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How far is the school? Get the kids cycling to school to free up your time (or maybe cycle with them). Or use a cargo bike to drop them off. As for rain... that's what waterproofs and mudguards are for.
hippy-
8 miles, so a 16 mile roundtrip. In theory a cargo bike/tandem might work but:
I have done this during holidays, t takes me 45 mins to get to the school and an hour and a half to get back. So that's 2 hours 15 minutes. [the road is not flat everywhere and some areas are on the road, cos The Netherlands this ain't...]
The car it takes 1h15 minutes and unfortunately, I have work to log back into.
Agree on the waterproofs, and I have no problems cycling to work but going out for fun on the weekend when it's pissing down just ain't gonna happen. I dug the kettlebells back out, no excuse there :)
JWestland
I always found this very helpful on how to set goals for leanness (as weight is only a part of it)
https://www.precisionnutrition.com/cost-of-getting-lean
My diet is already quite good, but to get leaner I need to exercise more. Due to the schoolrun cycling isn't happening as often as it did, and I don't feel like going to the gym 6 times a week cos I have other priorities.
Now this graph does not use calorie counting as PN doesn't like that system (bollocks to that for me) but if I look at how "good looking people" exercise, they do exercise more than I do. So, I accept that and accept I won't be that much leaner unless I prioritize.
(25% fat for a female is however healthy so I don't have a reason either to exercise more than I do now just to get leaner...weights 2 a week, walking/cycling 2-3 a week, that could be a bit better! Stupid car school run combined with the rainy NI weather...)