[pct-l] Weight loss on a thru hike?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Sep 14, 2010, at 8:13 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>> I'm curious about amounts of weight people have lost on a thru  
>>> hike and also stories of persons who may have started a hike  
>>> overweight and were actually successful in completing a thru.? <<

I lost weight but gained it back each of my two halves. About 20lbs  
or so each time.

I met a guy in Tehachapi last year who had lost 50lbs since Campo. I  
don't know if he finished.

Lion King loses a lot of weight every time he hikes. He just  
completed the American Discovery Trail.