Who has the time to work out?!

I am serious about losing weight this year and eating 1200 a calories a day almost seems impossible to me. I have been going over by 100-200 cals a day
I want to start working out and doing come cardio, however with school and work I just seem to be tired and not motivated. I would like to start getting up early in the morning and working out before my day begins but I can't seem to get myself out of bed. Any suggestions???

You must decide how bad you really want to reach your fitness goals.
And if this is a goal you truly desire, then attach intense pain to failure and extreme pleasure to success.
That's real motivation that will never fail you - ever.

Nothing will keep you from taking the required action.
You have to really want it though.

When I make time to work out during the day I actually find that I end up having MORE energy and am LESS tired the longer I keep up the exercise. The hardest part to pretty much ANY working out is the initial "getting started." Try setting aside 30 minutes to an hour a day after work to do SOMETHING and eventually you should get into the groove,

It's hard to get into a routine, but once you do, it will be fine. You can have a nice burn in half an hour, so there is really no excuse. I had to make myself take the time for work outs and have now scheduled them into my bb - will put them into my work calendar tomorrow, so people know I won't be available after my official day has finished, plus, my work BB will annoy me with appointments ^^

Anyway, even if you do not make a work out, you can incorperate more moving about into your daily routine. Maybe leave the bus one stop before the rgular one, use the staisr rather then the lift... get up and see the colleague next door rather than sending them a lazy email ^^

Read this:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/431684-pics-of-my-ginormous-man-muscles

Then, do NROL4W. Less time at the gym, better lifestyle results.

Come join, on mfp, the "women strength training" group and the "NROL4W" group.

You probably don't want to hear this but you've GOT to find the time, you have to, it's there, just do it!! You'll be rewarded!

^this. You have to make time to work out. Many people on here work full, go to school and/or are parents. You have 30 minutes somewhere in your day that you could fit in a workout. Watch one less tv show, wake up 30 minutes earlier, go to the gym on your lunch break, etc.

That was always my excuse too. Now my daughters are old enough to get themselves up and ready for school so I get up with my husband at 4:30. He goes to work and I go to the gym for 45 minutes - an hour and go home and get ready for work.

Full-time job, 2nd part-time "job" doing photography, 3 kids five and under, no excuses.

No one has time. If its important enough to you, you just find a way to schedule it in

Being too busy is the number one excuse, couldn't think of anything more original?

I guarantee you there are people way busier than you who have accomplished more than you even dream.

As far as the 1200 calories go, you probably need to be eat a bit more anyway. I have no idea what your stats are but I'm just guessing seeing as how pretty much no one needs a 1200 calorie diet. Go look up some BMR and TDEE calculators and figure out what you need to eat on days you workout and then what you need to eat on days you don't workout (which sounds like most days for you) so that way you are still consistently at a deficit even on days you don't workout.

You just do it, you find it. I have four children, a full time job & a handful of other responsibilities. I'm up before the sun & get to it

I get the no time! My gym is only 2 blocks away and it is still almost impossible to get to. I was going 6 days a week before every other adult in the house started working and I am sooo happy they are all working now. I like to work out around 10 in the morning. I am a stay at home mom and I work from home. I am having a deffinite issue removing my butt from my bed early enough to get to the gym before everybody leaves for work in the morning! Hubby leaves at 6am, stepson #1 6:30am and #2 at 7:00am. The kids all get up between 5 and 6:30am. I am constantly running trying to get last nights dishes done the laundry done the house picked up swept and mopped as fast as possible so I can start my paperwork for the day! By the time I get that done it's like 4-5pm and it's time to make dinner bath the kids and try to slow down so I can hopefully get to bed by 10 otherwise I am a zombie at 4 when I have to get up.
Basically I am busy really busy there are some days I spend all day in the car with the kids. On those day especially I need to get moving otherwise I would be asleep where I stood trying to make dinner! So my best advice is to find different ways to move. You may not have time or child care to go to the gym. So go for a walk it might be the only time you have during the day to clear your head. I walk my dogs one at a time my old shepherd just can't move it like he used to! then I walk the puppy and I take him on what we call the square around the square which is like 4 miles. I can do that in an hour and I like to do that right after dinner. It gives me the energy I need to finish off my day and I sleep much better for it.
There are ways to get moving you just have to find them. We all have our busy lives to contend with. You have to find your niche for me the gym is hard to get to because I don't have child care or I would be there everyday.

I also convinced myself that I have no time to work out. What I found is, like many others have stated, it is just an excuse. I have a full time job and 2 young kids in school so I understand limited time but that does not mean no time. Here is my daily schedule if it helps.

6:00 Wake up and short walk with the dog
6:15 show and get ready
6:45 get kids ready for school, make breakfast for everyone
7:15 out the door
12:00 lunch break at work (10 min drive to gym, 30 minute workout, shower, 10 min drive back)
[if you don't have a gym near by go outside and walk for 30 minutes or do something active in your office.]
5:00 get off work and pick up kids
6:00 make dinner
6:30 play time
7:30 bath time
8:00 bed time / read story
8:30 make lunches
9:00 - 10:00 watch TV while lifting weights or push ups or yoga or something active
10:00 get ready for bed

It is not easy and it makes for a full day but there is always time to work out.

Put your alarm clock across the room so you have to get up to turn it off. Discipline yourself to not go back to bed. Once you've done it a few weeks, it will be easier!

If you want it, you will make time.

True story

ain't nobody got time fo that!

Holla!! Love this.


I do crunches, curls and presses with small dumbbells (20 lbs) at work every day. It only takes a few mins to do each. There should be some kind of exercise you can do during the day.