When am I supposed to fit in FITNESS???

Aperyan83 · December 2011

So you tell me where I am supposed to fit in time with my husband, my son, myself, exercise, and school homework! I have to set aside time just to clean my house and keep up with it.

By no means am I complaining or want sympathy… I want suggestions. So a lot of people on here are saying they don’t have time to work out/exercise and/or make healthy choices.

I COMPLETELY understand where you are coming from. I know that we all have different schedules. So here is mine (weekdays)…

MONDAY

6:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

7:00 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

7:30 am – my work day begins

3:30 pm – my work day ends

4:00 pm – my school day begins

5:45 pm - my school days ends

6:15 pm – dinner is homemade

7:30 pm – dishes

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (6 hours of sleep)

TUESDAY

5:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

6:15 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

6:45 am – my work day begins

2:45 pm – my work day ends

3:05 pm – my school day begins

4:45 pm - my school days ends

5:15 pm – dinner is homemade

6:30 pm – dishes

7:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (7 hours of sleep)

WEDNESDAY

6:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

7:00 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

7:30 am – my work day begins

3:30 pm – my work day ends

4:00 pm – my school day begins

5:45 pm - my school days ends

6:15 pm – dinner is homemade

7:30 pm – dishes

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (6 hours of sleep)

THURSDAY

5:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

6:15 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

6:45 am – my work day begins

2:45 pm – my work day ends

3:05 pm – my school day begins

4:45 pm - my school days ends

5:15 pm – dinner is homemade

6:30 pm – dishes

7:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (7 hours of sleep)

FRIDAY

6:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

7:00 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

7:30 am – my work day begins

3:30 pm – my work day ends

4:00 pm – dinner is homemade

5:15 pm - dishes

6:15 pm – grocery/other shopping

9:30 pm – bathe my son

10:00 pm – spend time with my son

11:00 pm – get ready for bed (8-9hrs of sleep)

:drinker:

MattArcade · December 2011

get your husband to help you out so you can train for an hour?

shortjules · December 2011

I do Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. I am a nurse and have a very busy schedule between work and finishing my RN. What I really like is that you only need 30 minutes to be able to do her videos and you get awesome results.

So you tell me where I am supposed to fit in time with my husband, my son, myself, exercise, and school homework! I have to set aside time just to clean my house and keep up with it.

By no means am I complaining or want sympathy… I want suggestions. So a lot of people on here are saying they don’t have time to work out/exercise and/or make healthy choices.

I COMPLETELY understand where you are coming from. I know that we all have different schedules. So here is mine (weekdays)…

MONDAY

6:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

7:00 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

7:30 am – my work day begins

3:30 pm – my work day ends

4:00 pm – my school day begins

5:45 pm - my school days ends

6:15 pm – dinner is homemade

7:30 pm – dishes

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (6 hours of sleep)

TUESDAY

5:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

6:15 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

6:45 am – my work day begins

2:45 pm – my work day ends

3:05 pm – my school day begins

4:45 pm - my school days ends

5:15 pm – dinner is homemade

6:30 pm – dishes

7:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (7 hours of sleep)

WEDNESDAY

6:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

7:00 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

7:30 am – my work day begins

3:30 pm – my work day ends

4:00 pm – my school day begins

5:45 pm - my school days ends

6:15 pm – dinner is homemade

7:30 pm – dishes

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (6 hours of sleep)

THURSDAY

5:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

6:15 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

6:45 am – my work day begins

2:45 pm – my work day ends

3:05 pm – my school day begins

4:45 pm - my school days ends

5:15 pm – dinner is homemade

6:30 pm – dishes

7:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

9:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

10:00 pm – get ready for bed

11:00 pm – my bed time (7 hours of sleep)

FRIDAY

6:00 am – my day starts with a shower and getting ready for work

7:00 am – waking up my 2-year old and getting him ready for school

7:30 am – my work day begins

3:30 pm – my work day ends

4:00 pm – dinner is homemade

5:15 pm - dishes

6:15 pm – grocery/other shopping

9:30 pm – bathe my son

10:00 pm – spend time with my son

11:00 pm – get ready for bed (8-9hrs of sleep)

:drinker:

myshell26 · December 2011

Since you are cooking dinner, you should ask your husband to do dishes and bathe your son. This will give you enough time to workout. It's not easy, but you have to work your schedule around your workouts, not the other way around.

