Anonymous wrote:I just watch what I eat and walk a lot. At least a couple miles a day.

5'7, 118 lbs, 3 kids

As a PP said above, thin is not the same as fit. I walk a few miles a day in addition to an intense workout. Walking alone isn't nearly enough to be fit, IMO, unless it's speed walking (and even then, strength training is important, too).

I just watch what I eat and walk a lot. At least a couple miles a day.

5'7, 118 lbs, 3 kids

[quote=Anonymous]NP. My DH leaves for work at 5 am; I drop off kids and get to work at 9 am. Work to 530, then get home at 6pm, make dinner (DH picks up and usually has activities and homework until I get home), then kids aren’t asleep until 9. I could maybe work out at 930, but usually have to clean up and do other chores.

How would you fit in an hour of exercise here? No lunch break, sorry. [/quote]

You would get up early before the kids are up and work out for an hour, so many online apps to use with just a mat and free weights? Sometimes I literally work out in my bathroom/dressing room at 5am for 30 minutes.

I work out 6-7 days a week. With a 3 yr old and 6 yr old, I can only manage 30-60 minutes at a time. Both DH and I work full time. I have a flexible job, short-ish commute (and make do with our small, outdated house we could afford with a good commute). I consider myself lucky to have a flexible job that values work life balance.

Some days my workout is a short run (3 miles). Some days it’s streaming Fitness Blender on YouTube (a life saver for people with kids who can’t always leave the house), some days I work out on my lunch break (place o work at has a fitness center). We just got a dog and that’s really helping me get out before the kids wake up for a quick run. I invested in a double jogging stroller so sometimes my workout is running my kids to and from the playground. I have a lot of options so I can do something that fits into whatever I have going on that day.

If pressed for time- streaming workout videos on YouTube is great. Just commit to 20 minutes to a half hour and work up from there.

I log my food to make sure what I’m putting in my body is equal to or less than what I’m putting out. I eat at home most days of the week. I cook simple, healthy meals my whole family will eat. Gone are the days the kids ate different food than DH and me. If a recipe has over 7 ingredients I’m prolly not gonna make it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don’t know how both parents can work, commute, be a family and sleep.

Sleep 8 hrs, commute + work 9.5 hr, dinner and family time, 3 hrs, 1 hr for daycare logistics (either drop off or pickup), leaves 2.5 hrs for showering, gym, EVERYTHING else.

What do you do?

I give up sleep to workout. Not sure if it’s a good trade.

Work wise I’m a analyst for a scientific contractor.

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don’t know how both parents can work, commute, be a family and sleep.

Sleep 8 hrs, commute + work 9.5 hr, dinner and family time, 3 hrs, 1 hr for daycare logistics (either drop off or pickup), leaves 2.5 hrs for showering, gym, EVERYTHING else.

What do you do?

I honestly don’t know how both parents can work, commute, be a family and sleep.

Sleep 8 hrs, commute + work 9.5 hr, dinner and family time, 3 hrs, 1 hr for daycare logistics (either drop off or pickup), leaves 2.5 hrs for showering, gym, EVERYTHING else.

3 kids under 7; youngest is 1. I stay home with my kids but don’t have any childcare help. To stay fit I have to wake up at 5 am to do a run or take a class at a studio. I also will occasionally jog with my younger kids in a jogging stroller. I do this 5-6 times a week. We also cook the majority of our meals at home, and try to eat healthy/balanced meals.

Anyone here have the mirror for home workouts?

Man I wish I had kids who got up later. Mine is up at 5:30-6 every day. I woh and she goes to bed at 8:30 and by then I'm beat and go to bed at 9:30.

I do all my errands by foot

Work outside the home. Three kids. Typically eat at home. I try to eat mostly clean and mostly paleo. But the real key is daily workouts at 6:00 am. Once the day starts, it’s much harder and more time consuming to get a workout in and there’s always an excuse not to do one.

We have a treadmill and some other equipment at home and I find that it really helps. If I just have an extra 10 minutes in the morning, I go walk, and later if I'm working at home I can do some more at lunch. I have a FitBit and it really helps me to realize how much I'm exercising every day.
On weekends I run or swim while DH watches the kids and we trade off.

Anonymous wrote:Intermittent fasting. (So glad this is a thing now. Before I thought I was being unhealthy when I was too busy to eat until 3pm; now it’s considered good! I’ll take it.)

Fit and thin are not the same.

Intermittent fasting. (So glad this is a thing now. Before I thought I was being unhealthy when I was too busy to eat until 3pm; now it’s considered good! I’ll take it.)