Food

It's official. Hiker hunger has hit--hard. Honestly though, my non-stop hunger started about a week into the trail. But now it's serious! I'll eat anything I can get my hands on! If other hikers offer up food, I never decline. The reason is breakfast usually lasts me about an hour before I'm hungry again. Lunch and snack time often blend together. And dinner is always a rice or noodles dish. Meh... It's a well-known fact on the trail that thru-hikers can't carry enough food to sustain them, thus we incur calorie deficits. Studies indicate that we burn between 3,000 to 5,000 calories per day!
Therefore, whenever I get into town, there are always "town chores" to be done but one of them is to eat real food! And lots of it! Eating whole large pizzas, downing a whole Ben & Jerry's ice cream container, or ordering the "hiker special" (a lot of food)... it's all normal now. When in town, I usually eat more in one sitting than I would during an entire day back home.
I'm trying to keep my weight up, but it's almost fruitless. I currently weigh about 120 lbs and no matter what I eat or how much, I don't really gain any weight. I think I've lost a few pounds since starting my hike..

This picture below was taken at Kincora Hostel. I ate that whole pizza, drank all of the 2-liter soda, had two doughnuts, and brownies and ice cream for dessert.