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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 3 year old and an 8 month old and am really struggling with this. 
I sign myself up for a workout class once a week after the kids go to bed. I can't motivate myself to workout at home at the end of the day, but I can manage to make it there once a week. 
The only time I have is before the kids wake up or after they go to bed. Both of those times, I am just too damn tired.

I feel like unless I plan my days around a workout, it just won't happen. [b]And frankly, I can't plan my days around a workout. [/b]Ugh. [/quote]

Or, you don't want to plan your days around a workout, which is fine.  But own that.  Many of us do plan our days (in part) around a workout, which is often the only way to get it done when you have kids and work.[/quote]
+1

I was never-ever a morning person. But the only time I have to exercise is in the morning before the kids get up. I found an exercise I like and YouTube videos and a studio class I like, and while it was still a struggle for the first couple of weeks, after it became a habit, it's changed everything.

The key for me: let something you enjoy become a habit. Don't force yourself to do exercise you hate and slog out of bed once a week to do it. That'll never stick. [/quote]

+2.  My schedule does revolve around a workout.  If I know the only time I will have to get to the gym is 6:30 on Saturday morning, I go to bed early enough Friday, and don't drink even a glass of wine.  I don't just go if/when I feel like it.  I love my workouts and look forward to them but I definitely have to plan my days around them.[/quote]

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