Bulk supplements and my PCT diet

do you think this climate of hysteria on the part of authorities in most places will change anytime soon?

And in regards to nutrition, i dunno if anyone else has tried this but i like to grind up centrums into a powder, of course one distributed over 3 FBC meals, that way you still get the nutrients in homemade meals that you find in mountain house, your not taking more than you need(or will pee out), and you dont taste it cause it aint much. Same can be done with tasteless protein powder which i think you have.

Eugene are you taking these because your a bodybuilder and don't want to lose mass on the trail?

Isaac, I'm taking these because it's convenient and in a form that I can readily consume a lot of. Now I can prove it to myself. UPS just delivered the order, so I'm going to make myself a shake and see how it suits me.

I used to lift regularly, but I stopped quite a while ago. Losing mass isn't a concern, and my legs may actually grow. And as someone pointed out previously, I'll be in caloric deficiency, and there's not much I can do about that except not hike.

@isaac-

"do you think this climate of hysteria on the part of authorities in most places will change anytime soon?"

In a word- No.

I hope it tastes good. I need food that is somewhat palatable.

I haven't heard Protein Factory in a long time. They are excellent.
But I would use this as a training suppliment and not bring it on the trail.
I see where you would be getting quality protein and calories.
BUT you will burn yourself out on the repetition on ingesting the protein shake instead of whole foods… and also even though you are ingesting a isolate/whey protein instread of soy. YOU WILL HAVE STOMACH UPSET.
Especially if you are going to consume on the fly. Bloating and cramping happens a lot. I know this by experience. If you still insist on using the powder you might want to consume the whole food during the hike and the shake at the end of your day. Better absorbtion of nutrients after a good workout. Just my lil ol .02

I've used a very high amount of protein powder on my training hikes and the bloating/gas wasn't bad at all…peanut butter messes me up far worse. For the real thing I'll be cutting back on protein powder quite a bit because there's already a lot of protein in the other powders and solid foods I'm eating.

As for how this stuff tastes, I'm still figuring out ratios. 1/3rd cup each of protein, EFA and oat muscle tastes powdery without a lot of shaking. I was also using protein powder with less sweetener, which didn't help the taste. It was still okay, but I'd prefer a sweeter shake which should be easily remedied.

Eugene, I'm interested to see how this works out for you on-trail. Hope to run into you out there this year!

tradja
PCT '10

Your ab better man than me with the bloating lol.
E III goodluck and keep us posted on your journey!

The powder is working pretty well. The only time it doesn't work is when I'm a big dummy and don't eat or drink anything at all. Oh wait, there's another problem with it…I put some of it in store brand freezer bags…big mistake using cheap zip bags on a thru hike. Fortunately I haven't had a supplement bag fail, but I've had a couple others fail.

I'm not sure what this means, but yesterday night a mountain lion (not bobcat) tried to get in my food bag. The only things in it were my powder, vitamins, sunflower seeds and a clif bar…the last wasn't mine. Fortunately I was using an ursack because the slobber marks indicate it tried to get in both ends of the bag.

How do you know it was a mountain lion? As far as I know, mountain lions feed almost exclusively on animals they've killed. They don't even scavenge very often. And I've never heard of a mountain lion trying to get in someone's food bag. Are you sure?

Look at it on the bright side. You know your food is pretty bad if the animals _don't_ try to get it.

–B.G.–

Scott, I will admit that I don't know for 100% that it was a mountain lion. I saw a body that was about the same size as the Ursack would be if it was full, a tail that was thick and about as long as the body, short stubby legs that may actually be longer if it was crouching. It had dim yellow eyes when I shined it with my Fenix HP10 headlamp incliding the 225 lumen setting, it was nearly silent as it moved on/off the boulder and surrounding area. It did leave a big slobber/booger mark on one end of the food bag and a smaller mark on the other side. DNA testing? I wish. Anyway, it could've been a fat domestic cat far away from it's home. I'm just glad it didn't want to get friendly…I already had to use my potty bottle pretty bad as is!