Any other moms?

I am a mom of 2 (ages 3 and 6), I work 45-50 hrs a week and my husband works around 60-70 hrs a week! We are very busy, but I get in a least 4-5 days of exercise a week. I use the YMCA so my kids can play in the daycare center or on days when they don't want to go, I have a few dvd's to use at home. I always use 30 day shred, zumba or Just Dance on the wii. Its hard to get them in or keep your kids on a schedule, but it will be worth it once they have their mother back! My kids join in the dancing and zumba and I usually multi task while doing it, such as over pre heating, dinner cooking. I try to do about 30 min at home and when using the Y, I go for 90 min. It takes time to set a routine, but once you get it, it will be all worth it! Good Luck!

Sometimes I feel like this site is only filled with moms haha. You'll definitely find a TON of people here who are in the same boat as you.

I'm a mom of three (ages 7,5,3). Right now I'm working in the Shred workout when the kids go down for nap/quiet time. Last year I went through a time when I made myself get up an hour before everyone else so I'd have time to workout.
Jillian Michaels shred dvd is great for me because it's only 20 minutes. Today i even got in 10 minutes of step immediately afterwards because my kids were still asleep.
Work around how YOUR family works, and don't bother comparing yourself to others with different responsibilities and time tables.
You can do it!

I am a mom of one and I am able to work out 4-5 times a week, however I have to do it later at night once my son goes to sleep. Instead of watching tv at night I workoiut at home or at the gym. I usually can't even do this until around 8 or 8:30 at night

Hey. I am a new mum with 8month old daughter. I am not working and hope to not have to. Even though I only have one child at the moment it is certainly a new lifestyle and has new challenges! I try to go for a walk in the morning with Megan around 6.30am after I have fed the baby. It is a great time of day. My husband and I get up around 5:45am everyday. (He has to leave for work around 6:15). I find that when I go for a walk in the mornings like this I feel really motivated and energised to have a good day. Then when Megan is sooky in the late afternoon (around 4pm) we try to go for another walk. Its a good distraction for her and keeps me sane.
I also count large household chores, like vacumming the house, as exercise. I do weight lifting using Megan (she's 6kg). I figure as she grows so does my weight traning!

I just try to do incidental exercise everyday. Park further away at the supermarket so you have to walk. Take the stairs.
There is no way I would be able to get to a gym.

All the best. I hope this helped.

I have a seven year old, a full-time job that requires 50+ hours a week and I run two other businesses so I TRULY understand. While it's hard most of the time, I get up early before everyone's day starts and get my workout in. I am currently doing my second round of Insanity. My husband is a great support for me and helps by getting up to do the workout with me as well. What has also helped is prepping clothes, lunches, etc the night before so I don't have to worry about it in the morning. I also made a commitment to myself to get in shape for me so that I'll be happy with how I look and the plus is that it helps me feel great!

You hang in there. I was a single mom for many years and let me tell you that I so understand the time issue. I will tell you what my bff once told me. When you take alittle time for yourself ( and you so deserve it) it makes giving time to your family so much more easy to enjoy! Good luck!

What about working out early in the morning? I know it's hard to get up sometimes. There are days I don't feel like getting up, but I force myself to. Once my workout is done, I feel much better. My daughter is 2 and doesn't really nap anymore so it's a long day once she's awake. So I get up @ 5am to get my workout in. If I don't do it then, it doesn't get done.

Like you, I'm looking for a job. Lost my job last year and still haven't found another one yet. That is pretty stressful as I'm a single mom and had to move in w/my dad because I couldn't afford rent on my unemployment. I also think of my workouts as my "me" time. It makes me feel better. It helps relieve some of the stress and frustration.

Maybe if you look at it as a way to relieve stress, or as your "me" time...you might commit. It's a change in mindset. And trust me, when I first started my journey working out was more of a chore. But I changed the way I think about it. Now, I hate missing a workout!

Not sure if that really helps...but I really hope you find the motivation and time you need.

Hey there!
There are so many of us in exactly the same boat. My son just turned 2 and my husband is in the Navy, so everything EXCEPT me gets to monopolize my time. The biggest hurdle that I over came was being able to see my son not as someone else monopolizing my time and preventing me from working out but rather as the ultimate workout buddy. It sounds really cliche but a workout doesn't have to be in the gym. Run around and play with your kids for a half hour, if they are really little try carrying them in a bjorn, or wrap or throw your toddler up on your shoulders when you are out and about instead of putting them in the stroller, you'd be amazed how many calories you burn carrying a 30lb 2yr old around for an hour or 2. When you can squeeze in the time to luxuriate in a full hour gym workout TAKE IT and enjoy it, it is your time for you and no one else, but when you can't squeeze in that time, all the little things like parking at the far end of the parking lot or taking the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator, they all add up...it's not a conventional 'workout' but it's keeping your body moving that burns calories, not where you are when you are moving it Good Luck!!!