Re: [at-l] pre- and post-hike weights

That seems to be the trend. I suspect there may be a hidden problem in
our sport/lifestyle. Hiking may be like dieting - a very low benefit
means of weight control. Dieting without exercise usually only results
in transient weight loss, with a "yo-yo" increase as your body appears
to react to starvation by preparing for the next famine by packing fat
away for the next time. 

I suspect women's weight maintenance is going to be related to hormonal
differences, including the ability to maintain weight while eating for
2. So far I have not seen an anorexic on the trail (maybe rice cake
lady), but there are a bunch of us with at least reactive bulemia when
we get to a town.

Bill...

--- Jim and/or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com> wrote:
> PS from Ginny - Women tend not to lose the same kind of weight.  Our
> bodies 
> get firm, but we don't lose the same amount.  I've heard it's because
> the 
> fat is replaced by muscle, which weighs more. Also that our
> metabolism is 
> more "efficient" -- in a starvation situation, the metabolism slows
> down 
> fairly quickly.  It takes men longer before their metabolism
> stabilizes.  On 
> my hikes, I've generally lost 5-15 lbs.  Unfortunately, I always gain
> it back, and then some.
> 
> 


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