New here, looking for easy workouts

danaw3595

hi all, I’m a do it all mom of 2. I have worked a sedentary job for the last 4 years and see the effects of this in my joints and energy levels. My kids are teens now so I have finally taken the time for myself to find my fitness again. Seeing how that is different now in my 40s than in my youth is crazy.
I was a health and fitness professional for most of my young adult life and when I had kids something switched in me. I lost motivation to take on fitness and struggled to make it through my days. I spent almost 20 years entrenched in high performance training and athletics and during the times as a mom I found time to work out I took on a more is best attitude and defaulted to that athlete deep down inside. Unfortunately my new body was just not up to the task and I had a hard time adapting my knowledge to my own situation. If I didn’t have the time to put in 110% to a workout, what was the point? So I would skip it. And this happened more often than not.

Last year I decided to take my health on seriously and dedicate time and effort to where I was right then. I had gotten up to 175lbs and ended up finding a neat little app with 7 minute daily workouts and cool nutrition advice. I got into some good habits and managed to drop 20 lbs and jack up my well being in a matter of a couple months. I felt great! Problem was, it worked on a 28 day loop and the information got recycled and I got BORED. been there, done that, could recite the pledge. I puttered around on wellness apps for the last year, trying the introductory offers, and haven’t been able to get back to that initial success. I have maintained my weight at 159lb, but am not feeling my BEST.
I decided to try MFP after having it in the background for years because of the food tracking. Honestly, it’s the best. This is the first time I have ever posted ANYTHING (staring off huge), but I figure engaging with a community is what works.
If you have made it this far, THANK YOU! Here is my question to you: where do you find short, fairly easy workouts? Like, I could do them in my office clothes if I need to in case I feel like making excuses. I’m looking to knock down as many barriers as I can and from what I can tell about myself, I will talk myself out of a workout if it’s too hard, too long, or requires more space or equipment than I have access to in that exact moment.

*also, I love Nutella and sometimes eat it out of the container. That could be a pretty decent barrier to my success, but can we not talk about that? I started logging it. What more do you want from me???