Table Of ContentAdvance Praise for
What’s Your Diet Type?
“Eating well and living healthily—though vital—does not have a one-size-fits-all
prescription. Heather K. Jones, by using Diet Types, now empowers each of us—using
our own language and learning strategies—to get healthy. The marriage of personality
type and diet is long overdue!”
—Hile Rutledge, CEO, OKA (Otto Kroeger Associates)
“No more one-size-fits-all diets! This book gives every dieter what she really needs: A
personalized plan for weight loss—and the tools, tips and recipes that will help her
reach her goal.”
—Pam O’Brien, Executive Editor, Fitness Magazine
“Heather K. Jones’ upbeat and practical diet guide taps into the key to diet success:
finding a plan that fits you and your life! Readers will see themselves in the Types Jones
describes, discover their weight loss strengths and find doable solutions to their specific
diet trip-ups. We all know what to do to lose those pounds, Jones tells you how.”
—Erin Hobday, Diet & Nutrition Editor at SELF Magazine
“This eye-opening book will help you understand yourself and your eating habits a lot
better. And that’s key when looking to find a long-term diet strategy that works for
you!”
—Lisa “Hungry Girl” Lillien
DISCLAIMER
The Diet Type program is not designed to, and does not provide,
medical advice. This book and its program are intended as a reference
and informational volume only, not as a medical manual. The Diet
Type program is not intended as a substitute for the advice and/or
medical care of your physician, nor is it meant to discourage or
dissuade you from the advice of your physician. You should regularly
consult with a physician in matters relating to your health, especially
with regard to symptoms that may require diagnosis. Any lifestyle
change should be undertaken under the direct supervision of your
physician.
If you have any questions concerning the information presented in
this program, or its application to your medical profile, or if you have
any medical, nutritional, or psychological needs or constraints that
may conflict with the information in this program, you should consult
with your physician before beginning the program. The Diet Type
program contains only the author(s) opinions, thoughts and
conclusions. Again, it is for educational purposes only, and you, and
only you, are responsible if you choose to do anything based on what
you read, hear, or see. Should you choose to make use of the
information contained herein without first consulting a health
professional, you are prescribing for yourself, which is your right;
however, the author(s) and publisher(s) do not assume any
responsibility whatsoever under any conditions or circumstances for
your actions and choices.
Your use of this program creates a legal and binding agreement that
you will hold us harmless for any decisions you make or harm that
may come to yourself or others, directly or indirectly. The Diet Type
program is purely informational, and how you choose to use this
information is solely at your own risk. The Diet Type program assumes
no liability for anything that happens as a result of your use of this
program. In no event shall the Diet Type program or their affiliates,
employees, agents, content providers, or licensors be liable for any
indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages
related to the content or any errors or omissions in the content.
The case studies, quotes, and biographical facts presented are actual
and true-to-life, they are compilations of the thousands of patient
interactions, survey results, and direct interviews performed by the
authors. The names of all individuals mentioned in the case studies
have been altered to protect privacy.
To my Planner, Aaron.
Without your love and support this book
would not have been possible.
—HEATHER
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword: Otto Kroeger
Introductions:
Heather’s Story: A Diet Player
Mary’s Story: A Diet Feeler
Dr. Redard’s Story: A Diet Thinker
PART ONE: YOUR PERSONALITY
Chapter 1: Personality and Health
Chapter 2: Discovering Your Diet Type
QUIZ: Find Your Diet Type
PART TWO: YOUR DIET TYPE
Chapter 3: The Diet Planners
The Diet Planner Personality
The Diet Planner Trouble Spots
The Diet Planner Solution
Chapter 4: The Diet Players
The Diet Player Personality
The Diet Player Trouble Spots
The Diet Player Solution
Chapter 5: The Diet Feelers
The Diet Feeler Personality
The Diet Feeler Trouble Spots
The Diet Feeler Solution
Chapter 6: The Diet Thinkers
The Diet Thinker Personality
The Diet Thinker Trouble Spots
The Diet Thinker Solution
PART THREE: YOUR TOOLS
Chapter 7: The Basics
Chapter 8: The Meals
Closing Thoughts…
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
PECIAL THANKS TO Aaron Haesler, Tamara Goldis, R.D.; Beth Sumrell
Ehrensberger, M.P.H., R.D.; Jennifer Curtis; June Eding; Anna
SKrusinski; Ryan Tumambing; Mary Woodward; Danielle Hazard;
Namita Davis; Deborah Cohen, M.H.Sc., R.D.; Lauren Clark, R.D.;
Andrea Au Levitt; Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D.; Tracy Olgeaty Gensler M.S.,
R.D.; Jean Marie Miscisin; Crescentia Miscisin; Therese Schaaf; Tamela
Moore; Lori Brennan; Cyndi McClave; Mary Jones; Janice Whiting;
Louise Kutz; Diane Blair; Tim Hallbom; Kris Hallbom; Michelle Fong;
Marie Elizabeth; Paulette Briggs; Victoria Laluz; Manuel Gill; Dave
Eshe; Lisa Powers; Christine Troyano; Anthony Robbins; Richard
Bandler; Don Lowry; Erica Lowry; and Mercy Medical Foundation.
A special appreciation goes to Otto Kroeger for his pioneering
efforts and expertise in the ever expanding field of typology and for
writing the foreword to this book; to Hile Rutledge, CEO of Otto
Kroeger Associates; to all of the thousands of people who participated
in the weight management survey and the participants of Mary’s “A
Colorful Approach to Weight Management” workshops, who
contributed their opinions, preferences and personality approaches; to
many of Dr. Redard’s patients, whose names cannot be mentioned out
of confidentiality; and to my agent Janis Donnaud, for believing in
this book.
Foreword
—Otto Kroeger —
F YOU’VE EVER been discouraged about keeping your weight in
control… if you’ve ever thought dieting successfully is a hopeless
Icause… if you’ve ever been over fed with the wrong food… if you
are “fed up” with diet programs… if you are convinced that diets are
intentionally made to be complicated and difficult just so you’ll grow
weary and fail… then this book is for you. What’s Your Diet Type?
confronts, simplifies, and overcomes all these issues, and will give you
the hope and encouragement you need to change your eating habits,
drop pounds, and live healthfully. How? By helping you find a diet
made just for your personality—yes: custom-made for your own
unique personality.
As an expert on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) and
coauthor of four leading books on Type: Type Talk, Type Talk At Work,
16 Ways to Love Your Lover, and Personality Type and Religious
Leadership, I have travelled the world sharing my knowledge on
personality and guiding people to an understanding of the way
personality shapes everything they do. At presentations for personal
and professional groups, I have enabled participants to tap into their
own strengths and navigate their weaknesses, so they could achieve
maximum success, no matter what their goal.
The power of personality applies to the goal of weight loss, too. Our
personality is so integrated with how and what we eat that failure to
engage our personality preferences when we try to control our weight
sets us up for weight gain rather than weight loss. It is like someone
who is right-handed being forced to use their left hand; the result is
frustration and wasted effort.
This book in a refreshing and affirming way changes all that. In the
first part of the book, a detailed overview of personality differences
helps us understand what our own personal nuances are all about, and
