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If you need to be hiking all day for months to lose weight, you are ptobably going to gain it all back once you stop.
by imesh 8y ago
If you need to be hiking all day for months to lose weight, you are ptobably going to gain it all back once you stop.
- legostormtroopr 8y agoThat's a rather defeatist outlook. I'd say that after all that hiking, especially on minimal food, your body would be accustomed to requiring less food decreasing your appetite and making it easier to maintain your weight over time.
- jniedrauer 8y ago> I'd say that after all that hiking, especially on minimal food, your body would be accustomed to requiring less food decreasing your appetite and making it easier to maintain your weight over time. Well then you'd be wrong. Weight gain is a very real problem for thru hikers after they finish. The way I managed it after I got off the trail is something that I've since heard called the "warrior diet." Just limit yourself to eating once per day in a very narrow window in the evening. That's it. Your body will be in ketosis most of the day, which it's already used to from thru hiking. Anyway, it worked for me, and I've stuck to it ever since.