schedule... (daily).. married? kids?

[TheCheM]

What is your current schedule like..

I've been having a real hard time lately managing time, with work and gym and other activities + the gf.

It seems i am only getting about 5 hours of sleep and its really taking a toll on me.

I so far have refused to get fat again.... so i am at the gym 4-5 days a week for 2 hours.

Tell me how do you guys do it? i can just imagine once i have kids / married... how do you guys fit it all in?

[steven1977]

Tell me how do you guys do it? i can just imagine once i have kids / married... how do you guys fit it all in?

I know how it is. I am married, have a daughter, and work two jobs. I have to make time to hit the gym at least 3 days per week though. It helps when you work out at a 24 hour facility because you can go anytime--you just have to make it a priority and make sure your significant other understands how important it is to you.

[rem1956]

Really, there is no right or wrong answer here. You have to try different things to find a schedule that works for you. I am married, one son, work all day and teach two nights a week. Wife does get upset sometimes with my effort to workout. But I find that if I workout, I have more desire to spend quality time with the family, and it is real quality time. If I skip my workouts, I feel cheated. I tend to blame my family for me missing a workout. Not a good situation.

Bottom line is you must take care of self first, and everything else finds a way to fall in line. And let's be honest... a workout can be taking your kid to the playground and you using the playground equipment for a workout while he plays with his friends. I've done this many times.

[Feng-Hi]

Well for me life has just changed (again) as we've just had our second child. Before my first child I was at the gym 5 days a week, then with the birth of Boy-1 it dropped to 3/4 days a week.

Now the routine is quite simply going to be three out of five weekdays at the gym either before or after work followed by a 3-4 mile run on a Sunday ensuring I get enough weights/cardio in each week and still get to spend time with my darling wife and two children.

I know that it annoys my wife how I ensure I get to the gym but she understands that aside from being at home the gym is my only real downtime. The rest of the time is pretty much at home or work so it's not like I'm asking too much.

My routine NORMALLY (depending on shift changes/family commitments) will be:

Monday - 50-65 minutes weight training
Wednesday - 55-70 minutes weight training
Friday - 50-65 minutes weight training
Sunday - 3.5-4.5 mile run

I am looking to increase my runs on Tuesdays/Thursdays alternately as it's only 2.5 miles to work so i could easily up to a 5 mile run day one extra day of the week but that's currently "Under Discussion".

For me it's about compromise and ensuring I get my time with my boys and also "me time" at the gym!

[pearldrummer]

I am in Iraq so my schedule is not too bad. I get to work out most days depending on the missions for the day and week. I normally get up and go eat chow. Then we go out on mission for most of the day and eat lunch out, sometimes MRE's sometimes local food. Then we get back and I change and go lift weights. Then I go to chow and shower. After that I try and talk to my wife and then go to sleep and do it all over the next day.

When I am not deployed I do physical training every weekday morning with my platoon and then at lunch I go to the gym. That way once I get off I have the rest of the day free.

For me, I just have to have a routine and stick to it as closely as possible.

[foxbody351w]

I know how it is. I am married, have a daughter, and work two jobs. I have to make time to hit the gym at least 3 days per week though. It helps when you work out at a 24 hour facility because you can go anytime--you just have to make it a priority and make sure your significant other understands how important it is to you.

We figure in less money for shopping, eating out(which you really shouldnt be doing too much if you are trying to diet!), etc. and use that extra money for a babysitter so we can go to the gym..

My hubby and I go to the gym at the same time so we can kindof "hangout" together AND get our workout in. Small chitchat between sets, or spotting eachother..we still have our own goals in the gym and go our own way.
Figuring in money for supplements is hard, as I dont work and I stay home with our toddler..you have to be really good with money to find ways to get your supps caus I feel like it is worthless to workout without SOME stuff like preworkouts and BCAA's, whey protein.

24 Hour Gym is a LIFESAVER!!! Especially during the holidays when most gyms like to close for every freakin holiday. We also made in good with the owner of our gym and I "tidy up the place" when I come for workouts and get a free membership in exchange. Or if you have kids you could find friends who have kids and go to the gym as well and you can trade off babysitting so you can still workout and not pay for babysitting..or the YMCA always has free babysitting but limited hours..

I know most of these are related to money management in regards to the gym but I think so many people cant afford to go to the gym or get supplements or eat clean foods. It is important to manage your money so you can enjoy things like the gym and staying healthy.

I actually got a part time job recently just so I could afford more supplements for my husband and I!! You need to make a plan and folllow through to manage your time and any other aspect in your life.

