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While shopping for a bathing costume you try on one that is particularly unflattering. You think:

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Nobody would look good in this
I wouldn’t look good in anything
I’m past looking good
What does it matter how I look?

Your partner brings home a box of pastries. You:

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Have one and suggest they take the rest to work the next day
Refuse to have any, then creep down at night and finish the lot
Don’t like to waste them
Enjoy the treat

You put on half a stone while on holiday. You:

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Keep an eye on it
Immediately go on a diet
Expected as much
Can’t really remember what you weighed before

You are most likely to join a gym because:

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It complements your training regime
You’re fed up with being out of shape
Someone forces you to, even if you’re convinced it won’t work
You win a membership

You bump into an old acquaintance at a party. Afterwards they are likely to say of you:

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She’s ageing well
What happened to her?
How we have aged
It’s as if no time has passed

This weekend you are likely to:

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Do something active
Try to accomplish everything you set out to
Do whatever’s in the diary
Take it easy

A colleague takes orders for a bun run. You:

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Choose something nutritious
Wait until you are famished
Take whatever is on offer
Choose a treat

You split your trousers. You think:

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Did I miss a run this week?
I will never eat chocolate again
It was bound to happen
Must have worn them out

Your mother is mistaken for your sister. You think:

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She’s aged well
I’ve aged badly
After a certain age it doesn’t matter
We look very similar

Your partner suggests you climb Mount Kilimanjaro together. You think:

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We could train for it
I’m up for it
You must be joking
What about a beach holiday?

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Personality Test

While shopping for a bathing costume you try on one that is particularly unflattering. You think:

Your partner brings home a box of pastries. You:

You put on half a stone while on holiday. You:

You are most likely to join a gym because:

You bump into an old acquaintance at a party. Afterwards they are likely to say of you:

This weekend you are likely to:

A colleague takes orders for a bun run. You:

You split your trousers. You think:

Your mother is mistaken for your sister. You think:

Your partner suggests you climb Mount Kilimanjaro together. You think: