How do you find the time?

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  • Mairgheal
    Mairgheal Posts: 385 Member
    Surely you get a lunch break. Try incorporating it into your lunch, go workout for 30 minutes and relax the other 30..

    That's exactly what I am doing, I stick my iPod on and go for a brisk walk, anything between 20-40 mins.
    And other than that there's the weekends and once a week I'm going to pilates straight from work (their daddy is home with them anyway)
  • Mairgheal
    Mairgheal Posts: 385 Member
    Wow I'm amazed by the amount of people who get up at 4am to do their workout! FOUR AM!

    I'd be dead to the world by lunchtime if I'd do that :happy:
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
    All great suggestions on here. Bottom line is you are not going to find the time, you have to make it. Jillian Michaels 30 day shred is a great suggestion, and as hard as it sounds, set that alarm 1/2 hour earlier, have everything ready to go and just get it done first thing. You'll feel better and have more energy so as not to miss that 1/2 hour of sleep. Other than that, incorporate it into everything you do and include the kiddos as much as possible. Someone on here as a signature line that reads something like.. if you want it you'll find a way, if you don't you'll find an excuse. I think that pretty much sums it up for all of us!! Good luck!!! :flowerforyou:
  • Brooklyn5966
    Brooklyn5966 Posts: 18
    Thank you everyone for your comments and motivation. I'm not trying to make an excuse, I just know myself and just don't want to set up for failure. Some of you made comments about feeling guilty for taking time for yourself and I do have to agree thats alot of it. I work so much during the day, night time is very precious to me with my kids, but I will try having Peyton work out with me, I'm sure he would love it. I guess I always assumed he be more in the way then helping me but getting it done is the goal. I have two broken ribs so my workout are limited at this point anways, so maybe I should take it slow and do what I can when I can and stop feeling so guilty for not going 100 miles an hour all the time. Thank you everyone! It's amazing what some positive comments can do for you.
  • carribear
    carribear Posts: 32
    Maybe you can find exercise at work, its what i found!

    I have the same problem, however I must admitt I don't have any kids. I get up at 6am and take my sister to school, in work for 7:30am. I do get a lunch however I hardly ever get to take it, then I'm at work till about 8:30pm, come home make dinner and am in bed by 11. I need the OT so I hate to go in late or leave early.

    I noticed one day that I get up and down from my seat alot, admin clerk, I have to walk around to deliver papers, get files, and just going to the bathroom is a distance,lol. I bought a 5$ pedometer at Walmart and it tracks my steps, miles, and calories burned. It's not much but with two boys I bet if you had one you really wouldn't believe how much your walking. :flowerforyou:
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
    Wow I'm amazed by the amount of people who get up at 4am to do their workout! FOUR AM!

    I'd be dead to the world by lunchtime if I'd do that :happy:

    :laugh: I used to think the same way. But you get used to it. I often get up at 3am for several months straight in the summertime (hubby is a construction working in az and I stay on his schedule) It's all relative really. Us early risers often go to bed early too, and there's no waiting to fall asleep either, often I'm sleeping like a rock before 9pm!!
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