I started working out consistently in March. I had tried multiple times to start working out prior to this, but it always fell short. This consistent working out occurred at the beginning of quarantine — being locked in the house presented a lot of boredom. I was so motivated when I started to work out. I was excited to get my dream body and tone up my stomach especially.

I thought working out was easy — you just do it.

Well, I was sort of wrong in the way that I was thinking.

Once I started to work out, I became obsessed. I would feel bad about myself on the days I chose to rest, and would even be confused as to why my body wasn't achieving my goals. I soon realized that I was not being consistent with working out — a lot of factors play a big part in messing up your schedule.

For me, it was getting sick and surgeries. While being at school, I would get sick really easily because of the weather and a bunch of factors. I would be locked in my room trying to get better as quickly as possible. Then I would not work out, because I would be too drained and lazy. This made it difficult, and I would be so used to not working out, that by the time I got better I would be out of sync with it.

Eventually, I just would stop.

This made it hard.

Another reason which is recent and why I am writing this is getting my wisdom teeth out. I got them out two weeks ago now, and couldn't work out for about a week. I was in intense pain and very uncomfortable. I couldn't eat much and had basically no energy. It's been two weeks now and I find myself still having issues with motivation after this.

Outside factors play a huge role and take a toll on many aspects of your life. When it comes to working out, it is easy to lose motivation, but you have to find that motivation and get back into your routine.

I'm still finding it hard to do this today, but maybe writing this will get me back on track.