are you brave enough to answer the following 51 questions to get a comprehensive assessment and insightful view of your relationship with food?

Adapted from Strunkard, Albert J and Messick, Samual.  The Three-factor Eating Questionnaire to measure dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger.  Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1985. Vol 29 No 1 pp71 - 83.

PART 1

Question 1.
When I smell a sizzling steak or see a juicy piece of meat, I find it difficult to keep from eating, even if I have just finished a meal

True
False

Question 2.
I usually eat too much at social occasions, like parties and picnics

True
False

Question 3.
I am actually so hungry that I eat more than 3 times per day

True
False

Question 4.
When I have eaten my quota of calories,  I am usually good about not eating any more

True
False

Question 5.
Dieting is so hard for me because I just get too hungry

True
False

Question 6.
I deliberately take small helpings as a means of controlling my weight

True
False

Question 7.
Sometimes things just taste so good that I keep on eating even when I am no longer hungry

True
False

Question 8.
Since I am often hungry, I sometimes wish that while I am eating, an expert would tell me that I had enough or that I can have something more to eat

True
False

Question 9.
When I feel anxious, I find myself eating

True
False

Question 10.
Life is too short to worry about dieting

True
False

Question 11.
Since my weight goes up and down, I have gone on reducing diets more than once

True
False

Question 12.
I often feel so hungry that I just have to eat something

True
False

Question 13.
When I am with someone who is overeating, I usually overeat too

True
False

Question 14.
I have a pretty good idea of the number of calories in common food

True
False

Question 15.
Sometimes when I start eating, I just can't seem to stop

True
False

Question 16.
It is not difficult for me to leave something on my plate

True
False

Question 17.
At certain times of the day, I get hungry because I have gotten used to eating then

True
False

Question 18.
While on a diet, if I eat food that is not allowed, I consciously eat less for a period of time to make up for it

True
False

Question 19.
Being with someone who is eating often makes me hungry enough to eat also

True
False

Question 20.
When I feel "blue", I often overeat

True
False

Question 21.
I enjoy eating too much to spoil it by counting calories or watching my weight

True
False

Question 22.
When I see a real delicacy, I often get so hungry that I have to eat right away

True
False

Question 23.
I often stop eating when I am not really full as a conscious means of limiting the amount that I eat

True
False

Question 24.
I get so hungry that my stomach often seems like a bottomless pit

True
False

Question 25.
My weight has hardly changed at all in the last 10 years

True
False

Question 26.
I am always hungry so it is hard for me to stop eating before I finish the food on my plate

True
False

Question 27.
When I feel lonely, I console myself by eating

True
False

Question 28.
I consciously hold back at meals in order not to gain weight

True
False

Question 29.
I sometimes get very hungry late in the evening or at night

True
False

Question 30.
I eat anything I want, anytime I want

True
False

Question 31.
Without even thinking about it, I take a long time to eat

True
False

Question 32.
I count calories as a conscious means of controlling weight

True
False

Question 33.
I do not eat some foods because they make me fat

True
False

Question 34.
I am always hungry enough to eat at any time

True
False

Question 35.
I pay a great deal of attention to changes in my figure

True
False

Question 36.
While on a diet, if I eat a food that is not allowed, I often then splurge and eat other high calorie foods

True
False

PART 11

Question 37.
How often are you dieting in a conscious effort to control your weight?

Rarely
Sometimes
Usually
Always

Question 38.
Would a weight fluctuation of 5lbs (2kgs) affect the way you live your life?

Not at all
Slightly
Moderately
Very much

Question 39.
How often do you feel hungry?

Only at mealtimes
Sometimes between meals
Often between meals
Almost always

Question 40.
Do your feelings of guilt about overeating help you control your food intake?

Never
Rarely 
Often
Always

Question 41.
How difficult would it be for you to stop eating halfway through dinner and not eat for the next 4 hours?

Easy
Slightly difficult
Moderately difficult
Very difficult

Question 42.
How conscious are you of what you are eating?

Not at all
Slightly
Moderately
Extremely

Question 43.
How frequently do you avoid "stocking up" on tempting foods?

Almost never
Seldom
Usually
Almost always

Question 44.
How likely are to shop for low calorie foods?

Unlikely
Slightly likely
Moderately likely
Very likely

Question 45.
Do you eat sensibly in front of others and splurge alone?

Never
Rarely
Often
Always

Question 46.
How likely are you to consciously eat slowly in order to cut down on how much you eat?

Unlikely
Slightly likely
Moderately likely
Very likely

Question 47.
How frequently do you skip dessert because you are no longer hungry?

Almost never
Seldom
At least once per week
Almost every day

Question 48.
How likely are you to consciously eat less than you want?

Unlikely
Slightly likely
Moderately likely
Very likely

Question 49.
Do you go on eating binges though you are not hungry?

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
At least once per week

Question 50.
On a scale of 1 to 5, where:

• 0 (zero) means no restraint in eating (eating whatever you want, whenever you want it), and 
• 5 means total restraint  (constantly limiting food intake and never "giving in"), 

what number would you give yourself?

(0) Eat whatever you want, whenever you want it
(1) Usually eat whatever you want, whenever you want it
(2) Often eat whatever you want, whenever you want it
(3) Often limit food intake, but often "give in"
(4) Usually limit food intake, rarely "give in"
(5) Constantly limiting food intake, never "giving in"

Question 51.
To what extent does this statement describe your eating behaviour?

"I start dieting in the morning, but because of any number of things that happen during the day, by evening I have given up and eat what I want, promising myself to start dieting again tomorrow"

Not like me
Little like me
Pretty good description of me
Describes me perfectly

HOW DID YOU SCORE?

Factor I Cognitive restraint of eating score	Factor II Disinhibition score	Factor III Hunger score	Factor IV

 

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The highest score for Factors I, II or III is 13.  

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The highest score for Factor IV is 18.  

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