a question i get a lot is, "how do you stay motivated to workout every day?" and the short answer is, "hahahahaha i'm not."
cause here's the thing... i love working out. legitimately adore the feeling an awesome workout and hitting new personal bests and working towards new goals. but that does not mean i do a cartwheel out of bed every morning at 4:30 am ready to go to the gym. not remotely.
motivation is not a constant in ANYONE'S fitness journey. and if anyone says they're always motivated to workout and eat right everyday...they're lying.
motivation gets you started. and that is HUGE. getting started is (obviously) a big part of your health & fitness journey... but it is not biggest part. the biggest part is gonna be your ENTIRE LIFE of constantly making decisions that will either help or hinder your goals.
so here's the trick to keeping up with your health & fitness goals: dedication.
now that isn't something that you can buy a supplement for or make happen magically. it's a constant decision you have to make. sometimes at 4:30 am making the decision to get up and go to the gym and sometimes its at 6 pm when you're gonna make decision to cook dinner or go buy fast food.
motivation will come and go over time depending on ten million different influences. dedication is constant.
dedication makes time to go to the gym even when they're busy. dedication preps and/or plans meals so they don't go off track at the end of the day when they're tired. dedication understands that working hard (even when they don't feel like it) gets shit done.
it's not easy. if it was easy everyone would be doing it.
but it is worth it.
even on mornings when i wanted nothing more than to curl back under my blankets, finishing that workout feels so powerful. and i always feel better when i eat something that i made at home fresh instead of something oily from a fast food restaurant. and those healthy eats lead to me being better fueled for workouts.
it all adds up!
so you need to get over the whole being motivated for every single workout nonsense. it's not reality. (though you should enjoy your workouts- find something that works for you and makes you like exercise most of the time!) dedication to the commitment you made to yourself/family/friends/trainer will get you to a workout.
motivation will get you started. dedication will keep you going.