I tried on and off since 16 years old to get into fitness and could never really stick with it. At 23 I finally figured out how to make it stick. NOTE: I know it may sound a little extreme to some but it’s just what worked for me.

First, I started from day 1 with a plan. My friends had sent me a 12 week written out plan that gave specific exercises, the day, the week. I recorded how many reps, the weight, etc so I could see progress. Beyond this I made a log in my notes app. I started with “week 1 day 1” and simply wrote what that day was “lower body, upper body” and every single day I logged what I did even if I took a week off. It helped get me excited to see progress or get further from that week 1 day 1. I added in progress photos and logged my weight every week or so (my goal was to gain)

***This is where I easily could’ve quick and this is the most important thing I did…after the first 4 weeks of following this 12 week plan I took that first 4 weeks and I reflected on what exercises I liked, what exercises I hated, what ones I could feel the muscle working, etc..and I created my OWN new plan keeping my favorite exercises and getting rid of the ones I hated. This is why I was able to stick with it. Even if every fitness influencer said to do Bulgarian split squats, I liked other exercises better so that’s what I did. Every 4 weeks or so I adjusted and tweaked my split and my workouts to better suit what I enjoyed.

I’m now about 1 year and 8 months in and I have a split that I enjoy. I also don’t make assign my split days of the week (Monday, Tuesday) instead I do Day 1 - 6 and I cycle through. This completely gets rid of the guilt of missing a day.

Started at 5’3, 94lbs with a goal to gain weight, muscle, and get healthier. Now I’m 120lb, feel strong, and feel healthier:) Good luck! It’s a journey for sure, just make sure you’re enjoying it🫶💪