I have this theory, and maybe I am wrong, but my theory is that there are certain personality types that are more prone to obesity and weight loss surgery than other types. My theory is that people who have a strong preference for "intuition," "feeling," and "perception" per the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (that would be the N, F, and P) are more likely to need WLS than people who have a strong preference for "sensing," "thinking," and "judging" (the S, T, and J). Not sure whether introversion vs. extraversion matter ... I am curious to find out!

So anyway, if you know your MBTI type, please answer the poll and help me see if my theory is right. (By the way, I am an INFJ with a very slight preference for J ... most of my life I have been an INFP but since becoming a supervisor at work I have changed a bit).

If you don't know what your MBTI type is, you can take a free, anonymous online test (not the actual test but a variation of it that is pretty close to the real thing) here:

http://www.humanmetr...win/jtypes2.asp

Thanks for sharing!

Kris

I am really amazed by the results so far ... wow, there are a lot of INTJs here. That is so interesting! That is not what I anticipated.

There is another personality related theory that is somewhat derived from the MBTI called "temperament theory" (David Kiersey) and he groups the 16 MBTI types into four "temperaments" -- "Artisan" SP (sensing perceiver), "Guardian" SJ (sensing judger), "Idealist" NF (intuitive feeler), and "Rational" NT (intuitive thinker). So far, based on those who have submitted results, it appears that "Idealist" NF and "Rational" NT temperaments are far more represented here than in the overall population and the "SP" and "SJ" types are under-represented.

Keep those votes coming! Thank you!

Hi,

I am an ISFJ . I have to say, I do not usually agree with things like this b/c I have found they are quite off or sub consciously I am not givng my true answers but this one was soooo me. lol

P.Sl New to this site and really enjoy your blog. A lot of good info, thank you.

I am really amazed by the results so far ... wow, there are a lot of INTJs here. That is so interesting! That is not what I anticipated.

There is another personality related theory that is somewhat derived from the MBTI called "temperament theory" (David Kiersey) and he groups the 16 MBTI types into four "temperaments" -- "Artisan" SP (sensing perceiver), "Guardian" SJ (sensing judger), "Idealist" NF (intuitive feeler), and "Rational" NT (intuitive thinker). So far, based on those who have submitted results, it appears that "Idealist" NF and "Rational" NT temperaments are far more represented here than in the overall population and the "SP" and "SJ" types are under-represented.

Keep those votes coming! Thank you!

The only one that was strongly expressed was the intuitive though. I swear, everytime I take this I get a slightly different answer, but I don't remember exactly

ExtravertedIntuitiveThinkingJudging

It turns out I am a field marshall...lol. Since I am a project manager I guess that makes some kind of sense. There is a quote that I thought fit me to a "T" - as I never really wanted to lead I just keep finding myself outfront.

"Hardly more than two percent of the total population, Fieldmarshals are bound to lead others, and from an early age they can be observed taking command of groups. In some cases, they simply find themselves in charge of groups, and are mystified as to how this happened."

I don't know what this has to do with WLS though.

estj here

Your Type is

ISTJ

ISTJ type description by D.Keirsey

ISTJ Identify Your Career with Jung Career Indicator™ ISTJ Famous Personalities

ISTJ type description by J. Butt and M.M. Heiss

Qualitative analysis of your type formula

You are:

• moderately expressed introvert
• slightly expressed sensing personality
• moderately expressed thinking personality
• moderately expressed judging personality

Estj

INFP

• moderately expressed introvert
• moderately expressed intuitive personality
• moderately expressed feeling personality
• slightly expressed perceiving personality

Khy

INTJ here, too--this is more INTJ's in one spot than almost any other I've seen! LOL We're supposed to be only 5% of the population! Kris, maybe this is something to consider, since INTJ's are the "contingency planners" of the world.

I did contingency planning for a living for about 10 years - I guess i really am an INTJ!

ESFJ

You are:

• slightly expressed extravert
• slightly expressed sensing personality
• moderately expressed feeling personality
• moderately expressed judging personality

INTJYou are:

• moderately expressed introvert
• moderately expressed intuitive personality
• slightly expressed thinking personality
• moderately expressed judging personality

INTJ but my husband is an ESFP. We are complete opposites in our thinking. It makes communication difficult, but we make a great team. We can each cover for the others weaknesses.

Your Type is

INFPIntrovertedIntuitiveFeelingPerceivingStrength of the preferences %22626211

You are:

• slightly expressed introvert
• distinctively expressed intuitive personality
• distinctively expressed feeling personality
• slightly expressed perceiving personality

INFJ

You are:

slightly expressed introvert

moderately expressed intuitive personality

distinctively expressed feeling personality

slightly expressed judging personality