Dr. Phil's Personal Environment Audit

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Dr. Phil's Personal Environment Audit
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Sat, 11-08-2003 - 2:23am

Here is something that might be of interest to some. I scored a 4; I can't imagine how anyone could realistically score a 2 or less. Try it and let us know what you think:


http://www.drphil.com/advice/personal_environment_audit/


 

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Sat, 11-08-2003 - 6:39am
Oh man...I scored a 6!!!! I imagine I could have knocked a couple points off of there if I didn't have two teen boys in my house...so of COURSE there's junk food here!!!

Thanks, Catherine, for the link!

Cyndie

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Sat, 11-08-2003 - 8:58am
Well, I beat all of you. I scored an 8. Not a very realistic test. I don't think it tells much. I have three young children. Of course I prepare their snacks. It doesn't ask if I have self-control or eat the snacks! It was fun anyway! Thanks, Cathy

       

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Sat, 11-08-2003 - 10:15am
Thanks Catherine,

It sure was an interesting quiz, but I agree with you and the others that it's not very realistic. It does, however, make you think, doesn't it. I scored a 4. I don't plan what I'm going to eat at a restaurant because I do not have ESP, so I therefore don't know what's on the menu ;-) , plus there are vending machines everywhere on campus at school, I do put snacks in my purse so that I don't have to eat those vending machine snacks, and I do prepare snacks for my hubby, since he drives 75 miles (each way) to work, and I'm not working now. LOL.

I love Dr. Phil, but I think he needs to "get real" with this. LOL!! Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Jill

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Sat, 11-08-2003 - 1:06pm
I took the test and my score was 5. You're right how can a person get two or less,that very very unlikely in books Maryann
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Sat, 11-08-2003 - 1:24pm
I scored a 10! lol.
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Sat, 11-08-2003 - 2:13pm

I don't predict what I'm going to have in a restaurant, either. I love Fresh Choice, a salad buffet, and a local Middle Eastern and Asian buffet, so I eat there. My family loves Hometown Buffet, so I go there, too! I live alone, so I generally am the only one cleaning up the kitchen! I can't change my route to work to not go by fast food places or make them take out the vending machines. It was an interesting test, but I do agree with you all that Dr. Phil needs to think more realistically about people's lives on this one. Self control is the name of the game for us, I think!


 

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Mon, 11-10-2003 - 12:12pm
I got a 2 on this quiz but I work from home half the time, I have no children so I don't prepare people's snacks or have any junk food in the house, and I am not a big fan of buffets...except the one salad buffet we have. I did answer yes to the fact that I don't know what I want to eat before I go to a restaurant. I can't remember the other one I answered yes to.

I agree that the test wasn't very realistic. I think carring snacks (healthy ones) is much better than getting so hungry that you eat whatever is handy. But, it was fun to take!

Thanks,

Melissa

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Mon, 11-10-2003 - 12:36pm
I scored 4, also. I thought I was saintly with regard to my food environment before I read the analysis. Makes me sound like a mess.

I'm not throwing away fattening leftovers just because they're fattening - there's even room for those if you balance your food choices carefully. I'm just not willing to throw food away until it's inedible. It's too expensive. And I'm not all that willing to tack extra miles/time on my morning commute to avoid the donut shop - I just get coffee anyway, not a daily donut, muffin or bagel, or whatever else they're selling.

Maybe if I had "people" to do all my work and thinking for me......

Donna

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Mon, 11-10-2003 - 11:25pm

Melissa, our saint (Yes, of course, I'm being very sarcastic! I just had to comment now that someone actually scored a 2!).


 

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