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Vicki It is good to find semi local folks! I sent you an email off the board here. You and your husband are more then welcome to come along. I would like to plan this trip out in advance and I can send you information that I have collected as well as my past exp of going over this mountain as well. Maybe we can plan a few other hikes/Camps as well. Will

Hello This is my first time posting in here. If anyone would like to go up and over Old Rag mnt. in the fall please let me know. I am taking my wife for her first backpacking trip as Old Rag was mine. We have been enjoying the trails around us as she is almost 2 months Post-op and I am nine days pre-op Would love to network with others out there with love of backpacking and hiking. Will

Hi Sherrie, I'm in my last month of my insurance-required 6 month doctor supervised diet. I've already done all the other requirements (psych exam, classes, speaking with nutritionists) and met with the surgeon, so as soon as they can get my info from the weight loss center, they will be submitting my info to insurance. I've got my fingers crossed! That's wonderful to hear you've lost 102 pounds. My husband *always* has the backpacking bug. In the summer it's backpacking, geocaching, kayaking, and mountain biking. In the winter it's snowboarding & snowshoeing. I gotta get my weight down so I can keep up again! The last trip we took was a 5-day hike on the Superior Hiking Trail and I had to bail on day 2 because my feet hurt so bad I couldn't continue. I had to remind him that I wasn't just carrying a 20lb pack, but also an extra 100lbs on my body that I didn't have the last really long trip we took. I'm a little surprised there's not more people posting to this board, but I guess I don't really see many overweight people on the trails, so it makes sense. -Christine

I'm here! Check out my profile for my "before weight gain" and "after weight gain" backpacking pictures. My husband and I were planning on thru-hiking the Appalachain Trail before I got sick and gained 80+ lbs. I'm hoping I get my lap banding procedure done before next summer so I can get back on the trails without so much pain. The reason I'm not doing a RNY is because of that planned trip - I don't think I could intake enough calories for 5-6 months on the trail with the RNY. -GeekGirl 225/215/Goal :120

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