Poor Diet and Dystonia

The weather has been changing, here in New York, and I've stopped riding my bicycle, walking through the parks, and all the other amazing outdoor activities the warmer weather permits. I also have to add that I've been eating horribly the last two weeks. I'm talking cookies, candies, and any carbs I can get my hands on. I've noticed that my body has been reacting to my poor diet and exercise, but not enough to have me stop doing what I was doing, or start doing what I should be doing...however you want to look at it. :)

Well, today my body is yelling at me to get well! I woke up with my shoulders up to my ears from muscle spasms I must have had during the night, my tremors came back in my hands and neck...jerking motion in my neck, shaking in my hands, and twitching in my shoulder blades.

Today is a new day to start my new routine for the colder months ahead. Yoga! Hydrating! Walking! Put the carbs and sweets down and far away from my reach!!!!!!

Pain In My Sleep

Last night I had severe stiffness in my neck when I turned my body to sleep on my other side. The pain was so bad that I had to hold my neck and kind of help it turn with my body. The odd thing is, that the pain goes away immediately once I've turned my neck. What's up with that? If the muscles can get that twisted from being in a sound sleep, why do they relax immediately once I'm up and move around? It's almost as if my neck was locked in a position that I snapped it out of. I can move my neck around with no pain once it's "unlocked". It's the strangest thing, but I'd rather be in pain for those couple of seconds than to be in constant pain all day.

So, my friends, today I will get up and do another mornings yoga to get all the kinks out, and I'm taking out my blue bonnet for a ride in a nearby park. It's hot out there today and I'm not sure how long I'll last, but at least for that moment I'll be able to enjoy the freedom that my bike gives me.