Here is my problem:

I used to be a gym buff in really great shape. I was an incredibly lean size 6. I have never been an over eater and i dont have horrible eating habits yet there is room for improvement.

I haven been to the gym in 13 months. The first few months i was just tired and couldnt get back into the swing of things. I started working out 3 days a week in my apartment instead but it wasnt the same. Since then i have sporadically exercised in my apt but not enough to make any difference whatsoever.

I am stuck at a size 8. That size isnt thaty bad but i feel like a squishy size 8 when i was a lean size 6 for 4 years. I am gettign very disgusted with myself to the point of not being able to look at myself. I can t buy any new clothes because nothing fits me right and i dotn knwo how to lose weight without exercising.

I work full time. I get home bewteen 6:40-7:20 every night and I go to school until 10pm tuesdays and thursdays. I am in school all day saturday. My issue is time combined with exhaustion. Sunday is my only free day in which i dont do any homework. Monday and friday nights i have homework to do. Wednesdays i do any household work and even then i dont have time or am too tired to get that done.

I tried changing my eating habits. Liek i said they werent that bad to begin with. I am not a big junk eater, i only eat 3 average sized meals a day, and have always drank skim milk, diet everything, etc.... I stopped eating anything fried, swithced to all whole grain/whole wheat products, cut out red meat, ate only 900- 1100 calories a day ( 3 full meals and snack included) and i am disappointed. Changing my eating habits made a light improvement but not enough.

I am beyond frustrated with myself and dont know what to do. I gave up the calorie counting because it was a pain in the ass. I know the only way i will be satisfied with myself again is if i go back to the gym but i just dont have time and when my schedule lightens up i jsut feel too drained to attempt it.

Does anyone have any helpful ideas on how i can lose weight when i have a very tight, time-crunched schedule that leaves me exhausted?

how about those slendertone electrodes that you hook up to your abs ond legs and they contract your muscles to make you buff?

if not just gym really, suppose you could just do free-weigths at home, less aerobic exercice and more focus on bodybuilding resistance stuff.

You don't necessarily need to work out to lose weight. You can approach it entirely from a diet standpoint. I'm sure there is something else you can change about your diet. Do you drink sodas, iced tea, or any other sugary drink like that? Eliminate that stuff. If you're actually eating 900-1100 calories a day, that's not enough. Starving yourself isn't the answer and it just slows your metabolism, which I'm sure you know.

I stopped eating the 900-1100 calories a day about a month ago. I lost a few pounds but it wasnt worth it. I was eating low calorie cereal for breakfast ( only 160 calories with the skim milk), whole wheat turkey wraps for lunch, and grilled chicken and veggies or fish with veggies for dinner. I had pudding,apples, or oranges for snacks. It wasnt starving myslef but it wasnt realistic for the long term either. I need something realistic for long term.

yr schedule reminds me of mine. I found the best way to crunch exercise in is on my lunch break. I do a brisk walk for 30 minutes almost every day. Yeah I give up most of lunch, but it is better than trying to work out when I am tried and getting home from work at 6:30. And on the weekends lots of good exercise.