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

[Meridith Rosendahl]

Meridith Rosendahl wrote:
> Another that should have been sent to the list?
>
> Ron Dye wrote:
>> I weighed about 202 pounds when I left which I figured was about 20 pounds
>> overweight.  I returned home 40 pounds lighter and felt great.
>> Unfortunately due to a horrible personal experience I went into a grand funk
>> and quit exercising and have gained a lot of it back.  But, I'm moving
>> forward and slowly dropping it back to where I hope to be.
>>
>> While on the trail, I never felt the need to gorge myself while in town and
>> I ate reasonably well on the trail.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>> On Behalf Of Meridith Rosendahl
>> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 1:01 PM
>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net; bethjon at wowway.com
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Weight loss on a thru hike?
>>
>>   
>>>> 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.? <<
>>
>> Most hikers we met were pretty fit, but one in particular had lost 40 pounds
>> on the trail.  He wasn't underweight when we met him, and he was a little
>> concerned about returning to his sedentary employment once the hike was
>> over.  Haven't heard where he is on the trail now...
>>
>> Piper's Mom
>>