Maggie_Pie1 · December 2011

right - and/or help with making dinner, doing dishes, or any of the other housework. That combines spending time with them as well if you do those tasks together. Or even work out together, even if it's a brisk walk or jog in the neighborhood with the kid in tow. You're all spending time together, and exercising at the same time.

Aperyan83 · December 2011

Thank you all for the great ideas! HAPPY HOLIDAYS
:drinker:

RNmomto4 · December 2011

I am a nurse and work every day until 5. I have 4 kids under the age of 5. I guess I just make time. i was also a full-time nursing student, working full time, and had 2 kids at the time, and I still managed to fit in exercise. Something as simple as 30 minutes.

You put dishes in under a timeline--not sure how long they take, but you allowed for an hour, so why not have your husband do the dishes while you hop on the treadmill or go for a quick run.

When I am done with maternity leave, I know I will be getting up at 0530 to workout, because I wont have the luxury of going during naptime anymore...

cessnaholly · December 2011

bump

teagin2002 · December 2011

Get an Xbox 360 with kinect and use some of that time spent with family on it. It really gives a great workout and it is one of the funnest group exercises out there.

BobbyClerici · December 2011

Nobody ever came to me and said...
"I have some extra time on my hands; maybe you can help me get in shape".

Stop making excuses. Either you want it or not.
Everybody has the time when their health and fitness become a priority.

Elle_Jamaicangirl81 · December 2011

have hubby help you with some of the chores so u can take a quick run or something

OR

Use the time u send with hubby and son to do something more active.

OR

u have a Wii? or a Kinect? Get those dance games (Just Dance, Zumba, Micheal Jackson/Black eyed peas experince etc )... fun way to workout.

marycmeadows · December 2011

or involve your husband and child with your fitness.... they need fitness too!

oldsoul918 · December 2011

get your husband to help you out so you can train for an hour?

This! What is your husband doing during this time?:

5:15 pm – dinner is homemade

6:30 pm – dishes

7:00 pm – spend time with my son and husband

8:00 pm – bathe my son

8:30 pm – lunches etc prepared

EngiAli · December 2011

I am a working mom, I work 7:30am - 5pm, with every other friday off. DH takes DD (2.5) to school most days and I pick her up. Most nights we have a homecooked meal, and most nights the dishes get done (although not all - and we are ok with that!) 2-3 nights a week I leave for the gym at 8pm, just as DD is ready to go to bed. I have also been known to swing by the grocery store on the way home as they are open late and its a great time to do a quick shop (milk, fruit etc). 1 night a week I play hockey, usually after DD goes to bed ( I would still go if it was earlier in the evening). Its not always easy to drag yourself out to the car (or down to the basement) after a long day, but I always feel better for it, definitly better then if I veg on the couch with DH for a couple hours instead. Occasionally I take DD with me to play at the gym babysitting while I work out, she thinks its great fun!

1. DH's have to help, you can't do it ALL. A little help should condense your night, someone can make lunches while the other does the dishes or baths the kiddo
2. Its ok to spend an hour less with your DS or DH to work on yourself.

dirtbikegirl5 · December 2011

I wake up at 5 am every day. I am lucky because I am an early riser, but I have heard others say that they got themselves used to getting up early.
I have been doing the shred about 3 times a week and I do this when I wake up. I have a husband and children, I work, take care of a home and spend time with the hubby and kids. If I did not work out first thing in the morning, I promise you that I would never fit it in.
You can do it.

maysflower · December 2011

The only time I can workout is at 5 am in the morning. I try to fit in 2 or 3 workouts during the week, and then I make sure I get a really good workout in at least once over the weekend. Your schedule is jammed packed, but maybe is you asked your husband to bathe and put your son to bed that would give you enough time to get an evening workout in. Another suggestion is to take half an hour of your lunchtime to exercise. I have also started to let my daughter watch me exercise. She finds it fun to watch me and she even joins in sometimes. It is a great way to introduce exercise into her life. That might be an option for you as well.

Good luck, but if you really want to lose weight you have to commit to an exercise routine even if you "think" you don't have time. You can fit it in, you just have to want to fit it in.

mfiggs · December 2011

Nobody ever came to me and said...
"I have some extra time on my hands; maybe you can help me get in shape".

Stop making excuses. Either you want it or not.
Everybody has the time when their health and fitness become a priority.

Being a wife, mother, full time employee, cook, and maid is pretty hard! Because I am all those things and I can understand where she is coming from the only free time you do get if you get any you want to take a break! I use a special k 10 min workout video in the morning before work and after dinner before dishes and that gets me at least 20 min of work out time. I try to walk during my lunch break at work, so those are some options that maybe she could utilize.

