If you want to track calories here is the link to what FitBit I use: amzn.to/3jkrnmx I love how it tracks my sleep, heart rate, and miles. The power will last a week before needing recharged. Weighs just over an ounce. I love it!
My suggestion take it or leave it is to get you a bike. Use that bike everyday when you are off trail and you can keep the weight off. Riding a bike burns a lot more calories then one would think. It's easy, it's fun, will maintain your muscles in your legs for hiking, keeping the muscle mass also helps keep your metabolic rate up helping to burn more calories. My best friend was 400pounds til we started mountain biking everywhere then he dropped to about 220 in about a year and a half without him actually trying. He didn't start riding to lose weight we were just riding because it's fun him losing the weight was a byproduct of the fun.
Semper Gumby approves the bicycle suggestion. Just a few added tips. A fancy bicycle is not needed, in fact, a more simple bicycle is probably the way to go for those who aren't into all the maintenace, gear shifting and such. But there is one thing worth upgrading, especially for older or larger folks: A really good bicycle seat. 🧡
Did you sneak away for weight loss surgery? Thanks for providing us many hours of adventures and allowing us to tag along. i hope you will be back soon. I wish you had not removed several of your videos including Valentine's Day but I knew they may have been very personal for you and I could see you were dealing with a lot stress and emotions. Your a good person and I wish you well.
Hey dude, I've been watching your videos! Me and my husband have started day hiking to lose weight. We do once or twice a week, we aim at 6-8 hours at a time in mountain terrain (local to us) and I'm really finding your videos inspiring!! Mountain hiking really burns A TON of calories while still being enjoyable and being in nature really helps me focus less on food and more on my physical strength and my surroundings! I hope to see you back online soon, cheers and good luck to you!
Hey Corey, I noticed that I wasn’t getting any new postings from you. So I came to your channel and saw that you haven’t posted in a couple of months. That is fine. That is cool. Do what you need to do! I might have to go back and watch your beginning videos again. Looking for inspiration. It’s April here in the Pacific Northwest… LOL, well it’s April everywhere… But to my point, I’m out wanting to get some hikes in but I am out of shape! No desire to do the PCT or to walk with alligators and crocodiles in Florida… but I need to get into shape again. Just doing a one and ahalf mile around the golf course is testing me. I’ve never been fully recovered from my heart attack two years ago… No wait three years ago now I think… Time to put on my Merrell hiking shoes. Actually that’s what I’m doing right now before work getting in a mile and a half around the golf course. Anyway keep being an inspiration!
Hi Cory, I fight the same weight battle that you do. I seem to be able to loose weight better when I stay away from the fast foods and suger, the suger is everywhere, and hard for this old man to stay away from. We will have to fight this battle forever. I homesteader for 18 years and still would be if I hadn’t gotten a lung disease that made me move off of our place at 3600 ft of elevation. I do better if I don’t eat much at night. Enjoy your videos. Ray
You are doing great, Cory, and you also care to help others to do well too. Your videos are very encouraging. You make us feel like we’re hiking with you 👍👍😎🙂❤️
Just came across your story on Outside Magazine yesterday, had not heard of you before. You should be an inspiration and I enjoy your attitude. Though I hope you've worked thru the haters and idiots on the PCT, keep up the great spirit and hike on! Hope to you see you on the Colorado Trail this summer!
Hmm - 5 person homestead farm and each year, one person goes off to do hike/adventure while others maintain animals. In 15 years, everyone has triple crown.
That's kind of a neat idea. I too, have always wanted to at least have some chickens, and possibly other animals, but then I always think it will be such a hassle when I want to travel.
Physical and emotional stress can also contribute to getting fat, for two reasons: 1. Stress makes us crave sugar and carbs, 2. Stress releases cortisol (stress hormone) in the organism which causes the fat to store, especially in the abdomen area.
Great info and kudos from fellow foodie. The struggle is real. Each and every time we feed our body we know what is good and what is not. I found it impossible to outrun. Food is 80% of the battle. You are a strong person and an inspiration to many. Keep on keepin on, 2nd Chance!
