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Was sick this past two-ish weeks and kinda slipped. Main issue was being sick really messed up my eating schedule which lead to overeating on snacks, which has highlighted another issue that I'm unconciously subbing sweets for salties. Not worse but also not really better. I've also started noticing the limits of minimizing added sugar from prepackaged food, so unless I start making everything from scratch I think I might bite the bullet and try getting back to calorie counting.
Been looking for something to pickup for February and came across this concept called a "commonplace book" which is just writing down tidbits of stuff that resonates with you. This seems like it might be a decent fit for me because journaling isn't something have had success with in the past. Might also help cut down on digital clutter.