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

[Meridith Rosendahl]

> This is something I think should have been sent to the list
>
> jtmlite at gmail.com wrote:
>> I started my hike out of shape and over weight.  When I finished four 
>> months later I had lost a little over 60lbs.  I met several others 
>> that lost a bit of weight also.  One thing I had to start doing was 
>> carry a pad to sit on because I lost all the fat on my butt.
>> OD
>> pct 08
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>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Meridith Rosendahl" <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, Sep 11, 2010 2:00 pm
>> Subject: [pct-l] Weight loss on a thru hike?
>> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>, <bethjon at wowway.com>
>>
>> >>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
>>
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