Hey Chicks!

I do not know what is wrong with my body the last week but I am feeling SORE!

As I am challenging myself to replace my caffeine addiction with all natural smoothies and juices (which even though I have cheated 3 times, I am doing pretty good!), I have also been getting back into my bikram yoga 3 times a week.  I am not sure if it is that I am opening up alot of muscles or the caffeine trying to leave my system but I literally feel like I have been hit with a truck!

For the last 7 days, everything just aches from head to toe – my neck, shoulders, booty, hamstrings ..even my eyes hurt! it feels like I have been doing intense weight training sessions when my workout regime for the last week has been teaching bootcamp, walking with my pedometer and yoga!

Yoga - one of my fave ways to cross-train

I had a little chat with my fabulous yoga teacher today, Richard, to try to get to the bottom of this and he told me that he thinks it is due to 3 things:

1. I have been holding emotions in my muscles and they are trying to come out (that could be why I broke out in tears during Camel pose)

2. I have been overtraining and my muscles are trying to regain their flexibility (so true – the only thing Gumbi about this chick right now is the green in the yoga top I wore today!)

3. I am not sleeping enough so my sore muscles are not having time to repair (guilty as charged – I am averaging 5 – 6 hours a night!)

Cozy chamomile tea - perfect for relaxing before bedtime!

So what am I going to do? Drink some chamomile tea, am heading to bed before 3am (I am a night owl!) and going to another yoga class tomorrow to see if the worst will be over. Keep ya posted on how it goes!

Wish me luck!

Laura, Your Head Chick