Rain and my Thyroid!

So my running plans have not been going so well due to the weather. Any time I really want to get in a run it starts pouring out. Yesterday morning I woke up extra early (yes on a Sunday) and got in a great 5 mile run before it rained for the entire day! I wasn't alone either. You should have seen all the runners out that early on a Sunday. I felt so proud of myself for getting up and going running.

Last night I did not sleep well at all. As a result I did not wake up early enough to fit in a run as well as my ChaLEAN Extreme weight routine. But I did wake up and do the ChaLEAN Extreme workout dispite really wanting to sleep.

I never sleep well on Sunday nights. I believe that my sleep has been disrupted over this past week due to the change in my thyroid medication. I am thinking it's keeping me up. I am going to try taking it earlier today and see if that helps.

I hope I start to see some weight loss. It gets frustrating at times...trying to be postive and patient. I work out 5 - 6 days a week and don't see any results. A lot of people would see results doing my routine. I mean I went from never running to now running 5 miles multiple times a week. You would think the scale would show a loss.

But I keep going because it's important to understand that I am doing everything I can to be healthy and fit but I unfortunately do not have complete control of my thyroid. It's also important that people don't think I use my thyroid as an excuse. That's the furthest thing from the truth. I am constantly changing up my workout routine, eating clean and healthy to try and loose the weight. However, there are times when I need to remind myself that I do have hypothyroidism so that I do not belittle myself. I would like to say that I am always postive and enthusiatic about my weight loss, but I am not. I get frustrated, I start telling myself that I am not working out hard enough despite family members being worried about me working out too much. I have been trying to find a happy medium. I make sure to get in cardio and strength each week and I am not belittling myself if I miss a day because I got too busy or had to help someone.

I understand that exercise isn't something I am doing for a quick weight loss. I love working out and my day doesn't feel complete if I don't do it. I will workout for as long as I live because there is no better feeling in the world.