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Anonymous
I have a similar problem. But I still manage to keep a routine going.
I always take a lot of caffeine and glutamine to get my energy up before a workout, to combat the fatigue of depression.
And when I lift weights, I think of nothing but the weights. Not my family or job or anything else, I just concentrate on the form and motion and put everything else aside, and that is sorta therapeutic for me.
Do you write down your workout results, whatever they may be? Weight loss/weight lifted/miles run? I find that being able to see the numbers laid out on a chart and seeing my gradual progress drives me to continue and constantly beat my personal best.
And then there's the satisfaction of looking better and being stronger or thinner or whatever your goal may be, the prospect of that alone should keep you going.
Above all, find a routine and stick with it no matter what. If you fail, you can fail knowing you still tried, and even that failure is progress. You can use that knowledge to do things different the next day.
Then again, why did you fail your previous routines? Maybe you were doing them improperly, or they were too intense or you weren't getting the results you wanted. Maybe researching a new routine would benefit.
Anyways, good luck, OP.
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