That's a good idea, katy trail. Thanks. I was thinking of alternating weeks in the month- 1) Exercise, 2) Write, 3) Exercise, 4) Write. Or something like that. I find that I can also get house-chores done better when I write (the exercise drains me too much, I guess), so on those weeks I would also get housework done.

you could make a house cleaning workout. especially if you have stairs this could really burn calories.

I used to have the same problem! I write online for a living now and have been writing short fiction since high school. I used to be a one-or-the-other person when it came to anything weight loss related and writing. I would get totally absorbed in one and the other would slip out of my life. I couldn't seem to balance it.

For instance, I would start to go for a walk then run back into the house because a great idea hit me...so much for exercise!

Today, I have found a bit of balance, but I still struggle. I found forms of exercise that are fun (Zumba) and that stimulate my creativity (walking, just me and my thoughts, sometimes jotting ideas on a small notepad as I walk).

Since I write for a living online now I have to set strict working hours that I do nothing else but work, which has limited the time I spend on fiction. Now that I am not writing as much fiction exercise is easy and enjoyable...so I totally understand what you are saying. There is something about story writing that drains you in a way writing articles and website content doesn't. I don't know what it is, the creativity is costly though.

Sorry, katy, I live in a trailer, so that doesn't exactly work. I mostly stretch for exercise at the moment (when I'm not writing, that is).

Purple, you are exactly right. Stories do drain me. It's weird.

Depends. Some days I'm too exhausted to write, other's I get ideas when I'm working out. I'm sure that once you hti a good equilibrium with everything all the pieces will fall into place.