With a job and a family, the only time I could fit in workouts was before the kids woke up. In order to leave the house by 5:20 a.m. to make it to my CrossFit class, I had to get up by 5:00 a.m. In the evenings, with dinner and dishes to do, lunches to make, and wanting to spend time with my husband, I often didn't get to sleep until after 10:30 p.m. This wasn't enough sleep, and I had been living like that for over a year.
I decided to take some time off from those insanely early morning classes and cut down my workouts from five to six times a week to four times a week and did later 7:00 a.m. or 8:00 a.m. workouts instead. I wore a Fitbit to bed to ensure I was getting at least seven to eight hours a night. Feeling rested made me feel less hungry the next day, which helped prevent mindless snacking. Even though I was working out less, I was still maintaining my muscle, but losing body fat.