PlanetVelma · December 2011

I agree w/ the other suggestions to get your husband to pitch in.

I would also suggest to try doing some bulk cooking on the weekend so you can just reheat what you prepared over the weekend and save you time there.

You could also get up earlier and workout before you start getting ready....(that's what I do). Or if your place of employment has a gym on-site you could workout @ lunch, or just take a nice walk during your lunch hour.

robin52077 · December 2011

Monday Wednesday and Friday your day starts an hour later than tuesday and thursday.
you could get up at the same time you do on tuesday and thursday and do something like the 30 Day Shred DVD on those 3 mornings, it's only a half an hour and with time to change clothes and warm up, getting up that hour early should give you plenty of time, and you already get up at that time on tues and thurs so it shouldn't be hard.

plus you didn't mention weekends...make one day a long heavy weight lifting session and the other day a long run, bike, or other cardio...

those 5 workouts in a week is very well rounded and plenty.

If you don't MAKE it happen it WON'T.
Don't make excuses, just get 'er done!

rileamoyer · December 2011

It is hard with school and work and kids (been there, done that). I suggest DH take on at least 3 of those days a week to fix dinner, bathe child and pack lunches. - Wala, you have work out time.

UsedToBeHusky · December 2011

Why not just get up at 5am everyday and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday you work out before taking a shower?

Mocha02 · December 2011

I totally agree with ^^^^^ Make him help out!!!! You need a little "me" time for yourself. In addition to him helping out, you could also either incorporate workouts before you take a shower in the mornings, during your lunch time at work, or right after your school in the evenings. HE CAN HELP TO COOK DINNER AND PREPARE FOR TOMORROW'S LUNCH!

missmegs1908 · December 2011

I agree with others - get your hubby to help out with dinner/dishes/bath time and lunch making. You should be able to fit in a workout at least 3-4 times a week during this time.

I also have to hit the gym sometimes at 5am - if this is the only time I can get a workout in, then that's what I have to do. It sucks. I'm not a morning person I do what I have to do!

engineman312 · December 2011

you should look into making larger meals when you cook, or cook a lot of things on the weekends when you have spare time. this can save you a lot of time during the week in both preparation time, and with less dishes to clean.

and no one says that working out needs to be an hour and a half long. some of my best runs are about 30 minutes.

IronmanPanda · December 2011

Try batch cooking on the weekends. Make up a few meals in advance and freeze them so you can save time during the week.

HarrietSabre · December 2011

Does it really take you 30 minutes to prepare lunches and an hour to get ready for bed? Cut it down to 15 minutes each and you've room to work out for 30 minutes and have a quick shower.

jcearth · December 2011

You have a lot of free time on that schedule - you can do it.

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bcattoes · December 2011

Fit in short workouts on your break or lunch while at work. If your husband is home at bath time for your son, share those duties so that you can exercise during that time a few times a week. Try to think of exercise activities to do with your son. You will be teaching him good habits while getting some exercise yourself.

BobbyClerici · December 2011

Nobody ever came to me and said...
"I have some extra time on my hands; maybe you can help me get in shape".

Stop making excuses. Either you want it or not.
Everybody has the time when their health and fitness become a priority.

Being a wife, mother, full time employee, cook, and maid is pretty hard! Because I am all those things and I can understand where she is coming from the only free time you do get if you get any you want to take a break! I use a special k 10 min workout video in the morning before work and after dinner before dishes and that gets me at least 20 min of work out time. I try to walk during my lunch break at work, so those are some options that maybe she could utilize.

You did it - great!
My point here was that the issue is not a heavy schedule but an order of priorities.
When a person makes fitness a precedence, like magic, he or she finds the time.

That's reality. I don't mean to come across as unkind, but I deal with employees all day with excuses.

Miss_Chievous_wechange · December 2011

I cook a few meals on Sunday that last for the entire week. No weeknight cooking = time for workouts.
Also, your husband should be helping with chores and your child.

MaryStregger · December 2011

I have a pretty similar lifestyle - except I also help my husband run a company and I have two kids. If I was you, I would head to bed at 9:30 - skip the hour of "getting ready for bed" and then get up at 5 and work out then. Exercise is a priority for both my husband and I, so often we workout together at home to get that time together that marriages need. Maybe you can try doing something similar?

When am I supposed to fit in FITNESS???

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