[Reach_Yeah]

I'm married with 2 kids. Work 8 hours Mon to Fri. Go to the gym 3 times a week for an hour roughly each time. Go for a 5 mile run twice a week before work. Swimming on Fridays. Get up early Sat Morning for a 15 mile bike ride. Spend the rest of the weekend as family time.

I sleep 8-10 hours a night. I got Crohns so really struggle if I don't get 8+ hours of sleep a night.

[steven1977]

24 Hour Gym is a LIFESAVER!!! Especially during the holidays when most gyms like to close for every freakin holiday. We also made in good with the owner of our gym and I "tidy up the place" when I come for workouts and get a free membership in exchange.

Great deal. My wife wants to get back in the gym and see if we can go together.

[flwrchik69]

I have a husband and a five year old daughter. I like to think that working out and staying fit makes me a better role model and mother for my daughter, however, to be completely honest, there are times I have put my workouts before my time with her That really sucks to type! I have two jobs, one as a personal trainer and the other for our family business. Meanwhile, my husband hates that I spend so much time at the gym. He does not workout himself, and will never understand my love and passion for it. It makes it very difficult! I cannot share my goals or my achievements with him, because he just doesn't want to hear it. When we met, I was 70 pounds heavier and lost it after I had my daughter. I was hooked, ever since! But, he constantly says he would rather me be fat then at the gym as much as I am. But, if this were the case, I would not be content or at all happy with myself.
I guess, I too, struggle with this same thing. I can't ever please everyone. I wonder when it borderlines on just being selfish? I am straight up an exercise addict Gotta have it! I am also a recovering alcoholic (3 years sober) and exercise has been my saving grace.
So, I guess I have no answer. I suck at the juggling act too. Prioritizing...what is most important in life. Family and girlfriends/boyfriends should come first. Sorry about the rant, but this was a great topic.

[THUNDERGOD]

I go to the gym before work, my wife works over nights, my kids get themselves off to school, after work I eat supper with my family. My son goes to Tae Kwon Do every Monday and Thursday nights, my daughter goes to gymnastics on Tuesday nights, my sons take Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on Friday nights, my middle son starts Judo next week and things are going to get really hectic in a week when the kid's hockey season starts!

[bsnyds]

It is a balancing act for sure. My wife and I both go to the gym regularly. We have 3 kids and I work 7:00am to 3:00 and coach 5 days a week until 5:00 on practice days and 9:00 on game days. I still find a way to get to the gym 4 or 5 days a week. Mon, Wed, and Friday I go after practice from 5:00 to 6:30 and eat dinner after around 7:00. I spend an hour or 2 with the kids they go to bed and my wife and I have an hour or so to hang before we go to sleep. I still get about 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night. The wife and I work out together Saturday mornings. It is very structured and takes sacrifice but I feel better so I'm a better husband and father, my kids see the improtance of a healthy lifestyle as well. I could not do this without the support of my wife. I am very lucky that she is as dedicated as me, if not more.

[jaycee77]

I have a husband and a five year old daughter. I like to think that working out and staying fit makes me a better role model and mother for my daughter, however, to be completely honest, there are times I have put my workouts before my time with her That really sucks to type! I have two jobs, one as a personal trainer and the other for our family business. Meanwhile, my husband hates that I spend so much time at the gym. He does not workout himself, and will never understand my love and passion for it. It makes it very difficult! I cannot share my goals or my achievements with him, because he just doesn't want to hear it. When we met, I was 70 pounds heavier and lost it after I had my daughter. I was hooked, ever since! But, he constantly says he would rather me be fat then at the gym as much as I am. But, if this were the case, I would not be content or at all happy with myself.
I guess, I too, struggle with this same thing. I can't ever please everyone. I wonder when it borderlines on just being selfish? I am straight up an exercise addict Gotta have it! I am also a recovering alcoholic (3 years sober) and exercise has been my saving grace.
So, I guess I have no answer. I suck at the juggling act too. Prioritizing...what is most important in life. Family and girlfriends/boyfriends should come first. Sorry about the rant, but this was a great topic.

Read through your post here, while I agree that family/friends always come first, those family and friends should always be supportive of your goals, especially when they are positive ones such as staying fit/healthy. Also congratulations on your sobriety, I come from a family of a recovering alcoholic father (23 years sober now) and I know plenty of people recovering, so keep up the great work with that! If exercise and fitness is what your "drug of choice" is now, keep on that, only good things can come of it.