Informative video! Guess I gotta get a fitness tracker so I can figure out how far I'm walking. Thank you for sharing your adventures - they inspire folks like me! Don't get discouraged. 💙🤠
Don’t forget you add muscle too , and I think you are doing your heart a good deed from all the walking. I think as long as you keep journaling and videoing it will help sticking on a healthy lifestyle🥰
Hey second chance this is my first time posting on your social media hats off to you bro definitely can relate to the weight issues I'm glad that is a topic that only now through hikers are addressing I definitely have been on one extreme to the other and I've been doing a lot of research on it regarding lectins shoot me a private message and I can talk more about that but anyways best of luck to you bro you're an inspiration to a lot of us take care vaja con dios
Hey Cory! On the PCT, I craved soda so much! I never drink soda, but on the trail- man! I briefly got to meet you at Trail Days in 2019 :) So cool to meet you -Ragdoll
Cory, you said you are getting off of social media for a while. Those of us that have followed you woundered if you are still sticking to your goals. We miss you on social media.
Yes I have lost a lot more weight, I will be back! I will post an update video on Patreon of my current appearance this month. I just sent a video to my ex wife of what I look like and she said “I look so different” so hopefully a good thing.
I've had a Fitbit for 7 years now (different models!) so have a long stretch of data. Some of the real obvious stuff, when I do more, I burn more and I lose more. I also see quite rapid drops in my resting heart rate when my weight goes down (Less mass? More relaxed? More Sleep?). Is it 100% accurate? No, but if it says I did 5000 steps one day and 10,000 the next, then its pretty certain I walked twice as much.
Your doing great...You mentioned a few key points in this video...One being it took 14 years to gain the weight...It is going to take time to loose the weight...There is no magic pill...Eat a clean diet drink water and keep active...You have come a long ways.
I can't find your videos from the 14th. Listened to the first one while I was tattooing myself... Am heavily tattooed but hadn't had any work done in about 12 years. Got an apparatus over the summer and started on myself a few weeks ago. You mentioned tattoos in the first video... You definitely don't need one to look 'tough' ;) To me the process is the best form of therapy, particularly when I'm not the tattoo artist ;) Was going to listen to the second one you did. I didn't hear that one live. Hope you are doing okay!!!
Cory I'm 6'3" and was 460lbs. Keto and intermittent fasting is what is working for me. Always used my activities to help with maintaining weight but after a car accident that all stopped so on came the weight. 20 years later = 460 no good,dead man walking. On trail eat what you need but off trail stay away from junk. Keto will work of you don't slip. Good luck and fight the fight.
Hey Corey...Have you considered cycling as another way to experience adventure? It is also a great way to loose weight and stay fit, and to see the sites?
Is there a difference between using a Fitbit to track this as opposed to an Apple Watch? I currently use the Apple Watch which tracks my steps, heart rate, calories burned, sleep quality, miles, etc.
I know you already know the facts about weight loss, and everybody has advice, but I just want to encourage you to really focus on your food intake. The exercise and other benefits from hiking and being active are important, but it's almost impossible to lose weight without focus on portion control. I have followed your journey for awhile; I am pulling for you to be healthy. I have had my own struggles with these issues. I believe you can see success; don't become confused by mirages.You will make it.
Everyone has their own story on weight loss. What worked for me was picking 3 calorie laded regulars in my diet and stopping them totally cold turkey. My three (and everyone will have a different three) were Starbucks Mochas, chocolate chip cookies, and mayonnaise. I gave up these Three Big Calorie Items that I had no self-control on except for total absentence. Everything else I allowed myself (except sugar soda drinks - coke - etc. - so maybe it is 4 things.). No seconds allowed - except when I slipped once in a while and then a small plate of the best item in the meal and I did not beat myself up. Visiting the scale daily or weekly was too discouraging so I weighted myself every other week. Lost pounds pretty darn effortlessly instead an Iron Discipline for Food and The Scale of which I am not capable. Weight loss is a lot like HYOK. Best to you Cory!
If you are on a Keto or Carnivore diet, you become fat-adapted and do not need or crave carbs... They are completely unnecessary. I run half-marathons and ruck carrying 60-pounds completely fasted almost every day. It's all about the food. Real weight loss happens in the kitchen.
I agree very much with your last sentence!! also love how I feel with the exercise, and my heart rate is now awesome! Exercise is definitely important but it takes place in the kitchen. I did zero-carb climbing up big bear mountain and felt awful for that week and could only hike 5 miles a day. Is it because my body was just not use to carnivore diet yet?
