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Originally Posted by Pepino
This is how I feel right now. I work a very demanding job and I am NOT a morning person (as it is, I'm basically late every day for work from hitting the snooze button...luckily no one cares about that since I bring in the money for my company!)
Anyway, I have a one year old son and he goes to bed at 8:00 pm so by the time I get him and get home it is 6:00 pm so I only have two hours to spend with him. It really sucks because I have a goal to exercise JUST two days a week and it is so, so hard to fit it in. I am feeling bitter about going tonight after work because it means I get home after my son's bedtime and don't see him at all. I feel like I never see him.  |
I get it! Believe me! There have been times I feel like I haven't seen my kids in days. I know I can't keep a schedule that has me out of the house too many nights a week or I start to feel depressed about not being home with my family. But there are weeks when that's what I have to do.
It comes down to a choice. Either you get up early and get a work out in, or you pick 2-3 days a week that you go in the evening. Don't forget you have all day on your days off, whatever those days may be. In 7 days, you should be able to pick 2 or 3 that maximize family time while getting in a workout.
Can you exercise at home, after your son goes to bed? A DVD? Wii? Push ups, sit ups, kettle bell? Treadmill, elliptical? I swear, putting a treadmill upstairs was the best thing I ever did for myself! Then I got a Total Trainer. My gym attendance was not good, and wasn't getting better, so I wanted something at home. It helped!
