Have a great trip Dewolla.  Looking forward to hearing from you here
when you get back.
janice

Good luck! Enjoy yourself. Interesting how your parents are buried on
some bluff, they must have been interesting people.

i

Have a good trip, Dewolla.  I wouldn't be a bit surprised if you do
lose weight.

Chris

Have a great trip and enjoy the hiking.  Back when I was getting off of HMR
and transitioning to regular foods, I had to do a lot of travel for work and
I used to have *all* of my meals planned, premeasured, and packed.  It's a
habit I've gone back to, even when leaving the house for the day because it
was so successful at the time.

Jenn

here's a quick camping story. In 2002 when I was 232 or thereabouts I
was invited hiking up in the Sierra backcountry. It was fun, but the
trailhead was at 7000' and the hike to the lake was 3000' up a steep
valley, with a lot of really high steps, in the blazing midday sun.
Carrying 30lbs of gear. I soldiered through it, but made sure I
stopped a lot to catch my breath and otherwise not become a medical
emergency for my compatriots, who were all 50+ lbs lighter than me and
in better shape.

coming back into town I was kinda bummed that I had only lost a pound
or two over the three-day trip. Seemed I had burned a lot more
calories, but maybe the massive dinners we ate on the road masked the
loss.

Carrying my 2 x 2.5 gallon water jugs full of water (8.3lbs/gallon =
40+ lbs = the weight I have lost since then), I find it amazing I
could even do that hike as well as I did -- 40lbs of deadweight is a
heavy load.

Heywood

232/192/182

Have a good time camping.  Sounds like you certainly have everything under
control and wouldn't be surprised to see a weight loss after the trip.

Beverly