Stress Eating

I know virtually everyone is reading the financial news with disbelief. Our paper wealth is dissipating before our very eyes as we watch our elected officials point fingers at each other. Many of you that had planned on retiring soon, selling your houses, etc are now facing more years of working.

At times like these, almost instinctually, we will start reaching for high-caloric food sources as some type of "treatment" for the stress and anxiety. Unlike valium or xanax, you do not need a prescription for chips or cookies. Also, we do not perceive those high-caloric food sources as potentially "addicting" such as the prescription tranquilizers.

I would estimate that more than 90% of people who have weight problems would consider themselves "stress eaters". Please log onto: www.stresseaterdiet.com and read Linda's blog abut weight loss and stress eating. Perhaps recognizing this pattern and exploring it more will allow you to avoid the stress eating pattern that will damage your weight loss efforts.

America is an incredibly resilient nation and we all just have to hang in there and things will most definitely get better. In the meantime, as mentioned previously, INVEST IN YOUR OWN HEALTH! Buy a good piece of gym equipment, hire a trainer, etc....your investment in Wall Street is now shown to be a very bad one....your investment in keeping you alive in a healthier and happier status is a much wiser investment.