[pct-l] Average male waist size

[Jody]

Dude  ... I met Gene the machine this year  on the Pct in Oregon who had lost about 80 lbs.  He looked to be in his 70,s !!! Rock on!!


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> On Oct 20, 2015, at 6:36 PM, Jeffrey Olson <philos56 at live.com> wrote:
> 
> Was on a section hike in 1991 and met a fellow near Bucks Lake who'd started at the border and had lost 50 pounds.  He was leaving a job he hated and going to grad school in something he sounded excited about.
> 
> Lots of reasons to start a hike, and lots of reasons to continue one...  Weight loss can be a huge motivator...
> 
> Jeffrey Olson
> Laramie WY
> 
>> On 10/20/2015 7:22 PM, Brick Robbins wrote:
>> 2015-10-20 14:19 GMT-07:00 Brian Gill <pctpanama at aol.com>:
>>>  What would you figure the average waist size is of the typical male  thru hiker starting the trail?   I come up with 30 to 35  pushing the envelope at 36 ..  Any 40s ever finish ? and how many?    Something to think about!  :)
>> A lot bigger than the average waste size of the one finishing....
>> 
>> and there are lots of folks who start the trail overweight, and
>> finish. You just have to take it easy the first couple of months.
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