I skipped my usual pen day for a week while traveling for work — five days of hotel breakfasts and zero routine — and honestly felt weirdly relieved not to think about it. Now I’m home, back on my normal schedule, and trying not to turn the missed stretch into a moral catastrophe.
I’ve lost and regained before, so my brain loves a dramatic restart story. I’m just logging meals and walking after dinner again.
For those of you who’ve missed a stretch and come back: what helped you restart without making it a whole identity crisis?