Losing motivation, feeling depressed...

I'm just wondering if anyone has ever hit this phase or had this happen... i began losing weight about a year ago after i took a wellness class in college. At that time i was fluctuating between 200 and 220 pounds depending on the season for the last few years. What really motivated me then was the fact that when i walked up the stairs for class i was out of breath still even after i had been sitting in class for a few minutes. I'm 5' 7'' btw. My chest also hurt sometimes after intense physical activity. I was eating very unhealthy. So I got a gym membership and just started walking and reading for an two or three hours 3-4 times a week. After a few weeks i started doing weights. Then i figured out, "hey i can run now!" and ran a mile to 2.5 miles every day at the gym and cycled jogging/walking til the calorie counter hit 600. I started going to the gym 5 days a week and burning 500 cals/day and eating about 1700 kcals a day. Anywhoo... now that i'm 140 pounds and at a healthy BMI i am losing motivation to stay skinny. Unhealthy people that keep telling me i'm "too skinny boy" arent helping either... tbh i was working out so i could be more attractive to the opposite sex and be able to run up stairs without dying. However, now that i'm working over 50 hours a week, 7 days a week for the last 2 months, going to school full time, and going to the gym/exercising for an hour every day i have no time for girls even if i did find one attracted to me. Ok enough reading, time for the question:

How do you guys stay motivated to eat healthy and exercise when life seems to get in the way and your free time dwindles?

I've definitely struggled with balancing time/school/being healthy. Last semester I had 6 classes, a one year old and a part time job. I felt like I lived in my car or at school. I had a free hour or two every day, but I spent them smoking outside the school, wasting time, and pretending I didn't have time for the gym. I didn't gain any weight, but I didn't lose any either. It took a change of mindset for me to start making my health a necessary part of my daily schedule. Packing lunches. Putting the gym visit anywhere it would fit. Right now my schedule is drastically lighter than last semester though, so I'm not sure how I'll handle it once things pick back up. Do you mind me asking why/where you work 50 hours a week?

You're obviously a very driven and talented person to even attempt your schedule. 

You've hit on my ultimate challenge in life.  I'm a middle aged professional who regularly works ridiculous hours and travels.  I've used this as an excuse to not take care of myself for years.  However, I have friends who work the same type of hours/travel and they are in healthy and in shape.  I think they are better at loving themselves and putting their health first - which is the only truly healthy attitude. 

That being said - there is only so much a body can do.  You may be trying to do way too much and expecting way too much from yourself.  (I'm very guilty of this.)  Take a deep breath, reevaluate your schedule and determine whether there is something that needs to change.  Everything in life is a balancing act and your schedule may be out of balance.  Again, you have to put your health first because nobody else will - they (your boss and teachers/professors) will just keep asking more and more of you.  You have to take control of your own schedule and health.  Good luck in this continuous challenge of modern life!

Two jobs, one is a desk job so i get no exercise at all (unless i'm running ethernet cable through ceilings or something) and one is me standing on my feet pretty much motionless for my shifts lol.

HIIT?

HIIT did seem like the perfect solution but in practice unless i stick to a steady rate i have trouble getting a good work out. I will burn myself out too quickly.

coworkers and friends who say to you that you are too skinny IS a very common and popular problem. They are sick people and please don't listen to them. I am sorry I didn't read all your post but if you are at a healthy BMI, you are NOT skinny. you are healthy. if you are underweight, then yes, increase your calories.

 if you listen to those people and let them affect your motivation, you will struggle to lose weight again. 

if you do a lot of work and your life is very busy, I can see you have two jobs and school, just increase your healthy calories and Stay on track. best of luck.

Congratulations on the weight loss so far!! I have begun to start treating taking care of myself/being healthy as a real priority- right on par with the commitment of a job or school. I definitely can relate to my diet/exercise commitments getting lost during busier times, and it can seem overwhelming.

You also strike me as a very driven and dynamic person- just try and remember that your health should be a number one priority, even if you are accused of bordering on obsession... ugh, simply because the quality of your lifestyle truly affects all other aspects of your life. For that reason alone, eating healthy and exercising should be more than an afterthought or just a short-term project that may or may not fit into that week's schedule. I'm sure it has been your experience that "wasting" time exercising and preparing healthy meals is more of an investment because you will ultimately be more energetic and productive with your time. Ah yes, and if I seem to be coming from a self-righteous place I am instead thrilled that in writing this I will take my own advice ramblings and remind myself of my own priorities... hehe no cookies tonight :)

Great job on the weight loss!

At this point you should focus on maintaining weight.  Maintaining weight means exercising about thirty minutes a day and eating about a 2,000 calorie diet.  That's about the two things you need to do.  Remember you don't have to do all your thirty minutes at once and it doesn't have to be running around on an elliptical either.

Good luck!