Is Long Distance Backpacking the Best Way To Lose Weight?
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Date: 2020-08-18
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James
HEY Y'ALL! Losing Weight and Keeping it Off! Drink lots of Water 1/2 your body Weight in Ounces per day! Wherever yall are at now increase water intake slowly (8oz per wk) Lemon water suppresses Hunger 50/50 lemon juice/water mixture. Complex Carbohydrates and Essential Fatty Acids (Omega 3's) helps support Immune Health and increase Engery. Very Important in Long distance Cycling, Hiking Runing. Fasting one day per week or Give up one or two meals per week. When eating out follow the rule SPLIT IT the meal (Take half home, DISCARD IT. or Share or Donate it.
I was 220 Lbs in 2002 lost 55lbs and keep it off for 17 years. I Started Cycling in 2003 and Hiking in 2016 and have maintained a weight of 170lbs. These are the things that worked for me. I'm a Professional Certified Reflexologist. If yall have health issues or questions consult a health professional. Learn on your own to. So Your not taken advantage of. Educate and learn it fun and you can save yourself lots of money. We Decide what we put in our Bodies. It takes 3 months to create a health or bad Habit. Start today creating Health ones.
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HEY Y'ALL! Losing Weight and Keeping it Off! Drink lots of Water 1/2 your body Weight in Ounces per day! Wherever yall are at now increase water intake slowly (8oz per wk) Lemon water suppresses Hunger 50/50 lemon juice/water mixture. Complex Carbohydrates and Essential Fatty Acids (Omega 3's) helps support Immune Health and increase Engery. Very Important in Long distance Cycling, Hiking Runing. Fasting one day per week or Give up one or two meals per week. When eating out follow the rule SPLIT IT the meal (Take half home, DISCARD IT. or Share or Donate it.
I was 220 Lbs in 2002 lost 55lbs and keep it off for 17 years. I Started Cycling in 2003 and Hiking in 2016 and have maintained a weight of 170lbs. These are the things that worked for me. I'm a Professional Certified Reflexologist. If yall have health issues or questions consult a health professional. Learn on your own to. So Your not taken advantage of. Educate and learn it fun and you can save yourself lots of money. We Decide what we put in our Bodies. It takes 3 months to create a health or bad Habit. Start today creating Health ones.
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Water
I think through hiking is great for weigh loss, but if you are hiking to lose weight you have to treat it that way. On purpose you will choose food that will help with your goal. You begin to eat because you need the nutrition, instead of boredom. There is nothing like having to carry your food everywhere, to convince yourself that the junk food isn't worth it, especially on a steep mountain pass. There are a lot of healthy food on the way. Lots of edible plants one or two every so often all day adds up, another way is to fish. catch and eat it to get that protein and fats. Then you don't have to carry it. obviously you have to plan which lakes to stop at, but you can fish for 10 min while you take a short rest, catch a snack and cook it all in 30-40 min, and be back up and going. most people take their time when they cook though, so maybe plan it for night, or at lunch. I'm always so far ahead of my group I have loads of time, ha ha.
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I think through hiking is great for weigh loss, but if you are hiking to lose weight you have to treat it that way. On purpose you will choose food that will help with your goal. You begin to eat because you need the nutrition, instead of boredom. There is nothing like having to carry your food everywhere, to convince yourself that the junk food isn't worth it, especially on a steep mountain pass. There are a lot of healthy food on the way. Lots of edible plants one or two every so often all day adds up, another way is to fish. catch and eat it to get that protein and fats. Then you don't have to carry it. obviously you have to plan which lakes to stop at, but you can fish for 10 min while you take a short rest, catch a snack and cook it all in 30-40 min, and be back up and going. most people take their time when they cook though, so maybe plan it for night, or at lunch. I'm always so far ahead of my group I have loads of time, ha ha.
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ThatOneDude702
I haven't done a thru-hike, but hiking in general got me to lose 182 lbs. I just liked being outdoors and taking pictures so at 370 lbs I started hiking, probably a lot of trails that were way beyond my capability, but being out there was greater than any pain or exhaustion. I got a lot of funny looks from other hikers, probably wondering how the heck this giant made it to these areas. I always wanted the next time out to be a little easier, so it kept me making good decisions between hikes. In the beginning I did no exercise outside of hiking one or two days per week. I don't like working out and I never cared about my actual health, but getting healthy is a side effect of wanting to do longer and more technical hikes.
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I haven't done a thru-hike, but hiking in general got me to lose 182 lbs. I just liked being outdoors and taking pictures so at 370 lbs I started hiking, probably a lot of trails that were way beyond my capability, but being out there was greater than any pain or exhaustion. I got a lot of funny looks from other hikers, probably wondering how the heck this giant made it to these areas. I always wanted the next time out to be a little easier, so it kept me making good decisions between hikes. In the beginning I did no exercise outside of hiking one or two days per week. I don't like working out and I never cared about my actual health, but getting healthy is a side effect of wanting to do longer and more technical hikes.
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Overweight
Great advice. I'm currently 370 something pounds and my goal is to lose at least 100 pounds before I make my attempt at the PCT like I fantasize about doing. So it will probably be a few years. I am walking every day and am currently up toa goal of 5 miles daily. I know, still a long way to go. My nutritionalist has me on a low carb diet that is a lot like the keto diet but with fewer carbs. Hopefully in the time it takes me to lose the pounds I will also manage to overcome my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder against things I see as 'contaminated' or 'dirty'. That would be a real problem on the trail. I will be camping and day hiking in the mean time. Maybe I'll even work up to a few multiday hikes.