@@SecondChanceHiker Zero carb is not to be taken lightly... It takes 6 or more weeks to become fully fat-adapted for some people. And even longer to do heavy workouts fasted. Your body has to adapt and it doesn't happen overnight.
@@LetsTalkSurvival123 that makes more sense, yeah so take it slow and let my body adapt!!! My stomach already hates breads and glutton. My body craves mostly meat and veggies!
@@SecondChanceHiker I've been almost completely Carnivore for a little over a year... Down 100 lbs, added lean mass, 6-months in maintenance. I have never felt better in my life and I do not crave any carbs or seed oils. Just give me some bacon or a fatty steak and I am in heaven.
You can find the video on the Facebook group I believe, I unlisted it as lives are really specially in the moment... I am doing well and ok! Will try to get a public video out soon. If really want details I am going live on Patreon on Saturday and with a custom pledge can find out a lot of details for $1 what’s going on with my life.
Thank you Cory for replying! Glad all is ok. I'm sorry I missed the Valentine's day video, I was thinking "oh no, he done found love and left us hanging" lol I was starting to feel ghosted 🤣 Looking forward to following your journey!
You say you have an addiction to food. But when you are low in mood what feels good, comfort food. When you were happy the weight was falling off, when you were down you were eating more. We all have an addiction to food as it keeps us alive but some people will reach for the bottle, some will reach for illicit substances and some will reach for food. Food was not an addiction, food was the feelgood factor. Not all large people are like this as some people have thyroid issues for one. But I see here I have talked myself into a corner (lol) and I'm not going to change this. I will leave it as is. Yes, you have an addiction BUT this is linked to your mental well-being. You need to feel good mentally to feel good physically. So what I'm saying I guess is that you don't eat excessively everyday, you do so when you are low in mood or feeling down so finding happiness in what you do and who you surround yourself with is your antidote. You have probably worked this out already but food was not your problem, food was your solution to all problems. Please don't think I'm putting you down Corey (who knows if you ever read these) you are a fantastic guy with so much life, you exude joy and you make so many thousands of people happy by making your videos. Let that be the drug, the impact you have on others, the brightness you bring into someone's dark day. You certainly light up my face when I watch another video (albeit 2 years behind). I am watching video after video. I am one person who you have had an impact on today. If I am one then how many others? Thousands. Keep being you and you will find what you seek. I am convinced that once you finally do then the weight issue will be easier but please remember one thing. Beauty is only skin deep and that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Stay Safe and stay well and keep doing what makes you really happy.
Nice! Hiking is equivalent to not being at McDonald’s! I’d have to agree, they don’t put fast food joints on most hiking trails.... Well, I haven’t hiked the Appalachian Trail, maybe that’s an exception?
Those blisters are coming from such flat walking , because u are putting your foot down the same way over and over and n over, I get em walking the road , but u are doing great 👍, u are probably more healthy now than most skinny people, u seem to be rolling right along , bring your happy ass over to the AT next year , would love to meet u and hit the trail , good luck buddy
I had the same cravings in the swamp. I stopped at on of the islands and ate the sugar for my coffee plus crackers I had left to help me finish the trail. Walking in knee deep water is comparable to hiking up hill all day at least to me.
Great job with being consistent with your hiking! I'm not gonna lie though, I do sometimes question the accuracy of fitbits and the like. I've seenpeople say how they have been driving before and it has said they have done a number of steps that they havent obviously done so be a little wary of that.
Thank you 😎🤗! Oh yeah need to take them off driving. I think when you hit bumps in the road it really confuses. Really any activity that maybe cheating 😜
True Story: Ten days after my 18th birthday I go to USMC bootcamp 135 pounds soaking wet. Eleven weeks later I'm the only recruit (about to graduate as honorman btw) who actually "gained" weight so far as I know. We all gained muscle while we also lost fat, but I just did a bit more of the gaining v. losing than my fellow recruits.
