I completely stopped exercising ... for like five weeks! I'm so ashamed of myself, and can't seem to start up again. I just feel like I have no energy at all. This is what happened.

First week I got my period, and I can never exercise when I have it (sorry, guys, TMI). Second week I had bad neck pain, and then got sick. This sickness caused me to lose 4 pounds. Third week I had allergy problems, and still had the neck pain. Fourth week neck pain subsided a little, and allergies went away, but I had stopped so long that I just didn't start again.

I know missing is wrong, and I feel so ashamed of myself. I came so far, and just fell off the wagon so to speak. Already, I've gained like 3 pounds back. I lost my motivation too, and I have little to no energy. Also, I've been sleeping like I'm dead here lately.

hey i know what its like i havent been to a gym in nearly a year and haven't been able to stick to an exercise regime since, but i woke up today thinking its never too late and today will be a new start so keep your chin up if you need you can pm me and we can keep each other motivated, wish you the best of luck.

Put on your sneakers and go for a walk.

I think everyone struggles with staying on plan and with excercising. At least, I do. I don't want to exercise sometimes. Instead, I want to lay on the couch all day and do nothing. However, doing nothing all day is what made me morbidly obese. So even if I REALLY don't want to exercise I try to make myself. Once I get going it's not so bad. You might feel better if you exercise some.

You're absolutely right, Asherdoodles87, I got outside this evening and played Frisbee with my little brother and husband and it was a blast. We played for about an hour.

Serval, I get it. I REALLY do HOWEVER... get up and just do it. This is your official kick in the hind end. The very same one I HAVE to give myself EVERYDAY! NO KIDDING EVERYDAY!

I have lined up a bunch of friends that know when I will be on the "monster" AKA elliptical. I text them the full hour workout. Talking about meaningless crap sometimes. Lots of times I text about the cute guys in the gym. Heck sometimes I make up guys and describ them in detail but they don't really exist except in my mind. LOL The point is I keep busy while sweating.

Give it a try... it works for me.

I have to kick my but everyday to workout. It def is hard to get back into it, but you just gotta do it, you will feel so much better once you do.

Just go out and do it, the first 5 mins will be hard but once the blood starts circulating you'll feel 1000% better about everything... Stop berating yourself we ALL have those moments and we all get back on the wagon and keep going, this is for you, your health and future...You can do this

your mileage may vary, but this was my plan that helped me get back on track:

set a work-out plan for the week. Whatever it is, "I am going to walk a mile three times a week and do crunches during the commercials when my favorite show is on" for example, and then look at your schedule. Don't sabotage yourself by planning to do it when you know you'll be exhausted or too busy or whatever, pick ideal times/activities to ease back in.

Then do it. And if you don't do it, immediately plan when you will make up the workout that week. I would just have it in my head 'today is my exercise day' and when the clock says its time to do it, I'd suck it up and do it. It took me a few weeks of cajoling myself into following my schedule, but I knew that if I skipped I was going to have to reschedule it and it probably wouldn't happen at a more convenient time than I'd already planned, so it was just easier to do it right then. And then I sort of built up some momentum, it was just kinda habit and I actually am enjoying exercise time (mostly anyway!), its just another thing in my day. And 5 weeks is not the end of the world! Don't feel guilty, just break the streak and move on