Motivation comes and goes. Not a single person in the world is ALWAYS motivated. So if you think your "lack of motivation" is the reason you've been regularly skipping workouts, you're wrong. What you're actually lacking is discipline. In some cases, you may also be lacking self-worth. Read on to see how you can address this.
DISCIPLINE
Let's think about something you practice discipline with: brushing your teeth. You brush your teeth at least twice a day (hopefully). Once in the morning and once at night, everyday. The concept of not brushing doesn't even cross your mind as an option. Even if you're totally exhausted at the end of your day, you still brush your teeth anyway. Are you excited about brushing your teeth when you just want to sleep? Probably not, but you still do it.
The truth is: anything can become part of your routine, in time. All it takes is discipline. For example, you want to drink more water. You set a goal to drink 80oz of water everyday. Some days it feels easy, but other days you just don't feel like doing it. This is where discipline comes into play. Even on the days you don't feel like drinking 80oz of water, it's important that you do it anyway. Why? Well, you can't form a daily habit by doing something only twice per week.
SELF-WORTH
Think of a dear friend that you haven't seen in years. Imagine that they promise to come see you next week. The excitement builds as you anticipate their visit, but next week comes and goes and your friend never shows. Ouch, the sting of a broken promise. On the flip side, if you were the friend that promised to visit, you'd probably feel bad if something came up and you couldn't make it. You'd hate to break a promise to your dear friend.
Now imagine a promise you make to yourself. Maybe you promise yourself that you're going to workout 3 times this week, but you only workout once. You may feel disappointed, but you probably brush it off and move on quickly. Doesn't that seem strange? You broke a promise to yourself, but it doesn't quite sting the same as when your friend breaks a promise. Yes, they were different promises, but the principle is the same. You should value yourself just as much as your friends. The promises you make to yourself should hold weight, shouldn't they? IN CONCLUSION...
The next time you're feeling "unmotivated," just do the damn thing (whatever it is), even if you don't necessarily feel like doing it. Accomplishing a task or taking a step toward your goals feels so much better in the longterm than doing what feels comfortable in the moment. If you make promises to yourself, you should feel obligated to uphold those promises (within reason). Hold yourself to a standard because you deserve to be the best version of yourself.
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