[pct-l] Weight question

[Brandon McGinnity]

I have to disagree with you all. Of course excessive weight is bad, but
humans evolved in a feast and famine world. That's why we gain weight as we
do: for the lean times. If you're in good health otherwise, some extra
pounds won't hurt you too bad for the trail. But you're right, it will go
quick.

Unfortunately my system is such that I can't gain, so I'm gonna be bordering
starvation again. Ah well, these long hikes, and just being out there, is
worth it.

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Think of it this way... Bodyfat is ALWAYS straining yur joints... Your
> ankles etc.
>
> ... Instead of gaining ten pound ... You could just carry more food, the.
> At least close to the next town your not carrying the weight.
>
> The food bag gets lighter much faster than a beer gut does
>
> ~Paul
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On 2011-03-05, at 1:20 AM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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