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[quote=Anonymous]Substitute other self-care treats for eating.  For example taking a bath, reading a library book or listening to a short podcast, drinking tea, or massaging your feet with nice-smelling lotion.  That will give you a little treat without any calories.

Try making a gratitude list.  You sound like a nice person with good values and you will probably have a lot of things to put on it.  Every night, take some deep breaths, stretch, and slowly read over your list.

Forgive yourself for the mess, even though it stresses you out.  Cleaning is low on your priority list and you have very good reasons for making that choice.

Forgive yourself for the weight too.  It isn't just because of the emotional eating.  Your body is at the end of a childbearing and toddler-parenting marathon, and you are suffering from sleep deprivation which is proven to cause weight gain.  Once you are out of the toddler zone and getting more sleep, you will have more time and be able to work on it.  For now, just make it a goal to eat some healthy foods every day.

Decluttering would probably help you too.  I know it's hard to get rid of stuff when you already feel deprived, but you could box some things up for a while and that would make it easier to keep the house in order.

Nobody's life is free of struggle.  We all have our ups and downs, and the recession hit a lot of people really hard.  It doesn't mean you aren't doing a good job.  Think about your grandparents and great-grandparents, and the things they experienced.  Financial and health troubles are a normal part of life, and you will get through this.[/quote]

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