Exercise ???

Tonight I find myself wondering...being that I have 3 young boys & I stay home with them - why? Oh why?? - do I still need to do a scheduled exercise routine to try to lose (or maintain for that matter!!!) weight??? I mean I chase, run, walk, crawl, tumble, carry & drag 3 young boys around ALL the time - so with that why is it so difficult to maintain or lose the weight?

you may ask - what are you eating?? That's a great question!!! Over all I am a pretty nutritious eater - I love whole grains, wheat, fresh fruit & veggies, milk - I prefer those foods over all - not saying of course that I don't love many of the other foods out there.
Anyway back on track...
My normal day of food includes the following....
Breakfast - either a bowl of cereal (honey bunches of oats, Cheerios, not a treat cereal), eggs & toast or pancakes.
Snack - carrots w/ dip, snow peas w/ dip (a new fave!) or a hand full of gold fish.
Lunch - usually a sandwich (PB&J) that's what the boys prefer, or organic mac & cheese (that's a usual meal - we do other things but those are the boys favs) w/ pretzels, milk
Snack - varies I may have a fruit leather with the boys or I may have nothing..I also will admit I once and a while indulge in a dark chocolate Milano....ummmm.......milano......
Dinner - usually a typical family dinner, a protein, veggie, bread or pasta (sometimes both...) milk.
Sometimes but not always by any means Husband & I may have a sweet after the boys go down - but that is maybe 2x a week.

Ok so that's an average day for food....

So I joined LA Fitness - Health Partners gives me back $20 a month as long as I go 12x a month. That is pretty easy to do right? No, not always. I have a regular routine where I go Mon, Wed, Fri. I leave after all the boys are down and work out for anywhere from 25 minutes - 1 hour + a little time in the sauna...very nice....
The trouble I am finding is that lately (more than before) I am so exhausted I don't have the energy to start the truck let alone go to the club. Yes, I would love it more if I could go during the day - but that is just no an option for me...Yes, it would be great to have someone near by that would hold me accountable - in the sense where we both go together and keep the motivation going - but that just isn't possible.

So that leaves me going - not always getting all that I should out of it - being exhausted, staying at a weight I am not happy with & wondering again how this is all possible when I am constantly on the move with my wonderful boys????

Is there no justice?????