Living with HIV continued…
As the wonderful Aly wrote in her blog we only have 14 sleeps to go and the excitement is building.
I get so caught up in this event as it draws nearer that I sometimes forget some of the other important things around me like my partner, my kids and my friends. It is so easy to become completely consumed with this event that everything else goes on hold until after August 4.
I do like the focus and really enjoy the healthy stress associated with it.
Managing an event like this is such a buzz and it really all happens because I have great support around me and the most amazing team of people who work to ensure it all happens and none more than the wonderful Aly May and Tony Salom…they both go that extra mile and really put all of themselves into this event.
That is not to take anything away from the others involved as they are all fantastic and give of themselves to.
HIV takes a back seat to a degree as well when I am this focussed on StyleAID. I have to say the past week or so has been great in terms of side effects and health…not that I deal with them all the time but as I mentioned in a previous blog with the change in medication this year their is still some getting used to the drugs happening in my system.
The other night I had to get up and stagger down stairs to get a drink and forgot about the dizziness that comes with one of the medications I take…I almost fell down the stairs…it is funny I can look back and laugh about it and I really do enjoy the dizziness in moderation…it is an amazing light headed feeling but I could not deal with it on a constant basis…once in a while is fine and I certainly do no want to fall down the stairs…!!!
So no headaches, no diarrohea, no feeling sick, nothing for the past week other than my eating has increased.
As someone who has always battled with weight and having lost over 40kgs in the past 2 years I sometimes get disheartened when I get stressed and I see my controlled eating go out the window.
It is so easy to undo all of the hard work and I do get really hard on myself even if I put on a couple of kilos…but a couple could lead to putting on more so I am ever careful and try to stick to only putting good food into my body.
This can be a challenge when I am stressed with an event coming up…if only it was summer again and I could just eat my favourite fruits all day (plums, peaches, grapes, watermelon) and not want to snack on things like biscuits and the like…oh well in a couple of weeks I will be able to reharness my eating and get back on track.
Also get back into the excercise as well which goes out the window when it gets cold and wet…Trevor and I try and go out jogging/walking at least 3 times a week but when it gets really cold I prefer to stay home at night and just chill out in front of the TV…happens every winter…but am trying this year to keep the motivation up and do a couple of days a week at least…
So dear reader of the StyleAID blog that is my lot for the moment…I think I will continue this when the event is over and am even thinking about doing my own blog with the help of my good friend Miles from BAM Creative who host and design our website each year…
So the journey continues…