Corey, I started watching you 2 years ago when you were first starting on the PCT. I was inspired by your perseverance and fascinated by your approach to life. After your fall and helicopter rescue I moved on to other viewing interests. I started thinking about you in the last few weeks and finally decided to come back to this channel and check up on you. I'm happy to see that your are still out there doing your thing. I am also happy others are suggesting in the comments to try KETO. I started KETO because of a fitness challenge my wife signed us up for, after two weeks I had a lot less pain and stiffness and was hooked on this way of eating (it's not a diet) and the weight loss was secondary (I needed to lose about 70#). You have to find something that works for you ON or OFF the trail. Keep the faith and as I said keep going - it's good to know you are out there and pushing forward - still an inspiration!
you could hike with your sheep (or goats) there are plenty people out there hiking with goats and 123homefree travels with sheep and a wagon... there are lots of options... we don't need to live in a box and follow the same path as everyone else
Nomadic Recovery may be just ahead of you, Booty Hikes is also SOBO, and Dixie (Homemade Wonderlust) said she was doing the FT this year (I'm certain she won't announce when she's out there). I'll be starting on the Ocean to Lake on March 6th headed NOBO (I may have a chance of catching you because I'll be skipping the Orlando section due to the fact that I live there and have hiked the Eastern path already since November...some sections more than once).
You are right about the relationship between food & exercise &, you can loose more then you want to , so try & be careful with that delicate path your on , with the diet & exercise thing , 💖 😊☕🍯🍶 do u like coffee ?
Hey Cory. A few of us from the Nashville Backpacking Meetup would love to host you for a weekend, after you finish the Florida Trail. Let me know if you'd love to head north for a long weekend of new friends!
Look up Paul Gautschi, he does back to eden gardening. Which is what the homesteading movement is about. Moving away from processes food and back to high density nutrient food. The concept is that our agriculture system have moved away from nutrient rich food to those of longer self life, sweeter, bigger, shinier, pest/disease resistant, etc. So we are left with eating nutrient poor food. To compensate for the lack of nutrients, our body demand we eat more. I have tried all kind of diet, from keto to atkins. I would lose a good amount of weight but eventually gain them back, all the while feeling miserable. Now I have a large garden for all my vegetables, a small orchards, 13 chickens for eggs, I raise 100 meat chicken each year, get my beef and pork from my neighbor so I know how the cattle and pig are raised and what they were fed. There's no restriction on my diet, but since my foods are so nutrient rich, I eat less and still feel satisfied. At 56, I'm in the best shape of my life for the past 8 years. You don't need sheep, plant a garden and some fruit trees, you'll be amaze how good a strawberry picked when it's ripe instead of those that are picked so they can travel across the country to go on a grocery shelf.
I don't love devices like that, but in addition to it helping you keep track of calories, hiking alone day after day, looking at data could be helpful sometimes just to have something to think about :)
First thing that comes to my mind. ► Only animals you need are Hikers. Brings me to ► Just start a hostel, but then first volunteer as a worker at a hostel so you get to know how it works.
There is something wrong with the number of calories that will be burned by doing nothing. I usually have to do more than 10,000 steps to burn 2500 calories.
Number of calories burned is determined by heart rate and body weight. A 100lb kid in a coma will burn far less than 300 guy also in a coma. It's all relative.
Whole heartedly agree with your essential point although, in truth, most long distance hiking is still just an easy walk in the park compared to elite US military training. Some of us have done both. The good thing about the hiking is that it's so wide open to almost anyone, but it does take that little bit of something special to finally get off the couch (that's an analogy folks), ignore the resistance of those final excuses, and simply get out there.
@@paulrevere2379 The stress level definitely isn't as high as being in the military but I do believe the calorie burn is. This will vary by person of course. Each night I barely got 2 or 3 hours of sleep because I rolled around in pain. I just loved pushing it too hard. Many days were 25+ miles in the mountains with several 30+. My body was shutting down after months of that. And quite a number of other thru hikers were in the same boat by the end of their hike. During the 2nd half of your hike you just want to finish. You've gotten the experience you wanted and you want to be done but you aren't going to quit. So you push hard the entire time the sun is up.
