Eating Inventory
Construct Subscale		Question
D	none	1. When I smell a sizzling steak or see a juicy piece of meat, I find it very difficult to keep from eating, even if I have just finished a meal.	T F
D	D-S	2. I usually eat too much at social occasions, like parties and picnics.	T F
H	H-I	3. I am usually so hungry that I eat more than three times a day.	T F
R	R-F	4. When I have eaten my quota of calories, I am usually good about not eating any	T F
H	H-I	5. Dieting is so hard for me because I just get too hungry.	T F
R	R-D, R-F	6. I deliberately take small helpings as a means of controlling my weight.	T F
D	D-S	7. Sometimes things just taste so good that I keep on eating even when I am no longer hungry.	TF
H	H-E	8. Since I am often hungry, I sometimes wish that while I am eating, an expert would tell me that I have had enough or that I can have something more to eat.	TF
D	D-E	9. When I feel anxious, I find myself eating.	TF
R	R-S	10. Life is too short to worry about dieting.	TF D D-H
		11. Since my weight goes up and down, I have gone on reducing diets more than once.	T
H	H-I	12. I often feel so hungry that I just have to eat something.	T F
D	D-S	13. When I am with someone who is overeating, I usually overeat too.	T F
R	R-R	14. I have a pretty good idea of the number of calories of common food.	T F
D	D-S	15. Sometimes when I start eating, I just can't seem to stop.	T F
D	D-S	16. It is not difficult for me to leave something on my plate.	T F
H	none	17. At certain times of the day, I get hungry because I have gotten used to eating then.	T F
R	R-F	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.	T F
H	H-E	19. Being with someone who is eating often makes me hungry enough to eat also.	T F
D	D-E	20. When I feel blue, I often overeat.	T F
R	R-S	21. I enjoy eating too much to spoil it by counting calories or watching my weight.	T F
H	H-E	22. When I see a real delicacy, I often get so hungry that I have to eat right away.	T F
R	R-D	23. I often stop eating when I am not really full as a conscious means of limiting the amount that I eat.	T F
H	H-I	24. I get so hungry that my stomach often seems like a bottomless pit.	T F
D	none	25. My weight has hardly changed at all in the last ten years.	T F
H	H-E	26. I am always hungry so it is hard for me to stop eating before I finish the food on my plate.	T F
D	D-E	27. When I feel lonely, I console myself by eating.	T F
R	R-D, R-F	28. I consciously hold back at meals in order not to gain weight.	T F
H	none	29. I sometimes get very hungry late in the evening or at night.	T FR
	R-S	30. I eat anything I want, any time I want.	T F
D	none	31. Without even thinking about it, I take a long time to eat.	T F
R	R-S, R-R	32. I count calories as a conscious means of controlling my weight.	T F
R	R-A	33. I do not eat some foods because they make me fat.	T F
H	H-I	34. I am always hungry enough to eat at any time.	T F
R	R-F	35. I pay a great deal of attention to changes in my figure.	T F
D	D-H	36. While on a diet, if I eat a food that is not allowed, I often then splurge and eat other high calorie foods.	T F
R	R-S, R-R	37. How often are you dieting in a conscious effort to control your weight?
		(1) rarely (2) sometimes (3) usually (4) always
R	R-R	38. Would a weight fluctuation of 5 pounds affect the way you live your life?
		(1) not at all (2) slightly (3) moderately (4) very much
H	H-I	39. How often do you feel hungry?
		(1) only at mealtimes (2) sometimes between meals (3) often between meals (4) almost always
R	R-R	40. Do your feelings of guilt about overeating help you to control your food intake?
		(1) never (2) rarely (3) often (4) always
H	H-E	41. How difficult would it be for you to stop eating halfway through dinner and not eat for the next four hours?
		(1) easy (2) slightly difficult (3) moderately difficult (4) very difficult
R	R-A, R-F	42. How conscious are you of what you are eating?
		(1) not at all (2) slightly (3) moderately (4) extremely
R	R-A, R-R	43. How frequently do you avoid 'stocking up' on tempting foods?
		(1) almost never (2) seldom (3) usually (4) almost always
R	R-A, R-R	44. How likely are you to shop for low calorie foods?
		(1) unlikely (2) slightly unlikely (3) moderately likely (4) very likely
D	D-H	45. Do you eat sensibly in front of others and splurge alone?
		(1) never (2) rarely (3) often (4) alway
R	none	46. How likely are you to consciously eat slowly in order to cut down on how much you
		(1) unlikely (2) slightly likely (3) moderately likely (4) very likely
H	H-E	47. How frequently do you skip dessert because you are no longer hungry?
		(1) almost never (2) seldom (3) at least once a week (4) almost every day
R	R-D, R-F	48. How likely are you to consciously eat less than you want?
		(1) unlikely (2) slightly likely (3) moderately likely (4) very likely
D	D-H	49. Do you go on eating binges though you are not hungry?
		(1) never (2) rarely (3) sometimes (4) at least once a week
R	none	50. On a scale of 0 to 5, where 0 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? (Check one.)
		(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 'give in'
D	D-H	51. To what extent does this statement describe your eating behavior? '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.'
		(1) not like me (2) little like me (3) pretty good description of me (4) describes me perfectly

Eating Inventory Constructs: R = restraint, D = disinhibition, H = hunger

Restraint Subscales: R-D = strategic dieting behavior, R-S = attitude to self-regulation, R-A = avoidance of fattening foods, R-F = flexible restraint, R-R = rigid restraint

Disinhibition Subscales: D-H = habitual susceptibility, D-E = emotional susceptibility, D-S = situational susceptibility

Hunger Subscales: H-I = internal locus for hunger, H-E = external locus for hunger

Answers in bold type accure one point. Answers in regular type accrue zero points.