Most weight someone has lost on a thru?

[norub]

Just curious. And also if they gained it all back afterwards?

[Footslogger]

38lbs and Yes ...within 3 months I had gained it all back.

'Slogger

[norub]

38lbs and Yes ...within 3 months I had gained it all back.

'Slogger
Hey 'Slogger,

Thanks for replying. Were you a bit overweight at the start so the loss was okay, or did you end up way underweight and need to gain some or all of it back to be healthy?

[Moxie00]

I lost a little over 55 pounds but "bulked up" before I started. (big mistake) I gained about 40 back within a year, I am now slightly overwight and hike 8-10 miles at least three times a week but dayhiking does not take off much weight for me. I was very healthy at the end but way underweight.

[hopefulhiker]

I lost 60 lbs and gained it all back from last years thru hike.....

[Footslogger]

Hey 'Slogger,

Thanks for replying. Were you a bit overweight at the start so the loss was okay, or did you end up way underweight and need to gain some or all of it back to be healthy?
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Maybe for my height (5'10") ...but to see me you wouldn't have called me overweight. I just burned through the % body fat and started to cut into lean muscle.

I was 188 when I started and about 156 - 158 by the time I got to Harpers Ferry. I levelled off at that point and that was my weight when I finished.

I did look at tad skinny when I got home but that "look" went away pretty fast. What surprised me was how fast the weight returned.

I hung at that weight from January 2004 until this past January and then finally got fed up. I took a serious look at what and how much I was eating and made some changes. I'n hovering at 168 right now and would like to loose another 6 - 8 lbs.

I've also noticed that I'm falling victim to the shortening effect that comes with age. I've lost about an inch in height over the past 2 years. Either that or I read the scale incorrectly for the first 50 years of my life.

'Slogger

[The Solemates]

I lost about 40 pounds, and 35 of that was pure muscle, as i lift weights. it took me nearly a year to gain back all the muscle.

[Mags]

Many of the males on the Magnanti side of the family look like some central casting's idea of dock workers at the Port Authority: short, broad shouldered, barrel chest with thick arms and legs. Throwing a stocking cap on
us and you can picture us unloading a barge.

Long story short, I have inherited this build. If my Dad, his uncle or myself gain weight we look "stocky". In my Dad and great-uncle's case, many years of doing construction and trade work puts quite a bit of muscle even if weight is gained. My Dad's uncle is in his early 80s and still looks like he could kick my butt!

Getting back to thread, I started off the AT at 195. Ouch. Even though I am 5'6", my fighting weigh is about 170 or so.

I finished at 145 lbs! Double ouch. My heavier back and (by AT standards) higher mileage took a toll on the body. I did not zero at all between Delaware Water Gap and Katahdin. Was way too thin..and I felt it.

Kep the weight off for a while when I was back to 170. But, eventually approached high 180s again pre-PCT. (if a bit a more active than pre-PCT, so a little more muscle). Post PCT and pre-CDT, I am very active. I could knock off about five pounds..but well, see the gene pool I have. :)

Post-CDT? Who knows! Look me up in early 2007. Footslogger can see me at the Rockies Ruck and give a full report. ;)

[Ender]

I gained 15 pounds on my AT hike. Yep, gained.

On my PCT hike, I lost 20 pounds to go down to the level I was at on the AT. Apparently that's the weight my body likes to hike at.

[Alligator]

I gained 15 pounds on my AT hike. Yep, gained.

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Negative weight loss.