You’ve tried the diets. You’ve started over on Monday more times than you’d like to admit. This free Christian weight loss quiz takes just a few minutes and shows you which of three triggers is driving your overeating: hunger, habits or heart.
After keeping off a 100+ pound weight loss for over 20 years and coaching thousands of women, I see the same three triggers over and over. Most women have more than one. Once you know which one is loudest for you, you can stop fighting the wrong battle.
What Is the Weight Loss Sabotage Quiz?
It’s 15 quick statements in three sections. You give yourself one point for each one that sounds like you. The section with the highest score is your main trigger. Your results come by email, along with three short videos where I walk you through what your score means and what to do next.
Here’s a peek at each section.
Trigger 1: Hunger
Two statements from this section:
“I have a hard time knowing if I’m actually hungry or just craving something.”
“I’ve lost weight only to regain it again later.”
If those sound like you, the problem may be physical hunger. Years of chronic dieting can cause it. What we were sold as the solution became part of the problem.
In 1944, researchers at the University of Minnesota put 36 healthy men on about 1,600 calories a day for six months. These men had no food issues before the study. They became obsessed with food. They talked about it constantly, collected recipes and cookbooks, and some chewed up to 40 packs of gum a day (Inside Out Institute). Many diet plans ask women to eat even less than that.
Does any of that sound familiar? I had almost all of those behaviors at one time or another.
The first step is to eat enough. Real meals, on a regular schedule, with food you enjoy. If you want a place to start, try Reset 3, my free 3-day meal plan.
Trigger 2: Habits
Two statements from this section:
“There are specific times when I always lose control, like afternoons or at night before bed.”
“I start over on Monday more than I’d like to admit.”
Habits are the loops you run without thinking about them. For many years, I was stuck in the habit of following my food plan all week, only to outdo all my hard work when the weekend rolled around.
Some of our habits came straight from the food industry. Ask most women what a snack is and they’ll say chips, pretzels or granola bars. There’s no reason those foods have to be snacks except that’s what we’ve been taught. More than half of the calories Americans eat now come from ultra-processed foods, according to CDC survey data from 2021 to 2023.
Habits are learned. What’s learned can be unlearned. Start with the one time of day you lose control most, and plan that moment ahead of time.
Trigger 3: Heart
Two statements from this section:
“I turn to food when I’m stressed, overwhelmed, or bored.”
“Something just feels missing. Food is the closest thing that fills it, even if only temporarily.”
When I was at my heaviest, I was binge eating and secret eating. I’d go through the drive-thru, eat in the car, find somewhere to throw away the wrappers, and then go home and eat dinner with my family as if it never happened. I was so ashamed.
I was trying to use food to fill a void that food was never meant to fill. That’s a longing only God can fill. When I turned to Him, everything changed.
“For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.” Psalm 107:9 (ESV)
Recipes and meal plans help, and I love them. But to lose 100+ pounds and keep it off, I had to get to the root of what was going on in my heart.
Already on Weight Watchers? This Quiz Is for You, Too
Many of the women who take this quiz are WW members, and it works right alongside your plan. WW gives you a way to track what you eat. The quiz helps you see what’s pulling you toward the food in the first place. If you’re tracking faithfully and still losing control at night or on weekends, knowing your trigger helps you plan for it.
What to Do With Your Results
Whatever your score, you haven’t failed. You’ve been doing what the diet industry told you to do, with good intentions. The fact that you’ve kept trying shows me how strong you are. It doesn’t mean you’re weak or that you have no willpower. It shows your faith, your courage and how much you haven’t given up.
If you scored high in more than one section, you’re normal. All three were true for me.
Take the quiz, watch the videos, and pick one step.
Take the Weight Loss Sabotage Quiz
Feeling Stuck? Take This Free 3-Minute Weight Loss Sabotage Quiz
Most women who struggle with their weight are dealing with something deeper. Take this quiz to find out what’s really triggering you:
If you want help with all three at once, The Holy Weigh is our Christian weight loss program built around hunger, habits and heart.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. It takes a few minutes, and your results come by email with three short videos on what to do next.
Physical hunger is your body asking for fuel, and it often comes from not eating enough. Emotional eating is using food to change how you feel, like when you’re stressed, bored or lonely. Many women have both.
It can be. Food can become the place we run for comfort instead of God. Psalm 107:9 says God satisfies the longing soul. Struggling here doesn’t make you a bad Christian. It means you’re human, and there’s grace for you.
You’re not alone. All three were true for me. Start with your highest section and take one step at a time.
Yes. The quiz doesn’t replace your plan. It shows you what’s behind your eating so your plan works better.
Originally published September 2022. Updated October 2026.
Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
I got 6 A’s; 2 B’s and 1 C. The Holy Spirit has been working in me, in this are for 7 months now. And I’m starting to see the fruit… not just weight loss, but growth. Thank you for being part of my journey of healing and health.
I’m glad it’s been an encouragement. Thanks for reading and being here.