[godshatter]

I went through many iterations of trying to find a workout routine that I could stick with. In the end, I decided to focus on the journey and not the destination. I do a one weight training exercise every day, rotating through different exercises so that muscles have time to rest and increasing reps and/or weight slowly. The key, for me anyway, was to allow some slack time without going outside the rules. I can miss one day, but no more than one in a row, unless I am on an actual vacation away from home. If I'm slacking about exercise, I can skip every other day. If I'm not, I get many days in a row. For me, building the habit was more important than intensity, and working some slack time into the rules was what allowed me to build it.

Requiring myself to do it every day with no flexibility works for me only until the first day I miss, and then it's basically all over except for the death throes. YMMV.