Stressed out? Turmoil takes a toll on diet, exercise routine

The excusinators are working overtime.

"Stressed workers often reach for calorie-rich foods, skip the gym after a taxing day or forego meals because of heavy workloads. Or they indulge in other bad-for-you behavior like smoking, drinking or staying out late.

As the credit and housing crises rattle Wall Street, pressures over bigger workloads, job security and shrinking nest eggs are upending diets and fueling unhealthy habits across the country."

And when times were "good," people still got fat and fatter.

Shut up.