NO TIME to excercise HELP!

You could try to incorporate some extra walking throughout the day... Do you drive to work? To school? If you do, park as far away as possible and walk a bit more. I am sure others will chime in with what works for them but there are plenty of ways of adding some exercise to the things you do everyday without the gym.. Good luck!

**definitely THIS ^^ above (fatfreefrolic's post)... caloric deficit is key!

Good news! Diet is for weight-loss, exercise is for fitness. Exercise can also give you more wiggle room with your diet, but your diet is the primary factor in determining if you lose.

You need to be weighing and measuring everything you eat, logging it and being consistent with creating a deficit. If you consistently create a deficit, you will lose weight. Exercise helps your cardiac fitness, your overall body function and can give you more calories to eat, but it's not actually that effective for losing weight by itself.

Now, that said, if you can work a little bit more into your various areas (even just taking a 5 minute walk a couple of times a day), that may help a bit. But diet is where it's at.

"commute for 2 hours to work"

Seriously? The only reason to do this is if you make a TON in which case you should just move close to your job since you make so much. If you don't make a ton then why not find a job that pays the same or even slightly less close to home. When you're 70 you'd probably kill to have those 4 hours a day back.

Just continue eating within your daily limits and you should still lose weight. I've lost 24lbs since late December by just watching how much I eat and I will have a cheat meal on my days off (or else I'd go crazy). I'm positive I would have lost a lot more weight if I ate within my calories on those days. Maybe at home videos will suit you better and save you the trip of going out? Good luck!

Try to incorporate something into your day. Go for a walk at lunch. run stairs on your break - park farther away.

there are studies (Mayo Clinic and I can't find the link at the moment) that show people who move more during the day can burn an extra 350 calories a day just by fidgeting. Now I am not saying that will get you a workout, but bouncing your leg, walking to the farthest bathroom or breakroom, etc. can help you increase your calorie burn throughout a normal day and if you are trying to lose weight, anything is better than nothing. Add in a little something extra and you can get even farther ahead.

A lot of people say what you did (in the title of your post) but sounds like you really don't... Just remember though, weight loss is 85% what you put in your mouth and 15% exercise. Don't get discouraged, if you are eating right, it WILL come off. Getting some exercise does make you feel awesome though, so it sounds like you need to be creative. Getting to the gym on only seven hours sleep would be daunting for anyone. Could you get up 10 minutes earlier? I have an app on my phone called the 'Seven minute workout"--no, it's not equivilant, but it's something. If you can't get the app there are lots of 10 minute workouts on Youtube. Maybe a short walk at lunch? You'd lose some study time but would feel so much better. Just my .02 :flowerforyou:

Park far away. Take stairs unstead of elevators. Try Tabata. Only 4 minutes a day! http://ezinearticles.com/?Tabata-Anything---Four-Minutes-of-Pain-to-Gain&id=348486

I try to incorporate some walking into my workday, especially on the days that I'm not going to my water exercise class. I spend about 10 minutes each morning & afternoon walking laps around the building, either inside or outside. I started out doing about 3 minutes (basically one lap around the inside of the building) every hour or 90 minutes, and worked my way up adding a minute or so each week until I'm comfortably doing about 3 laps in 10 minutes.
On the days I don't go to water class, I go home (admittedly before dark, now that we're back on daylight savings) and do a strength & flexibility program I downloaded (for free) from the NHS (UK) website, called 5 weeks to strength and flexibility. I'm still in the first week, but it takes about 30 minutes. I am noticing a difference in how I feel, and I'm actually looking forward to starting the 2nd week next week.

The calorie deficit is also important, but equally important is the quality of those calories. An apple with peanut butter keeps me full from breakfast until lunchtime infinitely better than the donuts. Even before I started walking, I'd already made the switch to fresher, less processed foods. I cook up enough meat and brown rice or whole grain pasta to get me through the week on Saturday or Sunday, then have it for lunch, and sometimes dinner through the week.

It's possible, even with a busy schedule, but you have to make the choice to actively apply yourself to a change in lifestyle, and incorporating small changes that will lead to bigger changes later.

Hello,

I work and go to school fulltime. I wake at 6am leave my house at 7am commute for 2 hours to work, and go straight to school after until 10pm. I usually don’t reach home until 11pm. I set my alarm EVERY morning for the gym, but with the late nights it seems impossible to get up before 6am. I’m usually studying on my lunch breaks and any other free time I may have. I can barely seem to find enough time in the day to sleep let alone workout.

I need help! I’ve been eating better and watching my calorie intake, but I am the biggest I've ever been in my life.

What can I do to jump start my weight loss without the gym every day?

Eating in a deficit and stop making excuses would be a good start

That's a bit rude isn't it?