how do i find time to exercise

Is there anytime while your working you could do some sqats, leg lifts etc. Stand up next to your desk and do it for a couple of minutes each time.

You could do some of the things at www.hundredpushups.com as they only take at most 10 minutes to do. Should you decide to do a couple of them, pushups, situps, and squats, you can interleave them for maybe a total of 15 minutes. you only do these 3 days a week, so you could do them wed, fri, sun, or something like that. maybe include some cardio on the weekends, if you're not as busy then.

P.S. Where's the husband in this picture? Why isn't he helping with some of these chores?

Make time. Give some of the night time responsibilities to your husband. Trade off nights, tonight you do the clean up & the next days prep work and tomorrow when he does, you can work out (or trade off mornings). Or like others have said, use your lunch hour.

squeezing in even a walk at lunch is good. Don't sacrifce sleep, it's important, but maybe you can sacrifice tv time through out the week? Or work out on the weekends and maybe one day during the week? That will start you off with 3 days/week and once it becomes a habit, you'll find ways to sneak it in other days as well. Just remember you owe it to yourself and your family to find the time somewhere/somehow. Tomorrow starts today!

I get up at 5AM to exercise, and although it's not ideal I do get my workout done in the morning and feel a lot more energized during the day. Try it for a week and see if it works for you.

I agree with the previous posters. If you can't get to a gym or walk in the am, try to incorporate exercise into your day.
Park far away from the entrance to the building, take the stairs instead of the elevator, and walk on your lunch hour if possible.
If you are in a climate where it gets cold in the winter, try walking up and down several flights of stairs on your lunch hour.
Even 15 minutes is better than nothing.
Try wearing a pedometer and aiming for 10,000 steps per day. It can be done, even if you just leave your desk for 5 minutes and take a spin up and down the stairs before or after your bathroom break.
And before you get ready for bed, take 10 minutes to do some crunches and push ups, as well as some good stretches.

And also; why are you making breakfast for your husband and kids and doing all the cleaning etc.? He should be pitching in with all of the chores.
Time for a discussion with him about this!
Good luck! You can do it.

Another suggestion. It sounds as if you and hubby both have good jobs and maybe could afford some help?
Look into hiring someone to come in and clean house and do laundry once or twice a week as well as preparing some meals.
This is about your health after all and that of your husband and children.
You might find that the cost is not that much compared to the time and stress you will save.

I know it is fashionable to exercise, and I know its health benefits, but I also have had years of being a busy mother and have joined, participated in and led dozens of womens and mothers groups of all topics, and the single thread is lack of proper sleep,

I can remember on one hand the number of mothers I have met, from the hundreds, who are properly rested,

there are very recent studies that have correlated lack of sleep alone and weight issues,

and recent studies showing the importance of just getting your diet in line,

my humble suggestion is that you concentrate on getting a master food list, master menu, and take your extra pounds off with good heathy diet, something you can really live with, something you can do with your children and your schedule,

the opportunity for exercise will come later,

mothers beat themselves up constantly because the feel the need to be perfect and do it all,

for now eat and sleep

I know you say you get in 7 hours of sleep. Maybe you could get 6.5 hours of sleep and do a 30
minute workout.
I typically get 6 to 6.5 hours of sleep. Its a sacrifice to get up extra early to get in a workout but its the only time thats convenient.

I hope you can figure it all out.

unfortunately i cant leave for lunch, but doing some exercises at my desk might work, not to mention entertain some co-workers lol. thank you!

Depending on how old your kids are, maybe you can teach them how to make their own breakfast and lunches? I did that at an early age.

Take the stairs at work if you can. You can also look up exercises you can do in an armless chair while you are at work. Look on youtube and search for "Chair exercises."

I felt the same about making time, although I have no children of my own, I do know that making time to exercise is really important.

How about some squats and stretches whilst you're standing in the kitchen making the next day's lunch? Some bum squeezes can be fitted in here, there and everywhere through the day and no-one would ever know! I know they're not major calorie burners but every lil helps!!

U can also just find 5 minutes at a time somewhere and do some squats or something like that after u use the rest room or while waitin for the next thing to do while workin if thats possible where u work. Ummm if ur sittin u can get a small ball and put it between ur thighs and do some thigh exercises. I hope u find something to do!!

I don't know if this has been said already, there were a lot of posts...but mass produce the lunches...my friend fills her freezer full of different kinds of pre-made wraps...she'll roast a bunch of chicken breasts all at once, make up hamburger with all the good stuff in it and freeze it...sundays is "cook days" in her house...she's got about three different kinds of lunches on the go and freezes them all...mostly in wraps lol...slow cookers are also the way to go for supper...if you find you're lacking time, throw something in the crock pot, it's no muss no fuss...google time saving techniques, it helped me in adjusting to my fiance leaving for work. and not to be rude, but people on here are right...where's your husband? maybe ask him for some help and tell him why you need it. i had to have "the talk" with my fiance too and ask for some help around the house so i can get something accomplished...

I can see that you work as your husband does... is he not able to help out with picking the kids up from school or the morning routine to give you an hour excercise time?