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[quote=Anonymous]In OPs defense—yes sometimes it’s just a matter of making yourself do it. But there are people who have more time to work out than others. SAHP’s who belong to a gym with child care. SAHP’s who have kids in school full time. Part time working parents (that’s me) can do it at the times they’re not working.

And unless you have enough money to shop exclusively at Whole Foods, eating healthy often means cooking from scratch, chopping and prepping foods in advance. So if the op works crazy hours plus has to schlep kids places in the evenings—it can be hard to fit in cooking time. If you and your SO work a crazy work schedule, it really is hard to fit it all in.

That said...a message to the op, sometimes we can’t imagine waking up any earlier to exercise because we are so tired...but we are so tired because we don’t exercise.

For exercise I challenge you to do 5 minutes a day of something, anything. 5 minutes of a walk down the block. 5 minutes running if you can run. 5 minutes of walking up and down stairs. 5 minutes of sit ups/squats/lunges. Fit that 5 minutes in...maybe while your kids are taking a bath or right after they go to bed. Mark it off on a paper calendar. In 2 weeks, make it 10 minutes. Time yourself, keep marking it on the calendar. Mark the days that it feels easy, write down when it feels hard. In one month re-evaluate what it means to fit exercise in to your life and see if there’s anything you can do better.

For food...make one tiny change a week. Cut down the sugar in your coffee in half. If you drink soda or alcohol, reduce the amount each week. Replace one unhealthy snack with fruits or vegetables. Go very slowly, op, and see how it goes. Mark down those changes on that same paper calendar. Look at it every morning.[/quote]

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