hikingfish
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Hi VFTT'ers,
Alright, here's my story: Two years ago, I started getting in shape and I started playing outside (hiking/camping). I nearly camped out every weekend and hiked at least once a week (often twice a weekend: Big hike on Sat and a post-hike hike on Sun ).
Then, I met my girlfriend. I love her to death, but unfortunately, she has a bigger non-hiking/camping life than I do Anyways, I'm now finding that I do more reading about hiking than actual hiking We always go to see my or her family, friends, etc. We have other non-hiking/camping related outings, which I'm not that fond of to be honest.
Summer hasn't even started yet and checking my calendar...I see that on Aug 25-26, I'll be able to go hike I'm writing up all kinds of fun (to me anyways) activities we could (should? hehe) do (we want to take a Nepal trek/climbing outing next year and we were told to practice our winter camping skills and I have a personal goal to improve my skiing skills), however I know we probably won't have time to do them all.
How do you VFTT'ers fit hiking into your lifes? How do you budget time and how much of it? For me, it has taken a huge part in my life because I used to be quite big (300+lbs) and I have a very hard time managing my daily food intake. So spending an active weekend burning a couple of extra thousand calories really helps me keep in shape and at a good weight. My girlfriend doesn't have that problem, and she's very career oriented (she has to work a tiny bit every now and then on the weekends)...
I'd appreciate your views / experience on similar matters!
Cheers!
Fish
Alright, here's my story: Two years ago, I started getting in shape and I started playing outside (hiking/camping). I nearly camped out every weekend and hiked at least once a week (often twice a weekend: Big hike on Sat and a post-hike hike on Sun ).
Then, I met my girlfriend. I love her to death, but unfortunately, she has a bigger non-hiking/camping life than I do Anyways, I'm now finding that I do more reading about hiking than actual hiking We always go to see my or her family, friends, etc. We have other non-hiking/camping related outings, which I'm not that fond of to be honest.
Summer hasn't even started yet and checking my calendar...I see that on Aug 25-26, I'll be able to go hike I'm writing up all kinds of fun (to me anyways) activities we could (should? hehe) do (we want to take a Nepal trek/climbing outing next year and we were told to practice our winter camping skills and I have a personal goal to improve my skiing skills), however I know we probably won't have time to do them all.
How do you VFTT'ers fit hiking into your lifes? How do you budget time and how much of it? For me, it has taken a huge part in my life because I used to be quite big (300+lbs) and I have a very hard time managing my daily food intake. So spending an active weekend burning a couple of extra thousand calories really helps me keep in shape and at a good weight. My girlfriend doesn't have that problem, and she's very career oriented (she has to work a tiny bit every now and then on the weekends)...
I'd appreciate your views / experience on similar matters!
Cheers!
Fish
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