How do you do it?

"I don't have time" is the #1 excuse used by overweight people. While it may be true as to why you dont get 6 1 hour workouts in a week, it is no excuse for being overweight. "I dont have time to eat less". Really? Its less food... its less time to eat it.

President Obama works out 3-4 times a week and im pretty sure he is busier than any of us.

This is hysterical. Thank you!

I aim to amuse.

Seriously though... love him or hate him, the presidential schedule is insane. I used to work at the white house and ive seen it... there are not many free minutes in the day.

Please note: this is not a political statement endorsing the president. Just an example of someone who fits exercise into a busy schedule. I could use the CEO of my company, but no one knows who he is.

NO. You do have the time. We all have 24 hrs a day. Simple, if you don't have time, organize yourself. If you have to much on your to do list, prioritize. That's all. You don't need to workout 3 hours a day. 30 mins or an hour will do.

Yep! You can easily find 25 minutes in your day to fit a work out in..

My water aerobics class is at 5:15 a.m. Nothing ever interferes at that time of day. I have also spent less time on hobbies since getting serious about my health. When I have Friday morning off I go to Zumba class instead of staying home sewing. This is frustrating to my girlfriends who want me to do projects with them, but priorities have to be made and committed to if you're really going to make a change.

Everyone is busy these days. How do all of you fit workouts in and stay healthy in your eating habits? Not having time to work out is my biggest problem!

Eating is easy. It doesn't take any longer to eat healthy than it does to eat crap. Time for workouts is the hard part for me too. So, I give up some time doing things I love in favor of doing things that may keep me healthy enough to do those things in the future.

President Obama works out 3-4 times a week and im pretty sure he is busier than any of us.


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I work full time and go to grad school, have a husband and two kids at home. work out 3 days a week on my lunch hour, 2 nights a week with hubby, and sunday morning. there's time.

There is always time. You put things that are important FIRST and fill in with the rest.

I agree, it is about making time to exercise. Balancing a family, full time work, netball, hockey, gym and canoeing is tricky but it's about being committed and organised.
I plan ALL meals for the week and then shop specifically for those items. It saves time and money and I escape that never ending question of "what's for dinner?" because it's up on the weekly planner on the fridge!

Its hard but can be done....commit to yourself...

I make time! Besides that I'm enjoying it now so I look forward to it. I think once you begin to see your body change it strengthens your commitment to keep going. I just plan, prioritize, and make sure I get it done. Consistency is key!

If you want it bad enough you MAKE time.

I have 6 kids. Two of whom play sports. We have to deal with homework, practices and games.
Exercise is a priority you have to make. The gym is open at 5:30 during the week. If I don't get 30 minutes a day in, it's because I chose not to not because I didn't have time.

Everyone is busy these days. How do all of you fit workouts in and stay healthy in your eating habits? Not having time to work out is my biggest problem!

I set my alarm clock for 5.30am, have a heater on timer in the winter to warm the room and keep a caffeine pill and bottle of water next to the bed, which I swallow as soon as the alarm goes off.

I have changed jobs so now get to sleep in until 6am.

When I went to the gym, I would sometimes sleep in my gym clothes and would pack my bag the night before so I could just pick it up and go.

I swapped that for working out at home with DVD's and free weights. Saves on having to spend time traveling to the gym.

Forced myself to do it the first few weeks but now if I miss a day, I feel so rubbish all day that is great motivation not to miss another one!

I might be the queen of time crunch (or at least part of the family) since I work full time +duty, am a single parent to a Kindergartener, have a little over an hour worth of commute, and am finishing up a college degree.

It is hard, but you can shorten food time as well, ie cooking. There are nights where dinner is just what I can quickly grab from the fridge/freezer and pan fry or throw in the oven to bake. Microwaves are amazing appliances too! You dont' have to make a 3 course meal every night.

I work out during lunch, even if it's just walking around the base (I work on a really hilly base so it gives me a tiny bit of bonus). I do have access to a gym, then, which helps. I've started C25k which is a running program and doesn't require anything more than a good pair of shoes.

Multitasking can be a win if you really are pressed for time. I have studied for school while on a stationary bike many times. I watch all of my tv while cleaning or doing something else. I may be a little addicted to multitasking.. but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! Buy a stationary bike or even the little peddle things they make for people with bad knees. You wont' burn as much as you would while biking but you'll burn more than just sitting. Do situps, pushups, whatever. If you like games get a Kinect or Wii sport games instead of something where you just sit in a chair. Rockband can burn a lot of calories if you REALLY get into it and dance around a lot.

I had this problem, and to a large extent still do.

First of all I just worked on calories, and lost weight. About the same time as I started on MFP we got a puppy, so dog walking was my exercise. That worked pretty well and I continued to lose. I also noticed the gains in my fitness pretty quickly and rapidly went from 1 mile to 3-4 miles regularly without noticing the effort required.

After a few months I realised that to get where I wanted to be, I was going to have to do something. My issue (and yes, it is an excuse!) was that, working on the road, I didn't have a regular time where I could fit exercise in. Sometimes I would leave early, sometimes later. Sometimes I would be home by 5:30, sometimes not until 8 or later. Besides, I didn't want to become a slave to a gym and reach a physique that I would not be willing to maintain.

My solution to date has been to download a cheap app to my iPad - Volt Fitness. It is one of many that are available on iTunes from FREE (works for me!) to a few £££. Whilst I am not going to vouch for it's professional credentials, it certainly gets me moving and out of breath and because it is on my iPad, I can do it when I can fit it in - at the moment that is usually about 10:30 in the evening! Crucially for me, no equipment is required so even if I am away overnight for work I can still do a workout. I have only been doing it for a week, but so far so good!

Hope this helps!