For all the committed folks... Do you schedule exercise?

Yes
there are 3 things mandatory in my schedul

work
working out
sleep

pretty much in that order

making it non optional is the best thing you can do, sometimes it's great, sometimes it sucks, but you keep pushing forward

Also (seeing now your request for advice!) when I was getting started, I started small. Running 3x a week for 1/2 hour. And the running was a Couch to 5k type program where i walked/ran until i could do a solid 1/2 hour. I built around that. and found it gave me an opportunity to *love* my workouts, which has been crucial for me.

And, I think my best trick - I'm still not sure where I got it from- was to sleep in my workout clothes, with shoes, sneakers, phone, iPod, and keys all right together. I would get up, roll out of bed, and be out the door before I knew what was happening. My body got used to the hour (and going to bed earlier) with time, but I was so asleep for most of it, I barely noticed :laugh:

Yes, I do! Schedule 3 days a week lifting and bit cardio, and rest I try and do 30 or more a day of reg moving stuff, bike, walk, garden,hike etc..I am a planner..If it is not on my 2 do's it gets lost in the day;-)

Three days a week at the gym. I'm working on scheduling the rest of my days now that my son is about to start school. I expect the routine to take a few weeks to get used to!

I wake up knowing it is something I HAVE to do today. No excuses. Even if my day is busy I find a way to get some type of movement in. If you want to succeed you have to push yourself. Tomorrow turns into the day after, turns into never.

Hell yes! I have spent my entire adult life taking care of everyone else. It is my turn! Sunday / Tues / Thurs gym. Saturday / Wed / Sun am run. Monday is rest. I have become quite anal about it, lol. Getting it done!

It is on my schedule, being a single parent requires this.......runs are either AM or Lunch time and lifting is right after work. Streight to the gym, I do not come home first, too easy to be distracted if I go home.

My workouts/week looks like this:

Monday - run (usually 4 miles) and weights (Chest/Abs)
Tuesday - run with RunKnox group (5-10 miles)
Wednesday - run (5-12 miles) and weights (legs/Abs)
Thursday - weights (back/bicepts)
Friday - run (4-10 miles) and weights (Shoulders/Tricepts)
Saturday - long run with RunKnox (7-20 miles)
Sunday - Rest

I make it a daily routine. The weekends is up in the air (as for time of day), but during the week I go every night between 8 and 9. I am not one to wake up early in the morning so a morning routine would be a disaster. Sometimes I'll miss a day or two here and there, but it's pretty much a staple in my daily routine.

Yes i schedule "me time" which is workout time-4 times a week, my husband is very supportive-he has seen the changes in my body and always encourages me to go even when I don't want to.

I have a workout buddy. I'm a stay at home mom with a 3 year old and 1 year old twins. Since I can't get to the gym, I have my buddy come over to my place after the kids are in bed and we workout. I also have a treadmill which I try to get onto a few times a week. I do think its important to schedule your workouts into your day. Like you, I do find it to be a challenge to do so especially with my three little ones and my husband works out of town for weeks. Last night by buddy came over at 9:30 and we worked out till 11. I know that seems quite late but it really was the only time that I was able to schedule it in when I don't have kids screaming for my attention. Plus I find with a workout buddy, you're less likely to skip a workout because you rely on each other for motivation.

I treat it the same like taking a bath or brushing my teeth. I schedule my workouts (cardio & weights are done on separate days) & also rest day. Sometimes I swap days whenever the schedule calls for it but I make sure to fill up my 6 day workout per week.

In your case you're still starting out which makes scheduling a bit difficult. However once you pass thru that stage then working out becomes your second nature. Habits aren't formed overnight, usually we develop it after several weeks or even months.

My schedule is non stop. I manage a small business with 3 locations, and I am a partner in another business in a completely different industry. I work at least 6 days a week, though trufully i am usually doing something work related the one day I am home which is sunday. I get to work around 7:30-8:00 in the morning and i usually dont get home until at the ealiest 7:30-8:00 at night. So when i decided to start on my journey to a healthier and better me, i knew i had to schedule a time for me to work out, and more importantly i had to COMMIT to that scheduled time. That time is 5am. I get up 6 days a week at 5am so i can "get the job done". I would be lying if i told that it didn't SUCK for the first week or so getting up to work out because it did. but as each day passed it sucked a little less, and i was a little less tired at the end of the day. it has been 5 weeks now, and it has become a habit. I am doing the insanity workout and over the course of these past 5 weeks i not only feel stronger, but i have more energy...much more energy. So the point is find a way to schedule in the time, make it the same time every day so it becomes a habit. and once you do, you will wonder why didn't do it years ago...i know i am wondering that very thing right now

I am still trying desperately to get into an exercise routine but I always seem to put it off or something comes up and I say, "Oh, well I will just get to the gym tomorrow." For those of you who have had success losing weight and keeping up an exercise routine, how do you view exercise? Do you schedule it in each day and look at it as an immovable appointment? Any suggestions/advice is MUCH appreciated. Thank you!!!

Yes, absolutely! I schedule them and they carry as much importance as any other appointment. They have to, especially on those tough days where I'm less motivated or feeling like I want an "out" from working out.

I think it has pissed off some of my friends in the past when I wouldn't cancel a workout when they wanted to get together. It was mostly friends who didn't have any weight to lose - they just didn't get it why I was working out so much and would say so. They also never commented on my weight loss or encouraged me at all.

Fitness comes first! And thankfully my good friends understand

Yes, my body wakes me up at 5 every morning, regardless if it’s a work day or not, so I can exercise. I get mind done first thing because there is no telling how my day will go or how I will feel after work/school.