Emotional Eating -- how to diet when seriously depressed?

It can be REALLY REALLY hard not to, but what I've had to tell myself is that eating is not the answer & also thinking about how much I hate(d) being overweight, usually makes me feel worse/guilty.

I would suggest getting in some heavy cardio, to the point of where you can't think about anything but your body hurting. Helps clear the mind!

Depression sucks and creates a nasty cycle of emotional eating. We eat crap, have an insulin response, then get depressed then eat more crap and so on. Add to that we often sit and watch TV or go on the computer for hours and you have some serious inactivity.

I am going to tell you what helps me. Reduce the daily junk carbs to less than 125 grams a day and increase your protein and fat to about 30 percent of your diet (each) so you don't have cravings during the day or at night. Nothing crazy like super low carb, but under 125 carbs most days...

Then get to the gym and work out the depression by moving your body an hour every day. Turn off the TV, get off the sofa and get involved in life. Exercise and activity are are the best things for depression. Don't get all hung up with what you are doing, just keep moving for an hour or more, even if you are just listening to music and dancing...or swimming or walking...move move move.

Depression is beatable but you have to WANT it gone. Chase it away. Far away, and understand the food choices you make do actually contribute to depression. People can tell you all they want that you can lose weight eating what ever you want as long as you are in a calorie deficit, but for most of us food affects our hormones and hormones affect our mood.

Omega -3, Vitamin D3, Magesium, Rhodolia and Lithium Orotate are supplements that help with depression.

A lot...