@@Drone256 First of all "the military" is as different from elite forces as elementary recess is from running a marathon. Second, I thought you were contrasting the reality which 2C is pointing out using numbers with the disbelief reaction many are likely to have with those numbers. I may be wrong here, but I like to think that most of 2Cs admirers are bright enough to understand that SCENIC trail adventures were never meant to become a cheap replacement for genuine athletic competition. There are actual competitive events out there btw, with legitimate trophies. The true competitors I have known also don't pawn off their participation as the eqivalent of some noble prize. Now it may be that a bunch of serious a-holes in the self-promotion business have created a prejudicial negative reputation for all marathoner type hikers. It may take some doing if anyone seriously hopes to change the impression that those are two distinct characteristics only incidentally linked. The rugged quiet types will never be as visible as the egomaniacs. As for me, I just simply say that I have my genuine life achievements. Long hiking is not, nor ever will be one of them. Being out in creation and exercising freedom is the reward, not an achievement.
I have tracked it well especially the 3 trails in Germany. Trail miles were always a little less but but by much. I also assumed because of getting off trail to pee and stuff helped with that but never noticed it was off by much with trail miles. Each Fitbit could be different from what model as well 🤗
Don't get me wrong... FitBits are great... They just never count correctly when you have your hands on trekking poles or shopping carts. It is the movement that activates them.
I have a Fitbit Charge 3 on one arm and a Garmin Instinct Solar on the other or vice versa of both on one arm. In general Fitbit measures about 10 to 25 % more steps and calories. Garmin measures up to 400 % more sleep. A few times I counted 1000 steps myself and noticed that the Garmin only missed 2 or 3 steps. Meanwhile the Fitbit was in la-la land: 1100-1200. I believe my Garmin is more accurate than my Fitbit.
I prefer hiking but when I can’t for a while I like HIIT training. It is extremely fat burning and amazingly sweaty. And it only take a 20 mins a day and there are tons of follow along videos on RUclips. I’ve found a few guys I like (go tos).
Yep...and if you use jump ropes like the Crossrope series you can burn a lot of calories in a very short amount of time. Jump rope is one of the most efficient exercises you can do.
Your face is noticeably thinner since Croatia! 🇭🇷. I’ve found that we lose weight in different places in our bodies at different times, sometimes deep in your muscle tissue and it’s not as noticeable externally. Just keep going. Math and physics are not subject to emotions and feelings. You ARE losing weight and making muscle. ONWARD! Love and hugs 🤗.
Nearly 3000 views, great, but remember to 👍 folks. I know, I forget sometimes too, and I go the other way for videos promoting some crap agenda. But when was the last time 2C didn't deserve a thumbs up? I don't remember.
It is good you’re refocused on the hiking but you seem to keep ignoring your admitted addiction to food. Eating clean and healthy is a lifestyle but I don’t ever hear you say you have a plan to fix that and stop the addiction. To me one can never lose the weight they want or keep it off without that. Just the truth.. btw we met on the pct at camp outside of Cajon Pass after the famous McDonalds.. I’m pulling for you brotha!
Maybe you could find a homestead to work/live on for a while. Trade work for rent kinda thing. Then you would have some more experience and still have flexibility before committing.
Just find yourself a Semper Gumby and he'll help you cook it up. He's cooked for camp groups on the West coast and even grilled fresh mahi mahi out of the Atlantic on the rail of a 40' sloop. He's even taking an extra pan on my (his 😜) upcoming 2021 PCT hike so he can make pancakes on trail.
I am a "female" and my body acts just like a "males".....uh oh...what's up with that?....lol, ha ha ha. Beer is my problem. Hiking is definitely a fat zapper. Problem for me is going home to the same irritating people who make me wanna drink beer. LOL, I wish I could live in the woods.
There are a lot of people that go into boot camp and basic training and come out heavier because of gained muscle mass. Not most people, but certainly people that are on the smaller side.
Did you really claim we don’t build up muscles hiking? Eating more is true as well but I saw a certain hikers arms first month of hiking and 5 months later and she had serious muscles.
@@cyberskooma0001 Yes, men. Men play under a different set of rules than women. Also, they need calories to gain weight. You cannot gain weight by burning 6000 kcal a day, while only eating 3000 kcal a day.
@@SecondChanceHiker Yes. Hiking is really really suboptimal for hypertrophy. My guess is, that already had the muscle mass, then lost some fat, which makes the muscle look more impressive. It's common that people look more jacked when they lose fat if they can maintain the muscle mass.
Will encourage some form of entry level job or apprenticeship as you figure a path towards a career, establish and grow a retirement fund and 40 soc sec credits, and marketable skills you can employ and evolve until your late 70's. Your vids are interesting, but we worry about your future. Need a real job and career. These few youtube clicks is not a viable business model.
