[Food, Drink, and Exercise] Looking Back at 2025 and Goals for 2026

Happy New Year 2026.

Thank you for your continued support this year.

This time, I would like to look back on 2025 and state my aspirations for 2026.

Notice regarding posting frequency and content

First of all, here is some news.

I have been posting almost every day for about 1 year and 9 months from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, but I will stop posting every day in 2026.

Because I started a diet at the end of 2025 and the number of times I eat out has decreased dramatically, I have no more things to post. .

The content I post is basically eating out and whiskey, and occasionally traveling, saunas, and very rarely road bikes.

The opportunities to eat out and drink whiskey, which account for the overwhelming number of posts, have drastically decreased, so I no longer have enough material to post every day. .

Even though I'm on a diet, I think I'll probably eat out a few times a month, and I'll probably drink some whiskey, so I'll continue to post about eating out and whiskey, but I think I'll post once or twice a week.

Although the number of posts will decrease, I hope to make up for it with quality in addition to just introducing what I ate and drank.

One is a summary article.

For example, I go to a certain number of ramen shops like ``Chan-kei'', so I plan to post summary articles summarizing recommended shops.

The second part is a deep dive into whisky.

Currently, I mainly introduce the whiskeys I purchased that month and the bottles I drank that month that were delicious, but I am thinking of posting content focused on one distillery.

For example, I might write an article about all the bottles I've had at Glen Allahee Distillery.

I'll flesh out my ideas a little more and post them once they take shape.

The third one is a new genre.

We are also thinking of introducing cultural things such as books, movies, dramas, and anime.

Currently, I have left notes, but I have only read and looked at them, and I thought it would be better to output them in a way that people can see, but I am not sure if I should do it here.

I'm planning to come up with other articles, so I'll be posting less frequently, but I hope you'll continue to work with me.

Review of 2025 and aspirations for 2026

Now, while looking back at 2025, I would like to share my aspirations for 2026.

Eating out

I haven't counted properly, but I think I'll have eaten out about 300 times in 2025.

By the way, I don't eat out every day, but if I eat at a standing bar on the same day, drink at another bar, then finish with ramen, I count it as 3 times.

Until August, I was eating out quite often, but since September I've been on a diet, so I've gradually reduced the frequency of eating out.

At one point, my weight was close to 80 kg, but I succeeded in getting my weight under 70 kg by the end of the year.

My ultimate goal is around 65kg, so I think I will eat out less frequently for a while as I try to lose weight.

Of course, it is important not only to reduce but also to maintain, so I don't think I will go back to eating out as often as before.

Ramen

Until the year before last and 2024, it was often used as a way to end a drink, and was mainly introduced to shops in Ikebukuro and Shinbashi that were open until late.

Last year in 2025, I mainly went to Tabelog Hyakumei restaurants and Michelin restaurants, as well as popular restaurants with long lines and restaurants that required reservations.

I've had ramen that costs over 2,000 yen per bowl, but I've learned a lot about it, so I'll be able to introduce it separately once it's in more shape.

It's impossible to visit every store, but there are still many that I haven't been able to visit, so I'll start by focusing on Tokyo's 100 Famous Tabelog stores.

standing soba noodles

I wasn't able to go around much last year in 2025. .

I basically work remotely, so I often wake up at the last minute to start work. . I haven't been able to go around in the morning. .

Also, some of the stand-up soba restaurants don't have air conditioners or have weak air conditioning, and I didn't feel like going around in the summer due to the intense heat. .

As prices are rising, standing soba noodles are priced at 500 yen, and business conditions are becoming somewhat unsuitable for the times of low profits and high sales, some shops are forced to close.

A few stores are closed this year, so this is not the time to complain about not being able to wake up or because it's hot, so let's eat while we can, and I would like to visit various places in 2026.

Yakiniku

Yakiniku focused on hormones.

Even though we call it hormones, we focused on the crunchy, less fatty parts of the fish, rather than the greasy, greasy ones.

That's because the fat is getting tougher every year. .

Actually, I would like to have ribs or loin. .

The fat is getting tougher year by year, so I would like to eat good meat around here.

So, in 2026, I would like to properly attack regular meat other than hormones.

Sushi/Sushi

I often went to the same restaurant for standing sushi, but for counter sushi I was able to go to different restaurants.

When it comes to sushi, I've been feeling the limits of deliciousness lately.

I plan to delve into it separately, so I'll leave the details for another time. .

Personally, I would like to attack classic traditional sushi restaurants in 2026.

Western food

It was 2025 when I started dabbling in Italian and French food.

I ate it without knowing whether it was right or left, and even now I don't know anything other than that it's delicious, but I'm going to keep learning.

I would like to introduce why Italian and French food is different on another occasion.

whiskey

In 2025, I drank and bought a lot of whiskey.

Whiskey also has vintages, and this year there is a vintage that is said to be a hit.

In 2025, there were many releases from successful years such as Laphroaig distilled in 1991 and Ben Nevis distilled in 1996.

Apart from that, it was also a year in which many large-scale releases in the 30-year aging class continued.

This is certainly delicious, but it's also just as expensive. .

I've reached the limit of space in my house, so I'm thinking of refraining from purchasing one in 2026. .

I think I won't be able to go to bars as much because of my diet, but I'd like to see how things go and go once in a while.

Exercise

In 2025, I did not participate in any long road bike ride events, and only participated in half marathons.

Although I managed to finish the race, I was plagued by severe pain in the sole of my left foot, so I completed the race one minute slower than last year.

I will still ride a road bike in 2026, but I don't think I will participate in long ride events.

Basically, I train daily, mainly running, and I hope to complete a half marathon without any injuries, and maybe even run a full marathon.

Summary of 2026 resolutions

Closing Thoughts

Food and hobbies cost a certain amount of money.

I will try to earn enough money so that I can continue doing these things.

And understanding from your wife is also important.

I have a certain level of understanding when it comes to food, but when it comes to whiskey and alcohol. .

I think it's important not only to get people to understand your hobbies, but also to make adjustments to some extent, so I'll try to get a good taste.

Well then, we look forward to working with you in 2026.