[pct-l] Weight question

[Scott Williams]

The lighter you are, the easier it is from the start.  Don't gain weight
before you start.  Even the skinny people I hiked with lost weight on trail,
but they did just fine, and finished with those of us who had a bit extra
when we started.

Shroomer

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> I don't think it's worthwhile to put on weight before the hike.
> You'll lose all your excess weight in the first few weeks. I met a
> guy near Tehachapi who had lost 50lbs. I, a woman who is
> metabolically gifted for long distance hiking, lost 25lbs by Big
> Bear. If you are metabolically gifted for sitting on your butt eating
> potato chips without looking like you do, you'll lose any extra
> weight in a week.
>
> Unless you can keep extra weight on longer than a couple weeks, it's
> probably not going to help you.
>
> Diane
>
> On Mar 4, 2011, at 4:53 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > But not packweight - this one is querying those experienced thru-
> > hikers:
> >
> > Is it better to put on some bodyfat before hiking the trail?  I can
> > gain and
> > lose weight pretty easily, so I was wondering if people found it
> > was better
> > to lose weight to have less to cart around on the trail, or to gain
> > a bit of
> > fat they could then burn off while hiking and not be as hungry/rely
> > on if
> > they didn't have enough food.
> >
> > Thoughts? Opinions?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Eric
>
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