By some miracle, I'm where I was at the beginning of the month this morning (a good thing; the scale has been ticking up). I suspect it's dehydration and won't last. I wore a mask this week after I was well enough to go back to work, and that kept me from drinking as much water.

Still, it's an encouraging number. I was thinking of just taking a break for all of March and trying again starting in April, but maybe there's a chance.

I simply have no energy, though. Big things changed at work that are keeping me up all night, it's a busy time for student events that I have to supervise, there have been birthdays and funerals and upheavals, and there will be more in the coming weeks.

I haven't even *opened* the letter I got from my pen pal last week. Maybe that will be my treat today... after my German meeting and the laundry and the family event and the research and preparation for a brand new unit...

I am struggling with snacking and just WANTING the sugar snacks. Even one a day can be too much, but “delay, don’t deny” isn’t super working for me rn :-/ I am sad.