[at-l] hiker hunger and weight while hiking

[askowronek@mindspring.com (Amy)]

I got home a week and a half ago from three weeks of hiking.
The hiker hunger kicked in on day 8 of my hike.  It hasn't
entirely gone away yet.  Any suggestions as to how long it's
likely to last?

Before I left, I was concerned about muscling up, and curious
about weight loss.  I took measurements before I left.  I ended
up losing .5" to 1" on all my upper body measurements, and gaining
.5" to 1" on all my lower body measurements.  And I gained 4 pounds.
(In 3 weeks!)

Given that all the gain was in major muscle groups, I'm guessing I 
gained 4 pounds of muscle.  So let me say a great big "Ha!" to those who
think women don't muscle up.  :)  Oh, and a smaller "ha!" to the
people who told me I'd lose weight.  ;)

The hunger should go away any day now, right?

-amy