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    Okay how the hell does that give me 8 hours sleep??????

    AHHHH! This is so ridiculous. I'm out.
  • Posts: 450
    You could cut time from cooking, tidying, getting ready. If you're dead set on your 8 hours, maybe don't take an entire hour to get ready in the morning - these are the sacrifices people are talking about. Ride your bike to work. Walk on your lunch break.

    Also, maybe stop trying to work out before you have your life together. I don't mean that as an insult, but you seem pretty dead set in not coming up with a way to make it work. Change your attitude before you change your schedule.
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    Put yourself in someone else's shoes, like our SOLDIERS. If they can fight for our country and go days on days with no sleep, you can sacrifice. If a mom working two jobs and is struggling to maintain a house of kids can go on less hours of sleep, so can you. Quit making excuses. Tons of people go every night without 8 hours of sleep, and they manage just fine.

    Are you a qualified doctor with access to my medical records? No.

    I have to have a minium of 8 hours sleep or I get ill

    I do not work in the armed forces due to the above and I cannot have children so I'm never going to be in that situation I am not making execuses.
  • Posts: 535 Member
    And get ill again yeah that's a fabulous plan
    Have you gone to the doctor for this? Getting 7.5 hours of sleep instead of 8 should not make you incredibly ill. You should really get that checked out, if you can make some time of course.
  • Posts: 8,680 Member
    there are many excuses and little flexiblity and a lot of reasons why she "can't" do this...So for all of us with "easy" lives who make it happen, well kudos to us...this is a losing battle here, and I don't know why we keep offering suggestions when she clearly "can't" do any of them. OP-I truly beleive that if you made yourself get up earlier, lets say an hour, that it may be tough at first but your body would eventually adjust to getting 7 hours of sleep vs 8, from the sounds of it, that isn't something you are intersted in. Yep, during the adjustment period is sucks *kitten*, but in the long run, at least for me....totally worth it...my health is worth more than an hour of sleep during the week everyday, and then I sleep in on Saturdays. You gotta want it and to me, it seems like right now....you don't.

    can't and won't are two different things. She can't or she won't? That is the question we all have the answer to.
  • Posts: 171 Member
    Can I ask - why does it take you an hour to get ready for work? You can most likely cut some time there.

    I have a full time job, a house, pets, 3 kids with corresponding athletic and academic activities and a husband (who has a crazy schedule and does not do daily household chores, plus you wouldn't want to eat anything he cooks lol)

    Now, I only get 6 hours of sleep a night which is not doable for you, but since you don't need to spend 2 hours a night at the hockey rink it will even out.

    The key for you is going to be prep (and the ability to multitask)!!! On Sundays I make a meal plan and prep as much as humanly possible so cooking is a breeze. Before I go to bed I get the laundry all set so that in the morning I only need to push the button on the washer. While the washer is doing it's thing, I run or cycle. My outfits for the week (with jewelry, under garments and accessories) are put together on Sunday night. I pack my lunch before I go to bed every night so I don't need to do it in the morning. My breakfast is prepped before I go to bed. On the days I go to the gym. laundry gets done while dinner is cooking and I eat breakfast at work (prepped at home the night before and packed in my lunch bag)

    Another thing you can do is take that 2 hour workout and split it. Do the cardio on one day and weights the next. It really is not necessary to do both every single day! I lift 2x a week (3 when I'm not training for a race), run 3 days, and cycle 2. On Thursdays I lift and run so I can take Friday as a rest day.
  • Posts: 516 Member
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    If you read my original post I actually didn't.

    Ummm....yeah you did.
    How do all you gym bunnies find the time.

    I get up at 6.30am go to work and then don't get home till just before 7pm in the three hours before bed (I need 8 hours sleep otherwise I cannot function) I need to make dinner sort out lunch do any washing and chill a bit. I manage to get in a 30/40 min run but I don't have time for much else how does everyone get in so many hours of exercise?
  • Posts: 5,789 Member
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    Okay how the hell does that give me 8 hours sleep??????

    By condensing 7-9:30 into lump chores done only once or twice a week....not 2.5 hrs every night.
  • Posts: 259 Member
    Ok come on you guys. Stop being so mean to the OP! She doesn't have enough time to do what she would like to do, because of her really busy schedule. She just wants to know how come other people are not as busy as her, and can work out when she can't!

    OP, I totally understand. Unlike everyone on this thread other than yourself, I have a job, work past 5pm, and commute back and forth from said job. I, too need to sleep, because I am a mammal. I also prepare meals for myself, shower, and sometimes I wash my clothes (not by hand - then I'd be really pressed for time! - but in a washer/dryer). Maybe if you guys were real adults with adult responsibilities and were as busy as us, you would get it.

    OP, because you CAN'T get less than 8 hours sleep - like it's unthinkable that you should not conform to some convenient clichéd notion of how much sleep humans need, because you will literally die - you should totally ignore all the well-intentioned advice from those who thought you were looking for suggestions when clearly you just want people to say "oh man you are really busy, your life is so difficult and important! I'm proud of you for holding it together, good luck on your 10K!!!".

