[pct-l] what does 2 pounds mean

[Ellen Shopes]

Obsessive, YES!  But I agree: it keeps the mind occupied while waiting out 
the long winter months!
Wow, you put alot of thought into this.  Larry will love it, and immediately 
suggest that I do the same.  Being only 2/3 obsessive, this could be 
difficult unless you sell me your menu plans!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Belshee" <rbelshee at hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] what does 2 pounds mean


> Warning, the following will be either vaguely amusing or downright
> disturbing to most of you, but the obsessively analytical types might 
> enjoy
> it.
>
> For my hike, I found a comprehensive list published by the US Department 
> of
> Agriculture, which listed virtually every known food item you could 
> imagine
> with the weight, volume, composition (fat, protein, carbohydrates, water,
> and indigestible fiber) as well as nutrients (vitamins and minerals):
> http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data.
>
> I then went a tad crazy and fed that into a spreadsheet where I could dial
> in a variety of potential menus and see the resultant calories, protein,
> volume and weight. I loaded in the costs from my supermarket as well.
>
> I find that I maintain my hiking weight with 3800-4000 calories during
> thru-hikes (55 year old male, 160 lb). My hiking pace is slow and steady,
> five month hike.
>
> I used the spreadsheet to hit my own goals. I developed a food plant with
> the following daily goals:  4000 calories, $5 cost, 1 pounds, 2 quarts
> volume, and 140 grams protein.  It was fun (for me) to play with the food
> plan and optimize it.  I achieved 30 oz, $4.80, 1.9 quarts, 4000 calories,
> and 147 grams of protein.  (On the trail, I later found I could cut it 
> back
> about 5% and still maintain my body weight.)
>
> Yep, obsessive, but what else are we supposed to do between hikes?
>
> Steady
>
>
>
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