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Great advice. I'm currently 370 something pounds and my goal is to lose at least 100 pounds before I make my attempt at the PCT like I fantasize about doing. So it will probably be a few years. I am walking every day and am currently up toa goal of 5 miles daily. I know, still a long way to go. My nutritionalist has me on a low carb diet that is a lot like the keto diet but with fewer carbs. Hopefully in the time it takes me to lose the pounds I will also manage to overcome my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder against things I see as 'contaminated' or 'dirty'. That would be a real problem on the trail. I will be camping and day hiking in the mean time. Maybe I'll even work up to a few multiday hikes.
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Loathomar
At 1: 49, she might have gained weight but really she clearly lose fat and just gained lean muscle. Weight gain or loss is often a poor measurement for results from a physical activity because you can up in muscle, which is generally good, and down in fat which is also good and you weight doesn't change. Really you want total body fat and lean body mass at the start and end for a much better measure. Second Chance lost 100lb, but I bet he really lost between 110 to 120lb of fat and gains between 10 to 20 lb of muscle. They guy went from dying to get 4 miles on day one to get 25 mile days, I am sure it help that he lost 75lb between the two, but he also surely built a lot of muscle as well.
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At 1: 49, she might have gained weight but really she clearly lose fat and just gained lean muscle. Weight gain or loss is often a poor measurement for results from a physical activity because you can up in muscle, which is generally good, and down in fat which is also good and you weight doesn't change. Really you want total body fat and lean body mass at the start and end for a much better measure. Second Chance lost 100lb, but I bet he really lost between 110 to 120lb of fat and gains between 10 to 20 lb of muscle. They guy went from dying to get 4 miles on day one to get 25 mile days, I am sure it help that he lost 75lb between the two, but he also surely built a lot of muscle as well.
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Frank
After I graduated from college I went on an month long outward bound experience. I had probably had gained 10-15 lbs over my 4 year college life so I did need to drop a little weight. I lost 18 lbs in 29 days. The course was somewhat intense and included a two day fast as well as no access to outside food so it was different from a little thru hike but it instilled my love for hiking/backpacking which I do till this day 40 years later. The key for me not gaining the weight back was a regular exercise program (I started jogging daily) and a sane diet. I did splurge right after I finished and ate two Wendy's double cheese burgers though.
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After I graduated from college I went on an month long outward bound experience. I had probably had gained 10-15 lbs over my 4 year college life so I did need to drop a little weight. I lost 18 lbs in 29 days. The course was somewhat intense and included a two day fast as well as no access to outside food so it was different from a little thru hike but it instilled my love for hiking/backpacking which I do till this day 40 years later. The key for me not gaining the weight back was a regular exercise program (I started jogging daily) and a sane diet. I did splurge right after I finished and ate two Wendy's double cheese burgers though.
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Diamond
Y'all consider reading Michael Pollan's little book, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. It's an OUTSTANDING primer on. eating! It basically has a simple rule on each page. Pollan does NOT judge and does NOT pick one diet over another. My favorite rule in this book appears on page 43: It's not food if it arrived through the window of your car. And this one's good too: Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay out of the middle. Ever notice all the fresh foods (veggies, meats) are around the edges of the store? And that processed food land tends to be more in the middle? It's a great little book, y'all!
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Y'all consider reading Michael Pollan's little book, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. It's an OUTSTANDING primer on. eating! It basically has a simple rule on each page. Pollan does NOT judge and does NOT pick one diet over another. My favorite rule in this book appears on page 43: It's not food if it arrived through the window of your car. And this one's good too: Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay out of the middle. Ever notice all the fresh foods (veggies, meats) are around the edges of the store? And that processed food land tends to be more in the middle? It's a great little book, y'all!
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Felipe
I'm (Felipe) a type 2 diabetic and have been off meds for almost 2 years. My start date is 3/25 for the PCT. I've weighed between 173 and 176 until I decided to eat more carbs and inflated to 193 because I know that I will lose weight as I go. I wasn't planning on sending many packages from home but because of this dang coronavirus my wife and I have put some stuff together in case some towns have empty shelves. I've been active all of my life and hope to continue being active and go back to a low carb diet after my thru hike whether it's a true thru hike or not. Anyway, another cool video.
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I'm (Felipe) a type 2 diabetic and have been off meds for almost 2 years. My start date is 3/25 for the PCT. I've weighed between 173 and 176 until I decided to eat more carbs and inflated to 193 because I know that I will lose weight as I go. I wasn't planning on sending many packages from home but because of this dang coronavirus my wife and I have put some stuff together in case some towns have empty shelves. I've been active all of my life and hope to continue being active and go back to a low carb diet after my thru hike whether it's a true thru hike or not. Anyway, another cool video.
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Laura
A lot of people nowadays are trying to figure out the best way to drop weight. Then again, having the ability to find a diet plan that can work for you is tough to discover. A crucial factor you need to comprehend is that a diet is effective for one person might not operate for another. So you must understand what your getting into before you begin one of those diets. Therefore we've opted to offer you a good look in the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet. This can give you enough info to learn if this is something that is appropriate to your needs. Read more here shorturl. at/fjtMU
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A lot of people nowadays are trying to figure out the best way to drop weight. Then again, having the ability to find a diet plan that can work for you is tough to discover. A crucial factor you need to comprehend is that a diet is effective for one person might not operate for another. So you must understand what your getting into before you begin one of those diets. Therefore we've opted to offer you a good look in the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet. This can give you enough info to learn if this is something that is appropriate to your needs. Read more here shorturl. at/fjtMU
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