Think about why you have started youre journey. What was the goal you wanted to achieve? If necessaty, go back a few steps and take it from there. And remember, every step you take is a win. You don’t have to be perfect.
If you don’t want to get back after illness(back to exercise or back to work or whatever habit) then have to want to want to get back. If you don’t even want to want to get back, then you have to want to want to want to get back. Do not persist in the emotion of not wanting to, but catch the smallest sliver of wanting to and focus on it. Why is that sliver different. How is it different than the huge desire not to get back to whatever you need to start. Then follow this focus with even the most simple action, like saying out loud what you want, or jotting down a note and sticking it on your desk mirror or fridge. Something to temind you of that different sliver
Rest enough, and restart. Don’t think too much, if you could achieve only lower level than before. Inch by inch, but don’t quit. Till you die.
I like to start small, take a walk around the block. Be sure to drink lots of water and eat some nutritious food to help you get over the cold.
I guess it depends on the sickness. But in general, the best option may be to start off slow but consistent. I think the goal would be to re-establish the routine but not necessarily the same intensity or duration that you had before you got sick.
You have to tell and remind yourself that being healthy and staying motivated to do what you were doing before will help you in a major way to prevent from being ill again!
Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Start slowly with with a few stretches morning and evening.. do not rush into things as your body needs to fully regain it’s strength. But most of all.. believe in yourself. Push yourself to do these exercises. You’ll thank yourself in some years to come
When you got sick it meant that you hadn’t gaven up before. Congratulate yourself for doing that but dont push yourself to hard . Really all I can say is keep going.
Omg! That is so tough! I dont have a great answer. All I know is that once I get myself to start up again it becomes alot easier to get into the routine. That sometimes is all I need to keep going.
It’s possible that getting sick can be discouraging. It means the rules changed, and you can’t do what you were hoping to do, if only temporarily. It may seem as though what you gained is lost. This is a period to recommit to making improvements in your life. Give yourself permission to start again, maybe from a different place, with goals that match where you are right now. Whatever your situation, there is far more right with you than there is wrong with you. Habits can help you, even if you are living with illness and are not sure whether you are on the road to better health.
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