    ETA Good luck on your 10K
  • Posts: 91 Member
    I don't have anyone I'm obliged to at home except for my cat. So, I just make time. I may have laundry that needs to be done, but I just make the time. My gym is 24 hours so that helps A LOT.

    I also work next door to a fitness center and I sneak in workouts on my lunch break (either run around the track or go to the pool for 30 minutes). I also keep weights and bands in my office and take a few breaks during the day to regroup and do a few reps.

    Pretty much I wake up earlier now (yoga is at 6 a.m.) and I plan my life around my workout schedule instead of planning my workout schedule around my life. It might tick some people off, but they don't have to walk around with 80 pounds to lose.
  • Posts: 9,420 Member
    How do all you gym bunnies find the time.

    I get up at 6.30am go to work and then don't get home till just before 7pm in the three hours before bed (I need 8 hours sleep otherwise I cannot function) I need to make dinner sort out lunch do any washing and chill a bit. I manage to get in a 30/40 min run but I don't have time for much else how does everyone get in so many hours of exercise?

    Me too! And I have two preschoolers.

    The answer is: I found a routine that works for me!
  • Posts: 516 Member
    Ok come on you guys. Stop being so mean to the OP! She doesn't have enough time to do what she would like to do, because of her really busy schedule. She just wants to know how come other people are not as busy as her, and can work out when she can't!

    OP, I totally understand. Unlike everyone on this thread other than yourself, I have a job, work past 5pm, and commute back and forth from said job. I, too need to sleep, because I am a mammal. I also prepare meals for myself, shower, and sometimes I wash my clothes (not by hand - then I'd be really pressed for time! - but in a washer/dryer). Maybe if you guys were real adults with adult responsibilities and were as busy as us, you would get it.

    OP, because you CAN'T get less than 8 hours sleep - like it's unthinkable that you should not conform to some convenient clichéd notion of how much sleep humans need, because you will literally die - you should totally ignore all the well-intentioned advice from those who thought you were looking for suggestions when clearly you just want people to say "oh man you are really busy, your life is so difficult and important! I'm proud of you for holding it together, good luck on your 10K!!!".

    :laugh: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :love:
  • Posts: 171 Member
    I just realized that in your original post you have 3 hours after work to cook, do chores and "chill a bit". That, right there, is your work out time. Busy people who prioritize health and fitness sacrifice "chill a bit" for exercise.
  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    Just some background, I'm doing a 10K in September hense the cardio each night this will soon be more like an hour instead of 30/40 mins unfortunately if I can round the run in September I need to do this each night at the moment I can fit in maybe one rest day a week at moment.

    Why do you need an hour of cardio every day to train for a 10k? Sounds like major overkill to me... Run 3 x a week, one of which is a long run (up to an hour) then maybe 2 x strength training and 1 or 2 days rest is the general format for 10k training?
  • Posts: 461 Member
    I just realized that in your original post you have 3 hours after work to cook, do chores and "chill a bit". That, right there, is your work out time. Busy people who prioritize health and fitness sacrifice "chill a bit" for exercise.

    In those three hours an hour is spent running (with warming up and down).

    Shower and dinner pretty much take an hour before I get slammed for this my hair is down to my waist it takes time to wash and towel dry.
  • Posts: 4,323 Member
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    In those three hours an hour is spent running (with warming up and down).

    Shower and dinner pretty much take an hour before I get slammed for this my hair is down to my waist it takes time to wash and towel dry.

    get a haircut.

    that'll save you some time.

    a cute little pixie cut maybe?
  • Posts: 3,886 Member
    OP, nobody here has magical buckets of free time. Almost everyone here works, commutes, eats, sleeps, etc. Most of us don't have nannies or maids, either. If you want to fit in another activity, you have to give something up or figure out a way to do things more quickly. Add two days of weight lifting (45 minutes to 1 hour) and don't clean on those days. Batch cook and eat leftovers. Shower more quickly, pare down your "wind down" routine, throw a load of laundry into the washer in the morning before you go to work.
  • Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Me too! And I have two preschoolers.

    The answer is: I found a routine that works for me!

    I did a half marathon last November too!
  • Posts: 2,303 Member
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    Okay daily timetable
    6.30 - Get up
    7.30 - Leave the house
    8.30/8.45 - get to work
    6pm/6.30 - leave work
    7pm/7.30 - get home
    7pm/7.30 - go for a run (warm up and cool down)
    8pm/8.30 - cook dinner/have a shower/eat dinner
    9pm/9.30 - tidy do washing chores etc
    9.30/10pm - wind down
    10.30 - Sleep

    What do you suggest I cut???? Please tell me because I can't see anything I can cut???

