[at-l] Re: Weight Loss

[wandering.bull at gmail.com (Wandering Bull)]

Charles,

This is probably only on the uphill when the heart is doing extra duty.

The Wandering Bull
FT & AT 2005 / trailjournals.com/wanderingbull

On 8/24/05, Charles Copeland <charles@uswnet.com> wrote:
> Our crew was told last year by the staff at Philmont that we would, with a
> 40lb pack, burn an average of about 900 calories per hour when we hiked.
> 
> Charles
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Bullard" <jbullar1@twcny.rr.com>
> To: "David Hicks" <daveh@psknet.com>; "~~ AT-L List" <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Weight Loss -- [Was: Re: [at-l] Pack Liners]
> 
> 
> > Wow, I had a little trouble following that :) but I think that any loss of
> > muscle is the byproduct of inadequate intake of calories/nutrients
> > relative to those being expended. A hiker can easily exceed burning 4000
> > calories/day so if you don't take in 4000 calories, they have to come from
> > somewhere. You body is programmed to retain some fat as reserve so when
> > you get down to a certain level it will start converting your less used
> > muscle tissue to make up the deficit. Quite a few thru-hikers report
> > reaching a point in their hike of having low/no energy only to discover
> > they weren't eating enough and their body was 'eating itself'. When they
> > upped their intake, their energy level was restored.
> >
> > BTW there is a handy activity/calorie burn calculator at
> > <http://www.caloriesperhour.com/>.
> 
> 
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