If you want to track calories here is the link to what FitBit I use: amzn.to/3jkrnmx I love how it tracks my sleep, heart rate, and miles. The power will last a week before needing recharged. Weighs just over an ounce. I love it!
I have been wearing a fitbit for the last 4 years and has helped me keep motivated. Up to 40 + miles a week now!
Just checking on you! You've been mighty quiet. Hope all is well.
My suggestion take it or leave it is to get you a bike. Use that bike everyday when you are off trail and you can keep the weight off. Riding a bike burns a lot more calories then one would think. It's easy, it's fun, will maintain your muscles in your legs for hiking, keeping the muscle mass also helps keep your metabolic rate up helping to burn more calories. My best friend was 400pounds til we started mountain biking everywhere then he dropped to about 220 in about a year and a half without him actually trying. He didn't start riding to lose weight we were just riding because it's fun him losing the weight was a byproduct of the fun.
Semper Gumby approves the bicycle suggestion.
Just a few added tips. A fancy bicycle is not needed, in fact, a more simple bicycle is probably the way to go for those who aren't into all the maintenace, gear shifting and such.
But there is one thing worth upgrading, especially for older or larger folks: A really good bicycle seat. 🧡
@@paulrevere2379 heck yeah a nice seat is a must especially for newer riders sore butts can be discouraging.
Did you sneak away for weight loss surgery? Thanks for providing us many hours of adventures and allowing us to tag along. i hope you will be back soon. I wish you had not removed several of your videos including Valentine's Day but I knew they may have been very personal for you and I could see you were dealing with a lot stress and emotions. Your a good person and I wish you well.
Hey dude, I've been watching your videos! Me and my husband have started day hiking to lose weight. We do once or twice a week, we aim at 6-8 hours at a time in mountain terrain (local to us) and I'm really finding your videos inspiring!! Mountain hiking really burns A TON of calories while still being enjoyable and being in nature really helps me focus less on food and more on my physical strength and my surroundings! I hope to see you back online soon, cheers and good luck to you!
Just great that you don’t give up. Nice future plans. You are on the right track indeed.
Thank you Josephina ❤️🤗
@@SecondChanceHiker
So glad to see that you are doing great.
Thanks for keeping us posted.
Hey Cory, if you wanna keep tabs on your routes, elevation etc I'd suggest you invest in a Garmin wearable.
Garmin Instinct Solar...with expedition mode it has the best battery life going.
Hey Corey, I noticed that I wasn’t getting any new postings from you. So I came to your channel and saw that you haven’t posted in a couple of months. That is fine. That is cool. Do what you need to do! I might have to go back and watch your beginning videos again. Looking for inspiration. It’s April here in the Pacific Northwest… LOL, well it’s April everywhere… But to my point, I’m out wanting to get some hikes in but I am out of shape! No desire to do the PCT or to walk with alligators and crocodiles in Florida… but I need to get into shape again. Just doing a one and ahalf mile around the golf course is testing me. I’ve never been fully recovered from my heart attack two years ago… No wait three years ago now I think… Time to put on my Merrell hiking shoes. Actually that’s what I’m doing right now before work getting in a mile and a half around the golf course. Anyway keep being an inspiration!
You look amazing! I am really happy for you.
Hi Cory, I fight the same weight battle that you do. I seem to be able to loose weight better when I stay away from the fast foods and suger, the suger is everywhere, and hard for this old man to stay away from. We will have to fight this battle forever. I homesteader for 18 years and still would be if I hadn’t gotten a lung disease that made me move off of our place at 3600 ft of elevation. I do better if I don’t eat much at night. Enjoy your videos. Ray
You are doing great, Cory, and you also care to help others to do well too. Your videos are very encouraging. You make us feel like we’re hiking with you 👍👍😎🙂❤️
Just came across your story on Outside Magazine yesterday, had not heard of you before. You should be an inspiration and I enjoy your attitude. Though I hope you've worked thru the haters and idiots on the PCT, keep up the great spirit and hike on! Hope to you see you on the Colorado Trail this summer!
Hmm - 5 person homestead farm and each year, one person goes off to do hike/adventure while others maintain animals. In 15 years, everyone has triple crown.