    Cuts:

    Wake up later so you can go to bed later. (7am)

    Skip "Wind down" and that gives you an entire hour daily 9:30pn-10:30pm to do an extra bit of working out.

    You'll need to bathe later and workout earlier, but you can switch those times up.
  • Posts: 147 Member
    Hopefully OP is not spending too much time getting caught up in silly arguments over time management with complete strangers...:yawn:
  • Posts: 535 Member
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    In those three hours an hour is spent running (with warming up and down).

    Shower and dinner pretty much take an hour before I get slammed for this my hair is down to my waist it takes time to wash and towel dry.

    So is my hair :drinker:
  • Posts: 1,492 Member
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    I fit in my "epic gym sessions" by not making excuses. It's obviously not for you, so good luck.

    I think this is as far as I need to go in this thread. Please OP in the future -- if ever you post again -- I'd love it if you prefaced your post with "I'm not asking for help - because what I am doing is working for me - but how do you all XYZ." That way we will know not to waste our time trying to help you do something you apparently don't need help on.

    GAWD.
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  • Posts: 468 Member
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    So is my hair :drinker:

    Me too, small world, alas I still get my workouts in every day...insane!! The madness of it all! :ohwell:
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    This thread seems to have gone on a tangent but if people are reading this and thinking "what can I do?" maybe what I do will give an idea or two.

    Here is my schedule

    Wakeup- 5:30am
    Arrive at gym 5:50am
    I take a shower and get ready at the gym
    Arrive at work 8ish :)
    Typically work till 6 or 6:30
    Arrive home 6:30
    Eat dinner with my lovely bride and clean up.
    7:30ish get my gym clothes ready for next day
    Also get my lunch ready for the next day
    Iron my clothes and hang them on the door so i cant forget them.
    8:15ish - till fall asleep down time, hang out play with dogs, catch up on dvr. whatever.

    I feel like i have tons of downtime at night. I do all my laundry and cook all my lunches on Sunday.

    It seems to work for me. I feel like working out at night and then having to take two showers a day and go through all that is a big time suck. When i'm off work i feel totally complete with my day.

    Greg
  • Posts: 461 Member
    This thread seems to have gone on a tangent but if people are reading this and thinking "what can I do?" maybe what I do will give an idea or two.

    Here is my schedule

    Wakeup- 5:30am
    Arrive at gym 5:50am
    I take a shower and get ready at the gym
    Arrive at work 8ish :)
    Typically work till 6 or 6:30
    Arrive home 6:30
    Eat dinner with my lovely bride and clean up.
    7:30ish get my gym clothes ready for next day
    Also get my lunch ready for the next day
    Iron my clothes and hang them on the door so i cant forget them.
    8:15ish - till fall asleep down time, hang out play with dogs, catch up on dvr. whatever.

    I feel like i have tons of downtime at night. I do all my laundry and cook all my lunches on Sunday.

    It seems to work for me. I feel like working out at night and then having to take two showers a day and go through all that is a big time suck. When i'm off work i feel totally complete with my day.

    Greg

    Thank you I might try working out in the morning and just go to bed earlier.
  • Posts: 2,736 Member
    Gym bunny.
    http://youtu.be/GNC9TEvLhFU
  • Posts: 535 Member
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    Me too, small world, alas I still get my workouts in every day...insane!! The madness of it all! :ohwell:

    And if I'm behind on time to wash/dry my hair after my workouts, I throw it up into a ponytail. Saves me about 30 minutes. Crazy right?!
  • Posts: 1,492 Member
    Ok come on you guys. Stop being so mean to the OP! She doesn't have enough time to do what she would like to do, because of her really busy schedule. She just wants to know how come other people are not as busy as her, and can work out when she can't!

    OP, I totally understand. Unlike everyone on this thread other than yourself, I have a job, work past 5pm, and commute back and forth from said job. I, too need to sleep, because I am a mammal. I also prepare meals for myself, shower, and sometimes I wash my clothes (not by hand - then I'd be really pressed for time! - but in a washer/dryer). Maybe if you guys were real adults with adult responsibilities and were as busy as us, you would get it.

    OP, because you CAN'T get less than 8 hours sleep - like it's unthinkable that you should not conform to some convenient clichéd notion of how much sleep humans need, because you will literally die - you should totally ignore all the well-intentioned advice from those who thought you were looking for suggestions when clearly you just want people to say "oh man you are really busy, your life is so difficult and important! I'm proud of you for holding it together, good luck on your 10K!!!".

    ETA Good luck on your 10K

    But, not you. I don't think I hate you. I like you. :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • Posts: 516 Member
    It's currently 6 PM where the OP is from. So we are to assume you have the time at your place of employment to go on a silly tirade on the internet but it's frowned upon if you leave at lunch to work out or leave on time?
  • Posts: 8,680 Member
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    Thank you I might try working out in the morning and just go to bed earlier.

    So OP was trying to look for ways to increase exercise. LOL what a thread. Best one since Mr tolerate funniest threads.
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