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Thank you very much for your feedback, it's greatly appreciated. I'll make an effort to balance my diet and get food from groceries before restaurants (healthy for the wallet and my body, depending what I pick).

Quote from max.patch: “I think that after 2 or 3 weeks you'll give no more consideration to limiting your food intake. Food is fuel. Your body will want it and you'll be happy to comply. Assuming you hike "normal" thru hiker miles, I think you'll find that you'll lose fat despite eating as much as you want. ” Thank you max.patch. I think I'm overthinking this.

While searching for some sort of average food weight on the AT, I've found this article: Quote from Evans Prater: “You should eat as much as possible, whenever possible. Yep, you heard it. I’ve mentioned in a few other posts that rapid weight loss while performing athletic activity is known amongst the fitness community as basically getting on your knees and pleading for an injury. In a case like long distance hiking, where the body gets very little rest and is constantly being abused, you are a…

Quote from IMScotty: “FastJack It sounds like you have a great attitude and a good plan. I do wish you the best. Keep us updated on your journey. Scott ” I will. Thank you sir.

Quote from jimmyjam: “Saw this mean little sucker this morning. I got a long long stick and flung him back into the woods before someone walking or biking got bit. appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…4bb2469da2f28b24fa27f7b4f ” Is this a mocassin snake?

Quote from max.patch: “Quote from fastjack: “I'm planning a solo thru-hike, nobo, and continuing in Canada until Forillon Park in Quebec province. It's good to dream. With luck, I'll be leaving on April 6th. If I don't get injured in the first two weeks, chances are good. ” That's certainly a challenging plan. What kind of conditions are you expecting after you summit Katahdin and continue north? ” Good evening max.patch, This is a key question. When I hiked the Gaspesie Park, we had a small sec…

Quote from IMScotty: “FastJack, Will you have a Blog or Vlog so that we may follow your hike? Good luck. ” Good evening Scotty, For a vlog, I will only bring my cell phone (camera wise), so I don't think so. As for the blog, I'm not sure. There are many out there and I'm not exactly a fun guy to read. Many vlogs on youtube show young folks talking about their equipment for hours. It's a bit sad (but I'm no better, since I look at my list for hours, hoping to shed a gram with my eyes). I know the…

I'm planning a solo thru-hike, nobo, and continuing in Canada until Forillon Park in Quebec province. It's good to dream. With luck, I'll be leaving on April 6th. If I don't get injured in the first two weeks, chances are good.