Are you wanting to sign up? Love it 😍
Could work if everyone is a giver and amiable. Otherwise you will always have people you want to leave.
Very interesting!!!
That's kind of a neat idea. I too, have always wanted to at least have some chickens, and possibly other animals, but then I always think it will be such a hassle when I want to travel.
Physical and emotional stress can also contribute to getting fat, for two reasons: 1. Stress makes us crave sugar and carbs, 2. Stress releases cortisol (stress hormone) in the organism which causes the fat to store, especially in the abdomen area.
True. Weight change up or down is one of the first questions asked when it comes to mental health.
Corey, have you ever pondered hiking the Appalachian Trail. I've been wanting to ask. Not sure if you ever said.
Good info buddy. Keep it up!
Great info and kudos from fellow foodie. The struggle is real. Each and every time we feed our body we know what is good and what is not. I found it impossible to outrun. Food is 80% of the battle. You are a strong person and an inspiration to many. Keep on keepin on, 2nd Chance!
Informative video! Guess I gotta get a fitness tracker so I can figure out how far I'm walking. Thank you for sharing your adventures - they inspire folks like me! Don't get discouraged. 💙🤠
Don’t forget you add muscle too , and I think you are doing your heart a good deed from all the walking.
I think as long as you keep journaling and videoing it will help sticking on a healthy lifestyle🥰
Hey second chance this is my first time posting on your social media hats off to you bro definitely can relate to the weight issues I'm glad that is a topic that only now through hikers are addressing I definitely have been on one extreme to the other and I've been doing a lot of research on it regarding lectins shoot me a private message and I can talk more about that but anyways best of luck to you bro you're an inspiration to a lot of us take care vaja con dios
Hey Cory! On the PCT, I craved soda so much! I never drink soda, but on the trail- man! I briefly got to meet you at Trail Days in 2019 :) So cool to meet you -Ragdoll
Cory, you said you are getting off of social media for a while. Those of us that have followed you woundered if you are still sticking to your goals. We miss you on social media.
Yes I have lost a lot more weight, I will be back! I will post an update video on Patreon of my current appearance this month. I just sent a video to my ex wife of what I look like and she said “I look so different” so hopefully a good thing.
I've had a Fitbit for 7 years now (different models!) so have a long stretch of data. Some of the real obvious stuff, when I do more, I burn more and I lose more. I also see quite rapid drops in my resting heart rate when my weight goes down (Less mass? More relaxed? More Sleep?). Is it 100% accurate? No, but if it says I did 5000 steps one day and 10,000 the next, then its pretty certain I walked twice as much.
Keep it up your laying the groundwork for a better you in the future.
Your doing great...You mentioned a few key points in this video...One being it took 14 years to gain the weight...It is going to take time to loose the weight...There is no magic pill...Eat a clean diet drink water and keep active...You have come a long ways.
Love your future plan! What was the temperature on this hike? The sky looked like lots of gray clouds.
I can't find your videos from the 14th. Listened to the first one while I was tattooing myself... Am heavily tattooed but hadn't had any work done in about 12 years. Got an apparatus over the summer and started on myself a few weeks ago. You mentioned tattoos in the first video... You definitely don't need one to look 'tough' ;) To me the process is the best form of therapy, particularly when I'm not the tattoo artist ;) Was going to listen to the second one you did. I didn't hear that one live. Hope you are doing okay!!!
Cory I'm 6'3" and was 460lbs. Keto and intermittent fasting is what is working for me. Always used my activities to help with maintaining weight but after a car accident that all stopped so on came the weight. 20 years later = 460 no good,dead man walking. On trail eat what you need but off trail stay away from junk. Keto will work of you don't slip. Good luck and fight the fight.
Hey Corey...Have you considered cycling as another way to experience adventure? It is also a great way to loose weight and stay fit, and to see the sites?
Is there a difference between using a Fitbit to track this as opposed to an Apple Watch? I currently use the Apple Watch which tracks my steps, heart rate, calories burned, sleep quality, miles, etc.
where are you SecondChance?
Hey Cory, I’m missing your progress on the trail, looking forward to your next video. Hope all is well.
Wow! That's a Lot of Calories going Down! Great Job, Cory!!!!
