Road weeks added three pounds and my mini fridge is smug

2026-10-07 10:36

Road life has been winning lately. I did four cities in eleven days, and my usual grip on meals got slippery: grab-and-go sandwiches, late dinners, a couple of drinks with colleagues, and not nearly enough water.

My home routine is boring in a good way — eggs, salad, a walk after dinner. Travel me is a raccoon with an expense account. The scale read 185.4 this morning, up 3.2 from when I left. I’m not spiraling, but it’s annoying to feel my appetite is still quiet while my weight creeps the other direction.

Even with the GLP-1 doing its thing, the medication isn’t a shield from my own chaos. I know sodium, sleep, and less movement can mess with the number, so I’m going back to my normal two anchors: protein at breakfast and a walk before the first meeting.

Anyone else see a few pounds show up after a stretch of road weeks?

2026-10-12 00:29

The expense-account raccoon line got me. What helps me on road weeks: I log three things in Notes — water bottles (3 x 1L), steps by 9pm, and whether I got any produce at a meal.

No calorie math, just checkboxes. I also check hotel fridge prices: $4 water vs a $1.50 drugstore run.

Having a cold case in the room fixes half my late-night grazing. The scale usually drops 1-2 lbs of water weight by day 3 home.

Did your 3 lbs stick, or mostly drain after 3-4 normal days?

2026-10-18 12:28

The smug mini fridge cracked me up. My road-week trick is a first-night grocery stop: rotisserie chicken, a bag of pre-washed salad, lemons for water, and a roll of paper towels.

It turns the fridge from a taunt into a tiny pantry instead of a shrine to sad sandwiches. I also do a 10-minute after-dinner walk even if it’s just laps around the hotel parking lot—same boring habit, different zip code.

Curious: do you unpack into the fridge right away, or leave the grab-and-go stuff in the bag? That’s the fork in the road for me.