cparks1
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I am a breast feeding mother who is about 30 pounds over weight. I work Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. My usual routine is wake up around 6:00 am, take a shower and get ready then wake LO up to dress him and feed him, then leave to drop him off at daycare and start my day at work. I get an hour lunch break at work, which I use to walk about 2 miles (weather permitting). Then after work, I pick Peyton up, go home and feed him around 6:00 pm, clean all the bottles for my pump and get us ready for the next day (which takes awhile). The time that I can actually work out at home would be at 9:00 pm, but by then I am ready for bed. 
Well, Peyton hasn't been sleeping through the night, he has been waking up at 1:30 am or 2:00 am. I go in and pat his butt for 15- 20 min. but he still wakes up crying so I just tuck him in bed with us so I can get rest before work.
Anyways, so yesterday I made the decision to force myself out of bed at 5:00 am and go downstairs and start doing step aerobics again. Well, my LO was in our bed and woke up about that time kind of hungry.
It just seems like I can't have an hour to myself to try to get back in shape. Is that too much to ask?? My OH could get up in the morning and tend to Peyton but he just sleeps. He does help me out at night, but I feel he could do more. He knows that I am down in the dumps about how I look and he keeps telling me to do something about it but when I do, he makes me feel selfish for taking time for myself to work out. 
So I figured my only solution is hoping Peyton is still sleeping in his crib at 5:00 am or getting a gym membership and going on my lunch break to work out. Heaven forbid I want to get my body back in shape. 
It's VERY frustrating....... Sorry for the rant, but there just isn't enough time in a day.
Well, Peyton hasn't been sleeping through the night, he has been waking up at 1:30 am or 2:00 am. I go in and pat his butt for 15- 20 min. but he still wakes up crying so I just tuck him in bed with us so I can get rest before work.Anyways, so yesterday I made the decision to force myself out of bed at 5:00 am and go downstairs and start doing step aerobics again. Well, my LO was in our bed and woke up about that time kind of hungry.
It just seems like I can't have an hour to myself to try to get back in shape. Is that too much to ask?? My OH could get up in the morning and tend to Peyton but he just sleeps. He does help me out at night, but I feel he could do more. He knows that I am down in the dumps about how I look and he keeps telling me to do something about it but when I do, he makes me feel selfish for taking time for myself to work out. So I figured my only solution is hoping Peyton is still sleeping in his crib at 5:00 am or getting a gym membership and going on my lunch break to work out. Heaven forbid I want to get my body back in shape. It's VERY frustrating....... Sorry for the rant, but there just isn't enough time in a day.
