Need help with exercise

[gallicgirl]

I'm a bit overweight and it's about time to do something about it. Hopefully this determination will last more than a week like it usually does!

So, I've downloaded the NHS weight loss plan, checked my weight and BMI and on Monday, I'll start to make a concerted effort to eat more sensibly. I know I drink too much and will naturally lose a bit once I stop drinking (gin is low calorie, right? :) )

However, I also need to do some exercise as I currently do nothing other than dashing after the toddler. I work 2 days a week and have a brisk 15 minute walk from the car to the office but other than that I always use the car. My older child goes to school almost 2 miles away so I can't even realistically walk to school.
Part of the problem is that I don't have any childcare to look after the toddler while I exercise and my DH doesn't get home from work until the kids are getting ready for bed. So I can't go out of the home and do exercise other than a short run occasionally if DH gets home a bit earlier or has a day off.
Can anyone point me towards exercise plans that I can do at home for short periods of time?

Thanks all.

Yoga with Adrienne on you tube. She does a series for a month to kick start you. Beginners do well with that one. Most recent one is called yoga revolution. It's a great work out and has the added benefit of being more flexible!

There's a channel called Be Fit on You Tube and it has loads and loads of different exercises. 20 minute cardio workouts, 5 minute abs, glutes and arm workouts etc.

I've started getting up a few minutes earlier in the morning and doing a quick workout before the kids get up. It's really working - I've lost 19lbs so far.

Jillian Michaels 30 day shred is great too. 20 minutes a day for 30 days.

Thank you, I'll check those out. I hadn't thought of yoga.

Calorie counting looks to be an absolute pain - going to spend ages weighing all my ingredients!

HIIT workouts, Joe wicks has some on YouTube. The 5 year old joins in, not the toddler though. I break off to empty potties etc in the middle. I found 30day shred too difficult with the kids around they kept stealing my weights and think one got dropped on a foot eventually! But I did manage it in the evenings sometimes.

Or are there any Mums fitness classes or council gyms with creche near you? Or go to a class in the evening once your husband is home?

Look up the "seven minute workout" oh and you could get some sort of machine :)