Returning to a tracking app does not require catching up on missed targets. Start by checking whether the routine is still appropriate and whether you want to track it at all. Your circumstances may have changed while the app was closed.
Check the current session first
Open Reset and see whether an old session is still active. If you forgot to end it, do not assume the elapsed counter describes a real fast. Record the actual end if you know it, using the forgot-to-stop workflow.
An accidentally long entry can distort averages and totals. Correct that record before interpreting the dashboard.
Decide which gaps are worth filling
If you have reliable dates and times, you can log completed sessions manually. If you do not, leaving a gap is more honest than inventing precise entries.
A blank week means the app has no record for that week. It does not prove anything about your eating routine, and the history should not be treated as a complete diary when it is not one.
Reconsider the target
Do not select a longer target to make up for time away. If illness, medication, pregnancy, eating difficulties or another health change prompted the break, seek appropriate clinical advice before considering fasting again.
For the timing decision itself, review meals, work and family commitments using the beginner planning checklist. The old preset is a saved preference, not a recommendation for your current circumstances.
Make the next record simple
Use the actual start, a deliberate target and the actual end. Check the first entry for obvious date or AM/PM errors before adding more.
If streaks are distracting, focus on individual entries and their accuracy. Reset’s statistics are calculations from the history; they do not measure how well you have recovered from a break. A useful restart is a record you understand, not a number that erases the gap.