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[quote=Anonymous]You've gotten lots of good advice, OP, but I will say that, for me, building exercise into my daily life has been critical to self-care.  Park further away than you need to, take the kids for walk, heck, find a cheap double jogger if you can and start there.  Take a walk on your lunch break, or any time you can during work.

And yes, sleep.  Talk to your husband to see where you can get some time to yourself for exercise and sleep.

I have two kids, 11 months and almost three years, and exercise daily through a mix of runs with the double stroller, working out in our basement, or hot yoga (a weekly treat, but there are great online resources for free or very little money).  We have someone come in and clean once every three weeks, but do everything else ourselves.  We both work FT, albeit with telework days for both of us.  If you and/or your husband have that option at work, go for it.  Makes a huge difference.

What about food delivery?  I find that the less I'm at the store, the less I spend, plus it saves time.  Cook in bulk and freeze for later.  Simple, simple, simple foods.

I'm also prone to emotional eating but work hard to keep tempting foods out of the house.  But honestly, keeping my exercise habit really cuts down on my desire to eat sweets (my favorite), or at least to eat them in unhealthy proportions.  Hang in there.[/quote]

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