I've made a decision: no more traveling until I reach 130 kg.
Every time I travel, I gain weight. It's always the same pattern — eating out, no control over what's on the plate, the "I'm on vacation" excuse. And then I come home, spend weeks losing what I gained, and end up exactly where I started. Or worse.
So I'm done with that cycle. No flights, no hotels, no restaurants in foreign cities. At least not until the scale shows 130.
Day trips are still allowed though. As long as I don't stay overnight, I'm fine. A hike nearby, a drive to the lake, exploring a new town for the day — all good. It's the overnight stays with breakfast buffets and dinner menus where I always lose control.
And here's the funny thing I noticed: when a friend comes to visit me on vacation, it's almost the same effect. We go out so much, eat out so much, do so much together that I end up gaining weight as if I had gone on vacation myself. So even being the host can be dangerous.
A few exceptions
Okay — almost no overnight stays. Because a rule with zero exceptions is one I'll start to resent, and a rule I resent is one I'll eventually blow up completely. So instead of pretending I'm made of willpower, here's the short, honest list of nights I'll allow myself.
The Rolling Stones. They're playing in 2027, and I'm going — weight or no weight. These guys are in their eighties; there is no "next time," no "once I hit 130." Some things genuinely don't wait for a number on a scale, and a Stones concert is one of them. I'll gain a kilo and regret absolutely nothing.
London, one night. Maybe. I'd love to, but I haven't actually decided yet — so it stays a "we'll see," not a promise. If it happens, it's one night, and that's the ceiling.
The one trip I already said yes to. Before I made this whole deal with myself, I'd already agreed to go somewhere. There's exactly one, and a promise made before the rule still counts. I'm not bailing on people because I drew a line afterwards.
That's the entire list. Three things, one of them still a maybe. Everything else waits.
130 kg. That's the deal — exceptions and all. And then I'll book the first flight without thinking twice.