Who has the time to work out?!

A key for me is to find something I actually enjoy doing, otherwise I'll find every excuse not to exercise.

I don't have time to go to the gym but I do have time to go for a walk/jog/gossip with a neighbour and I also make time to do some Zumba on the Wii

Working out first thing in the morning can actually give you more energy throughout the day. : ) Make a routine putting your work out clothes out and ready for the morning and make the mind set that it is something you have to do like brushing your teeth. Love the saying, "If it is to be it is up to me". Stay focused and don't be afraid to push yourself. : )

If you want to eat more without gaining weight, you have to exercise. Follow mfp.

People do what they want.

You don't work out because you don't want to. Weight loss is hard. I've lost 75 lbs and I can guarantee you that.
No one can motivate you if you don't want to do it. The choice is yours.

The day somebody said to me "somebody somewhere who is busier than you are is working out."
That gave me motivation. I work a full time job, part time school and tend to my brother. It took a long time to figure it out, but I do find the time to get to the gym 4-5 times a week now.

You have to promise yourself you will wake up early. When you want it bad enough, nothing will stand in your way.

Much luck to you :drinker:

I think the hardest part about working out in the morning is getting out of bed. I'm just so warm and comfy that I don't want to move. However, I do it anyway because I know how great exercising makes me feel! I have more energy throughout the day and I feel a sense of accomplishment when I hit the gym before work.

Do it three times a week for two weeks and see how you feel. Make sure you go to sleep at a decent hour so that you get at least 8 hours. I even put my gym clothes, water bottle, and cereal bowl out the night before as motivation. That way I don't even have to get anything ready that morning.

I think its ok to eat a couple hundred over 1200,I do a few days a week,I have lost 28 pounds so far! and I know what you mean about finding time to workout,I have 3 jobs and am so tired at the end of the day,but I somehow find 20-30 min a night to do a workout video,good luck!

Work and other 'stuff' have got in the way of sleep lately... I step on my step machine thingy for 15 minutes and then take the dog for a run... Generally after midnight, alarm goes off at 6am! I'm OK once I get my feet moving more than 30 steps a minute!!!

That's how I feel!!! I hate working out and finding the time to do it is even harder. What I did is I bought a kettle bell from Walmart and I put together a workout that is tough and gets you panting at the end. I do a total of 50 kettle bell swings, 5 bicep curls on each arm, 10 tricep extensions, 10 bent over back rows for each arm, and 20 pli'es or however you spell it. It literally takes 10-15 minutes and I feel really good afterwards. 15 minutes is very easy to squeeze in in the morning. Just push in the time somewhere.

Sorry for being blunt - but if you are truly serious about it you will make time - it is not all that hard to find 30 minutes to an hour 2 to 3 times a week.....if you are serious about wanting to workout and improve your health....

I have had this same dilemma. I tried going straight to the gym or pool after work, but found (sometimes very realistic) excuses not to. I tried exercising after the kids went to bed, but I am exhausted by then.

Over the last week or so I have been making myself go to bed by 10, and never later than 11 (I have always been a night-owl, so it's an adjustment). For incentive, I make a cup of sleepytime vanilla, get a good book, and take a warm bath.

Then I wake up at 5:40 and get my butt in gear. It's not easy-- and this morning I begged off cuz of a headcold, and have kicked myself for it all day. I should have gotten up and moved, and will tomorrow morning.

I have exercise DVDs, a stationary bike, weights, and the Wii. My new favorite is Wii Zumba 2, which is an awesome workout, and gets me really ready to face the day.

As a friend said, "If you have time to watch ____ on TV, you have time to exercise."

I didn't want to work out in the mornings either. What's very interesting to me, though, is that I now have much MORE energy from exercising. It took about two weeks, but now I really feel worse if I don't do it.

I am serious about losing weight this year and eating 1200 a calories a day almost seems impossible to me. I have been going over by 100-200 cals a day
I want to start working out and doing come cardio, however with school and work I just seem to be tired and not motivated. I would like to start getting up early in the morning and working out before my day begins but I can't seem to get myself out of bed. Any suggestions???

It's not a good answer but the answer is that you just have to make time for it somehow. I get up at 3:30am to get my workouts in because that's all that really works for my schedule. It sucks but it works for me.

You make the time. Period.

It's easy to come up wtih 100 excuses why I can't. But losing weight and staying in shape is not the easy road. And the hard road requires guts and commitment and heart.

You have to find what works for you. I'm someone that KNOWS that if I get home from work and sit down for just a minute, I will NOT want to get up to work out! I also despise getting out of bed early! So, what works best for me is utilizing our gym here at work and working out for my lunch hour. I get 3 - 4 strength training sessions in during the week and then get some cardio in on the weekends.

As far as calories go, when you reduce the amount you eat, at first, you will likely be hungry all the time. You have to give your body a chance to adjust. If, after about 2 weeks of eating 1200 calories (going over 50 - 100 calories isn't a huge deal), you find that your energy level is low, then you may need to increase the calories slightly. Give yourself time to adjust, and then make the decision to tweak it!