travlvirgin

OK so this is a silly, superficial, girlie question. and i do believe i will immediately regret this post lol. but it has to be said.

Do you loose weight when you backpack?

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freespiritz

I've definitely told people that backpacking is my diet plan - walking for miles with my stuff on my back and being too cheap to eat.

That said, I don't think I actually lose weight on the road. Well, that's a lie. It depends...I did in Borneo but that was because I was climbing mountains and white water rafting and stuff. I think I stayed the same through Central America...even though I'm pretty active on the road, I've decided that experiencing food is an equally important part of traveling.

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LostFarmboy

I came back from South America in the best shape of my life. But, I did do A LOT of hiking while I was there.

So, I guess it really depends on what you do. If you do nothing but party party party, then I guess you'd probably gain weight. But, if you do a heap of sight seeing and hiking and what not, then you'd have to lose weight.

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marc873

The female species in general hates me. I have weighed within 5 pounds for the last 15 years or so, and can eat as much or as little while traveling and not fluctuate (sp?) at all. But thats just me

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joe7f

I think so. I lost 40 lbs (around 18 kg) in 3 months by backpacking.

--Joey

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juliagulia

When I went to Greece, we walked to much that I lost 5 pounds in the 10 days we were there.

I gained it all back once I was home for fourth of July

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PhilBill

Backpacking is an excellent way of losing weight. I took off to Kathmandu in 2004 to jump start my diet losing the first 20 lbs trekking the Himalayas and within the next 2 years went overland all through Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos for 3 month trip losing 30 lbs more. Now that I have settled down a bit here in the Philippines I am gaining back the weight so I plan to do some volcano trekking and long distance bicycle riding along the coastal highways SOON in Feb 2008.

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