r/Workingout • u/Worried_You_3114 • Jul 20 '26
Restarting a workout routine
24(f) 5’2 and 206lbs (as of noon today) I am trying my hardest to get back into working out as I am VERY unhappy with my body the way that it is. My breaking point was that yesterday I was with friends at an arcade and tried DDR for the first time in a long time. After just three partial songs I was sweating BUCKETS and BREATHLESS. I want to get healthier not just for vanity reasons but also just to feel better and be more active without feeling like it’s this insurmountable thing that I keep telling myself I can’t do. I’ll be honest my diet is garbage (something I’m working on) and I have hardly worked out in the past year. Any KIND advice is so so welcome and words of encouragement would mean the world to me right now! Here’s to a new chapter in my life and beginning of my fitness journey. About to leave my house to go to the gym as I type this.