The economy is in the shitter and all of your investments have gone to hell.  I feel your pain, sister. But this is not the time to turn to every comfort food known to man to make yourself feel better. Well, actually, if there ever were a time to feel justified in doing it, it would be now, but let’s not go there.

You will create an even bigger crisis for yourself in the way of weight gain, sluggish energy, and the inevitable self hatred that will come three months from now when you realize that although your 401K has dwindled to nothing, the rest of you has become more inflated than the cost of every food item you plowed through to get it that way.

Which brings up another point. Since food is so expensive these days, don’t go eating more of it than you need to just because you’re depressed.  Easier said than done, I know.  Believe me, there are many Ben and Jerry’s skeletons in this girl’s closet!

If emotional eating is a problem for you, you are not alone. Emotional eating is one of the main reasons so many women struggle to lose weight, even though they may be exercising regularly!

If you’d like to understand more clearly, your relationship with food, and how your emotions may be affecting your food choices and eating tendencies, I’ve got the tool for you! Psychology Today has an Eating Disorders and Emotional Eating Test that will asses your eating habits. It takes about 35 minutes to take, and when you are done, you will get a personalized interpretation of your score. Now, put down the donuts and go take it!