mom's of little ones, how do you find the time?

ennaejay

do something you ENJOY, either while your LO is sleeping or something you can do while she's safely playing in the playpen or playroom and within sight & earshot. If it's something you enjoy, you'll be more apt to make the time for it.

do something that's QUICK,

and do it REGULARLY.

most of all, be patient with yourself, we all have to fight to find & make the time. Good luck & stick with it!

p.s. ditto the Shred; it's amazing!

DestinyDarbi

I read a couple comments. Honestly.. I can't find time to even do a 20 minute workout everyday! I don't have a workout schedule. If, by chance, my husband is home, I'll go run. If not, then I don't. BUT, I have found that you burn a lot more calories just cleaning the house than you probably realize. So.. if you can find something to clean while the kids are running around like chickens with their heads cut off, do it! Or just chase the kids around... that's worked pretty well for me too :laugh:

marquesajen

Play tag! Lots of kid games are cardio intensive, and they are more difficult for us lumbering adults, so you'll really feel the burn.

kim_mc

I am the mother of 3 boys ages 8, 2, and 10mos. I also work full time overnights. I just have to workout at home. There is no time to go to a gym or anything like that. If the kids nap at the same time, I do it then but that doesn't happen too often. Otherwise I do it at nigth when they go to bed. If I have to go into work then I just try to squeeze in a short something.

My favorite program is Turbo Fire and I used that to lose my baby weight. it's super fun! I liked Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 because it's short so if you don't have a lot of time that day then you can squeeze that in. I also did INSANITY but nto my favorite. We have an elliptical at home that I am going to start using. Basically I just do whatever I can in the time that I have!! Good luck to you!

Yocum1219

I manage time on my lunch break at work or after the kiddos have gone to bed. I even use my 2 yr old as a weight. I put her belly on my feet & she holds my hands, and as I lift her (I look like a demented frog) I get an awesome inner thigh workout! My boys call them Mellie-ups! For quads, sit on the couch, she's on my ankles, and she gets to go up & down while holding my hands. Biceps curls too! I have 3 lb weights for triceps that I have on my bathroom sink that I alternate arms while brusing my teeth, doing makeup, etc. Getting my kids dancing around the living room helps too. Every little bit adds up at the end of the day. And while in the pool, if my daughter is just in her floatie, I hold on to her & kick my legs a lot & twist my body to work out as many muscles as I can. Get a great burn even if no sweating! :-)
Intake is important too! I did a lot of this beforehand...sporadically. Now it's a matter of making sure I do something at least once a day & keeping the calories under control. And what a difference it's made! And all since March 1st!!

sunyg

I'm a SAHM to 4 with a husband that works so much I'm a single parent most of the time. I try to get up before they do, but with a 7 month old that can be hard to do. So I make sure that if I don't get up before they do I still do it at night when they go to bed. I do the Bob Harper DVDs. But they are an hour.

Sometimes what I will do is workout through the day. I will do the Bob Harper challenges on youtube with my 3yr old. Or I will on one day do squats, lunges, what ever for my legs and then the next day do my arms. I can do a lot in 5 minutes.