Hiking? When You Eat on Trail Is Just as Important as What You Eat

A dietitian writing for Backpacker magazine said something I've needed to see in print: hikers don't think of themselves as athletes, so they don't fuel like athletes.

I've been that hiker. I've also been the one whose hands were shaking so badly I couldn't open my food bag on trail. It took hours to climb back from that.

For my GLP-1 community specifically: if your appetite is suppressed, "eat when you're hungry" is bad trail advice. Your body is working whether your hunger cues are or not.