My god I was laid off work on 4/2 and I've been horribly depressed and eating the world....I haven't put on weight but I haven't lost any since then !!! And I haven't been sleeping so my sneak eating is at night what the f@*k !!!

Now, you knew before posting this what the answer to your problem is, right?

At least you've confessed your sins.

Now is a chance to do a few things. One, revamp your eating habits and don't let depression be your scapegoat for sabotaging your success. You had surgery to change, remember? That includes how we react to stress. Which leads to the second opportunity here: examining your emotional eating. Admitting we indulge in habits that made us overweight in the first place is sometimes enough to help us overcome them. If it's not, there's always support on this board or in a group if you need that.

Talking to other people that are in a similar boat might help but everyone has different comfort levels. Being laid off is exceptionally stressful and suffering from insomnia isn't helping you cope, either. My hope is that someone here will chime in that can help you more directly.

All I can offer is sympathy for the situation you're in and an admonishing finger wave for indulging in old habits. It's understandable and food is our crutch when we're stressed, anxious, or just plain bored. I'm sure you're all of these things right now.

Get out and take a walk at night or hop on the treadmill. Or just adjust what you're snacking on to something better for you. Hopefully you'll find new work soon and this situation will be temporary. However, it can be a learning experience. Facing some of the head issues now can only help your long term success.

Sending my hopes that your stressful situation lets up soon and better things come your way quickly.

In the meantime: STOP IT! Get back on track or you'll be kicking your own butt once things are back to normal.

~Cheri

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Now is a chance to do a few things. One, revamp your eating habits and don't let depression be your scapegoat for sabotaging your success. You had surgery to change, remember? That includes how we react to stress. Which leads to the second opportunity here: examining your emotional eating. Admitting we indulge in habits that made us overweight in the first place is sometimes enough to help us overcome them. If it's not, there's always support on this board or in a group if you need that.

Talking to other people that are in a similar boat might help but everyone has different comfort levels. Being laid off is exceptionally stressful and suffering from insomnia isn't helping you cope, either. My hope is that someone here will chime in that can help you more directly.

All I can offer is sympathy for the situation you're in and an admonishing finger wave for indulging in old habits. It's understandable and food is our crutch when we're stressed, anxious, or just plain bored. I'm sure you're all of these things right now.

Get out and take a walk at night or hop on the treadmill. Or just adjust what you're snacking on to something better for you. Hopefully you'll find new work soon and this situation will be temporary. However, it can be a learning experience. Facing some of the head issues now can only help your long term success.

Sending my hopes that your stressful situation lets up soon and better things come your way quickly.

In the meantime: STOP IT! Get back on track or you'll be kicking your own butt once things are back to normal.

~Cheri[/quote']

Thanks a lot your strong and kind words help a bunch....just left the gym after an hour of working off my bad habits