How do you find the time?

I have 3 kids under 3 but don't work...

My mommy friends who work full time do any of the following:

Wake up early before kids do to workout
Use the weekend
Exercise while the kids are at their sport: one mom runs laps while her daughter has soccer practice
Take the littles for a walk in the stroller or carrier
Go to the park and play frisbee with kids
Ask husband to look after dinner prep while they exercise.
Workout during tv time
Workout after kids are in bed

Could some of those work?

Buy a kettle ball and workout at home. Surely you could find 20 mins a few times a week if not a few times a day?

I used to work out on my lunch break, and then eat lunch at my desk (with my bosses' permission). Now that my son is a little older, I drop him off at his sports (five nights a week) and head to the gym.

I walk the floors and stairs at work during my breaks. If the kids are small enough you could incorporate them into a workout like using them as weights or put on some music and call it "dance party time". Sometimes I clean , sing and dance around at the same time.... just dont use the tolilet brush as a microphone... D

same boat.. one 8 years old, and one 1 year old.. full time job.. and my commute to the babysitter, to work, to babysitter and home is almost two hours!!!

I wake up early to get my 45 minute walk/bike in the morning..

and I try to do another 30 minute walk/bike after dinner..

I also installed the sworkfit app. I do the 5 - 10 minute stretches three times a day while at work. Since I have a desk job I find it very helpful with my back and shoulders..

It takes under 10 minutes to log your food for the day and then a few minutes to prep food (weigh out serving sizes etc). In the scheme of things, that's nothing when you think how much time most of us waste on FB

As far as exercise goes, I didn't do any during my weight loss phase so it wasn't a factor for me. Now in maintenance I'm a seasonal walker and I walk 15 minute miles. Very doable to squeeze in 15 minutes after supper or before bed.

I also work full time and have a two year old, and 7&11 year old step-kids.

When referring to gym time (the hardest part schedule-wise), I rely on my husband, my parents, and even friends and other family members to help me.

-- On days that my husband is home in the evenings (he travels), I head to the gym after my toddler goes to sleep (around 8 PM).

-- On days that my husband is gone, I do a few things:
* have my mom watch my son while I go to the gym for an hour
* take a walk around the neighborhood with my son in the stroller
* I even have had a friend come over after my son went to bed to just sit with him while I went to the gym.
* do a youtube workout video after my son is asleep
* walk on my home treadmill after my son is asleep


Food is the easiest part (and the biggest part of weight loss).

I do everything ahead of time, as much as possible. I pack my breakfast and lunch for the next day the night before, as well as log it. I use a lot of leftovers and just measure them out for supper the next day before storing the rest in the fridge.
I do not stray from that food at work. I keep some snacks at my office, but only pre-packaged items that I know the calorie content of (100 calorie popcorn, nuts, etc.) and that also has been pre-logged. I get home around 5:15 PM, then start on supper. I am done around 5:40. I set out anything that needs to be thawed for supper in the morning before I leave for work.

I clean the kitchen and pick up the house daily, but only do the vacuuming, mopping, etc. on Sundays. My step-kids are in sports, so during these couple of months we use a lot of teamwork! My husband will cook supper on days he gets home before me, we will eat, then run to the games. We also have to make compromises on things. Some nights it's not possible for our toddler to go to the late games, so one parent will go alone while the other stays at home. On those nights, I'll often take a walk with my son while my husband is at the games, etc. You just gotta make it work! There are a lot of early mornings and late nights, but you've got to work for it if you really want it. So cliché, but so true. My husband also goes to the gym and because I go when my son is asleep, he often gets up around 5:00 and goes before we all have to head to work.

Friend me if you want to talk any more Good luck! I'm down 59 pounds in 100 lb journey. I never thought I'd be here in my wildest dreams, but I've stuck to it, so you can too!

I used to take classes at night - or do dvds - when my kids were asleep. Now that they're older, I get up early and go to classes and do machines at the gym.

You have to make the time!

OOH also you can do the online workouts after they go to bed or while theyre doing homework (I dont know their ages, sorry). dailyburn.com is a good one for not a huge expense.

5:30 am for exercise, 7am leave for work, 5:15p arrive home and do mom/house stuff...then bed. I have 12 year old twins and a 14 year old stepson - all of whom play a travel sport. So we are constantly on the go. The 14 year old lives 30 minutes away so the nights we have him are long round-trips. Dinner on practice nights is usually a crock pot meal, sometimes a meal out. It's a juggling act, but it's not impossible. Organization and dedication - that's the only answer to this problem.

I start at 4am!!! love my mornings!

I don't. I struggle to keep up with the household stuff like laundry and cleaning. I had the time to get in exercise the last two days and I probably won't the next two days. I should have evenings at home later this week so I'll probably work in some there. I think figuring out a way to fit it into your lifestyle is the best way to stick with it, for me anyway.

Diet is the biggest factor in weight loss. I don't have specific fitness goals, so I don't beat myself up because I can't commit to a workout everyday.

Just a word of caution about early morning workouts: if you have to get up so early that you can't get a decent night sleep, it may not be something you can continue in the long run. But if you can manage going to bed early enough to
Get enough sleep, it could be an option.

I keep telling myself that nothing is more important than my health.

There's always something in my day that I can give up in order to make time to exercise/prepare a healthy meal. Sometimes it means that all I do in one day is work, exercise, and eat. Worth it.

Also, I make sure my workouts are something I enjoy and look forward to. Find an exercise routine that's fun, and you won't mind getting up early or going to the gym after a long day at work for it!