Reading around on some of the forums I kept coming across people describing lack of appetite, I find myself in the other boat. When I first started back packing, I had to force myself to eat. I am still not in the greatest shape, but I have been doing some working out. I find that within half an hour of walking from the car I am starving. By the time I finish a quick weekend hike I am ready for as much food as I can take in.
I have read allot of journals where it took many miles to start building up a hunger. So is this normal? I am not joking, an hour of hiking and I am ready for a good meal, a day of hiking and I want a non stop buffet. I have often picked up fast food after my hike, then an hour later ate again. It usually takes a day or two to work my body back into normal eating habits, and I still lose about 3lbs+ a trip without gaining it back, and I keep losing weight without additional work or diet changes for weeks afterwards!