Can you actually believe that Christmas is right around the corner?, I never expected that 2024 would go this fast. I am sitting here freezing with a mini heater on me because for some reason I am always cold. I have to say that 2024 was an emotional roller coaster. Between the men I dated, my weight loss journey, the hurricane damage to my place and just overall mentally exhausted from just every day life experience. Let’s recap from the year.
My Weight Loss Journey
Well I started back in February with being on Zepbound. (This is a GL1-P medication). I started at 219lbs. With in being December and almost being on it for a year I am down 67lbs nearing my 70lb weightloss mark. First off I have never seen the 150 range on a scale since High school. Depending on the material of the jeans I range now between a 10 and an 8 pant. I went from a XL to a Medium in shirts and some pants. I mean hold crap when I say I haven’t felt better. No more pain in my feet and knees. I get a lot more compliments, my confidence is slowly growing. To be honest I haven’t felt this great in a very long time.
Dating Yet Again
Ugh so I was dating a guy for about 4 months. Instead of coming to talk to me I get dumped via text because I asked for help moving a TV stand. I guess that’s what broke him. I mean there was other issues but instead of telling me that he was going to help and then not show up RED FLAG!! I have been just at the point now of giving up. I am a single mother and I have my daughter 24/7. Not going into further details about that at this time. I can’t just get up and do whatever I feel like when I want. That is what parenting is about. This is another reason why I only date men with children cause I feel like that they understand better that our children come first. So this will be another year ending as being single. As much as I keep telling myself that I am ok staying single, I really am not. I just want to have the family I dreamed about. Being able to give my child a happy home with two loving parents. (Not that she isn’t happy, just wish the living situation was better). I guess I can still dream about it. Who knows maybe 2025 has something better to offer than 2024 did.
Hurricane Damage
Yup Hurricane Milton flooded my apartment and that was back in October and it is now December and low and behold I still have no kitchen and no living room just a bedroom. I had so much mold in my place a lot of the walls had to be stripped. I recently had to get a new primary doctor so I had them run blood work and requested a chest X-ray to be safe that I am ok from being around that much mold. This is where I have been saying, “how much more shit can you throw at me before I have my mental breakdown.” It has been one thing after the next and I am just mentally exhausted from it all. Hopefully I’ll have a new and improved apartment by the end of the year towards the beginning cause right now the work being done is just moving too slow.
Mental Health
Overall, to be honest I can’t wait for 2024 to be over with I said this last year when 2023 ended cause well I was not in the right mindset. But I am hoping to 2025 to be better. I’ll be coming up on the big 40 in March so with that being said let’s hope for a good one. Maybe just maybe I will put myself out there and break out of my comfort zone and stop being this shy girl that I portray. There is two sides to me I just haven’t met anyone to show that other side to me just yet.
Melissa Tomaziefski 