By windwhisper
on Apr 16, 2009  

I've lost weight. I'm happy that I have lost weight , but not in this way, being stressed out about beling laid off, searching for jobs, stressing over bills. I've started to do excersizes in between job hunting, selling things on ebay and keeping my family together and bills paid. The exercise helps to cut the stress, and if I think about it the next job I have will pay better and be more in line with where I want to be in my life..so you have to look at possitives with all the negative going on.

By hal4dtl
on Apr 16, 2009  

I too have lost weight, about 25 pounds. I even went in to see my doctor to make sure everything was ok. Stress just has a way of doing this to me...then when things get better the pounds come back.

By Snookiebill
on Apr 16, 2009  

I hadn't really thought of my weight gain in relation to the economy, but it makes sense.

By kristi3374
on Apr 16, 2009  

I gained about 10 lbs but I think its because of the winter months and being cooped up in the house with little to do

By Okiegirl
on Apr 16, 2009  

With foods costing more at the grocery store, I find myself not buying as much fresh fruits and vegetables as I have done in the past. Hopefully, the Farmer's Markets will be opening in a little while and i can buy locally grown fresh produce again.

By Marijka
on Apr 17, 2009  

I know I gained some weight these past few months, partly because I feel tired, stressed and I cannot seem to get motivated. Hopefully, now that it's in the 80's here in Orlando, FL I can finally go outside and work in my garden. I am planting a vegetable garden, so that I do not have to buy produce from the grocery store. The price of fresh produce, meat and other products have gone up considerable.

By martini62
on Apr 17, 2009  

I know exactly what some of these women are talking about- staying home and not going out (the downsizing of the entertainment fund) is taking a toll on my hips!

By desertgirl2384
on Apr 17, 2009  

I just got weighted on a doctor's scale and found out that I lost about 10 pounds. When I first became unemployed, I was worried that being around food all day would make me gain weight. I also found that I was lying around alot. Now, I try to do something that at least gets me out of the house for a few hours at least twice a week or search for ways on the computer for ways to beat the rising cost of food. Some of the deals that I've found are Mysavings.com, Angel Food Ministries, and Restuarant.com.

By qtpie1078
on Apr 17, 2009  

I dropped my gym membership b/c I wasn't going more than once a week... no sense paying for that. Now I'm trying out different workout dvd's from Netflix, since I'm already getting movies from them it makes sense to add a workout to the mix. :)

By eblynn
on Apr 17, 2009  

I am in need of divine intervention aside from a few outfits the only thing that fits me are my shoes and heaven knows that is not a good thing.