Jittery Jojo

This morning I had a cup of coffee to get me going on my road ride. Thing is I don’t usually drink coffee. I was brought up in a very health conscious background. My father is a health doctor and my mother is a registered dietitian. In fact, I was raised as a vegetarian and only started eating meat in 2006. I decided to go carnivore because I was prone to getting sick during my tough training cycles. As a result, I got a blood test and it revealed that I was low in Iron, creatine, and a few other things that are found in meat so I decided to give it a go. I do love the vegetarian diet though but I think that it’s pretty tough to be a sprinter type athlete fueled by tofu. My mom of course begs to differ.

Anyway, back to the coffee. I drank it because someone bought it for me and I thought eh what the heck I’ll give it a go to see what all the buzz is all about. And buzz I did….all day! I felt like I wasn’t even in my own body as I was shaking. It didn’t feel right even though I had a decent track session in the afternoon. I’ve finally come off my caffeine buzz 8 hours later and I’m relieved to be back to normal again. I think its because my body is just not used to the caffeine or that was one strong cup of coffee. Regardless, I think I’ll just stick to my regular hot chocolate or orange juice at the cafe from now on thankuverymuch!