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23.12.09
Too Skinny
Try as they might to keep the shovelling the calories in, it sounds as though their metabolism can't keep up with the workload. Poor Sophia is shrinking away! Here's today's PodCast from our Singaporean member.
Sophia (Singapore)'s PodCast:
Link to Podcast
Sophia's PodCast in writing:
"Hi this is Sophia calling from the Xxpedition on day 31 of our traveling.
Today i realized that there is one reason why you should not be happy about not having too much body fat: because being in this environment for this number of days you will realise that how the body uses every part of it.
So, for me, being someone that has more of an athletic build and not so much body fat, I think on the first half of the expedition, the body is basically using whatever reserve fat that you have to get used to the environment. Even just sitting in the tent keeping yourself warm takes a lot of energy from your body and now it's coming into day 31, probably a lot of fat reserve on me has been gone and it's starting to eat into my muscles which I'm feeling. Really feeling it these last few days. The mind says you are clear and you want to go faster. The legs and the arms are just not doing it. That shows how much energy we are using even though I'm the only one that finishes all my ration bag.
So that's about it for today. Just a little bit grumpy about myself so talk to you again next time."
Photo by Robert Hollingworth