What kind of dieter are you?

1. The extended family have hit the road, the tree is looking like it's had a fair few sherries of its own and there's a mountain of leftovers in the fridge. How do you deal with the latter?

Well, we could have some for lunches...but I might just have a sausage now. Or two. Shouldn't have done that, should I? Maybe we should just get it all out of the way today, so that tomorrow I can start fresh. Tomorrow's a new day after all, right? We'll be using them up bit by bit in healthy meals, and the mince pies will be stale before we get round to finishing them - may as well throw them out. I might have one or two treats, but I'll probably leave the rest for family and visitors. I have a plan and I'm sticking to it!

2. You're out for dinner with friends when you spy your FAVOURITE (highly calorific) meal on the menu. Do you...

Go for it - it's not every day you spot it on a menu. And if you're having that, you may as well just order pudding too. Cut out the starter and stay away from the bread basket - but order your favourite. You can work around this... Move swiftly on - you know you'll only feel bad about it later. Break out in a cold sweat. Must. Resist. At. All. Costs.

3. It's cold. It's raining. It's gloomy outside and you have a box set of Downton to get through. What have you got lined up in the way of snacks?

ONE bag of low-cal popcorn. And that's it. A nice cup of tea. I've had my dinner, what more do I need? I'll dither until it's too late to go to the shop. Otherwise I'll buy too much and eat it all. Oh hang on, what's this in the cupboard...? Well, just for tonight, I might stock up on some chocolate peanuts. Maybe a bit of popcorn. I can ration them over a few days. Maybe.

4. You're at your weekly get together with your friends and you spot a plate of delectable-looking biscuits. You hear the Jaws theme start in your head as your hand inches closer to the plate...

You put your left arm in, your left arm out, in, out, in, out...oh look at that, all the biscuits are gone. Oh go on then...just the one. If I let myself give in every time a biscuit floats past, I'll never shift anything *sits on hands* My hand was only inching closer to my cup of tea, I assure you.

5. It's your friend's birthday party and there's cake flying around, canapés appearing out of thin air and more profiteroles than you can shake a fork at. How do you proceed?

Champagne. Champagne is how you proceed. Just don't look at the cake and everything will be fine. Oh Lord, are those goat's cheese tartlets?! I had a small lunch specifically so I could have a couple of those cheese puffs that are calling my name... A little of what you fancy and all that. It's a party! I'll make up for it next week... No time for cake, too busy talking. I haven't got a sweet tooth anyway.

6. You're on your summer holiday, proudly enjoying the fruits of your dieting prowess/victory/epic battle (delete as applicable). You've made it. But what happens now?

It's sort of ingrained now...and I feel better...I may just carry on indefinitely! Eh? *Looks up from hotel buffet* I'll carry on as I always have - eat when I'm hungry and that's that. It's not always plain sailing, but rewards are worth it - I'll struggle on...after the holiday.

What kind of dieter are you?

The yo-yo dieter

Sometimes it feels like one step forwards and two steps back when it comes to dieting. But slowly and surely, you'll get there. Now repeat after us: "I am not hungry, I am not hungry..."

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What kind of dieter are you?

Solid as a rock

As soon as the last bit of Stilton's a goner, you're straight back to your healthy ways. Dieting isn't so much a conscious decision for you as something that fits into your lifestyle. You've got this down to a tee and long may it continue!

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What kind of dieter are you?

The warrior

For you, dieting is a battle of wills - yours against the grub. You win some, you lose some but God loves a tryer and you WILL get there in the end. If there's food within arm's reach - or the danger zone, as we like to call it - sound the alarm and try to distract yourself. Or maybe invest in one of those on the right. Very hard to eat through a helmet, don't you know.

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What kind of dieter are you?

Slow and steady

If anyone knows Rome wasn't built in a day it's you. And, err, the Romans, but that's beside the point. Restraint may be a new and intriguing concept for you, but you appear to have taken to it like a duck to water. Bravo.