I know you already know the facts about weight loss, and everybody has advice, but I just want to encourage you to really focus on your food intake. The exercise and other benefits from hiking and being active are important, but it's almost impossible to lose weight without focus on portion control. I have followed your journey for awhile; I am pulling for you to be healthy. I have had my own struggles with these issues. I believe you can see success; don't become confused by mirages.You will make it.
"if you didnt know, I am a male." spit coffee out LOL
Haha Cory logic right there! ❤️ your comment made me laugh as I didn’t realize I said it!
Everyone has their own story on weight loss. What worked for me was picking 3 calorie laded regulars in my diet and stopping them totally cold turkey. My three (and everyone will have a different three) were Starbucks Mochas, chocolate chip cookies, and mayonnaise. I gave up these Three Big Calorie Items that I had no self-control on except for total absentence. Everything else I allowed myself (except sugar soda drinks - coke - etc. - so maybe it is 4 things.). No seconds allowed - except when I slipped once in a while and then a small plate of the best item in the meal and I did not beat myself up.
Visiting the scale daily or weekly was too discouraging so I weighted myself every other week. Lost pounds pretty darn effortlessly instead an Iron Discipline for Food and The Scale of which I am not capable.
Weight loss is a lot like HYOK. Best to you Cory!
If you are on a Keto or Carnivore diet, you become fat-adapted and do not need or crave carbs... They are completely unnecessary. I run half-marathons and ruck carrying 60-pounds completely fasted almost every day. It's all about the food. Real weight loss happens in the kitchen.
I agree very much with your last sentence!! also love how I feel with the exercise, and my heart rate is now awesome! Exercise is definitely important but it takes place in the kitchen. I did zero-carb climbing up big bear mountain and felt awful for that week and could only hike 5 miles a day. Is it because my body was just not use to carnivore diet yet?
@@SecondChanceHiker Zero carb is not to be taken lightly... It takes 6 or more weeks to become fully fat-adapted for some people. And even longer to do heavy workouts fasted. Your body has to adapt and it doesn't happen overnight.
@@LetsTalkSurvival123 that makes more sense, yeah so take it slow and let my body adapt!!! My stomach already hates breads and glutton. My body craves mostly meat and veggies!
My Corus watch clocked my 13.2-mile ruck the other day at 3.07 mph, almost 30,000 steps, 1142' elevation climb, at 1539 calories burned.
@@SecondChanceHiker I've been almost completely Carnivore for a little over a year... Down 100 lbs, added lean mass, 6-months in maintenance. I have never felt better in my life and I do not crave any carbs or seed oils. Just give me some bacon or a fatty steak and I am in heaven.
I missed the Valentines day video and now its gone. Anybody know where Cory is and everything ok?
You can find the video on the Facebook group I believe, I unlisted it as lives are really specially in the moment... I am doing well and ok! Will try to get a public video out soon. If really want details I am going live on Patreon on Saturday and with a custom pledge can find out a lot of details for $1 what’s going on with my life.
Thank you Cory for replying! Glad all is ok. I'm sorry I missed the Valentine's day video, I was thinking "oh no, he done found love and left us hanging" lol
I was starting to feel ghosted 🤣
Looking forward to following your journey!
You say you have an addiction to food. But when you are low in mood what feels good, comfort food. When you were happy the weight was falling off, when you were down you were eating more. We all have an addiction to food as it keeps us alive but some people will reach for the bottle, some will reach for illicit substances and some will reach for food. Food was not an addiction, food was the feelgood factor. Not all large people are like this as some people have thyroid issues for one. But I see here I have talked myself into a corner (lol) and I'm not going to change this. I will leave it as is. Yes, you have an addiction BUT this is linked to your mental well-being. You need to feel good mentally to feel good physically. So what I'm saying I guess is that you don't eat excessively everyday, you do so when you are low in mood or feeling down so finding happiness in what you do and who you surround yourself with is your antidote. You have probably worked this out already but food was not your problem, food was your solution to all problems. Please don't think I'm putting you down Corey (who knows if you ever read these) you are a fantastic guy with so much life, you exude joy and you make so many thousands of people happy by making your videos. Let that be the drug, the impact you have on others, the brightness you bring into someone's dark day. You certainly light up my face when I watch another video (albeit 2 years behind). I am watching video after video. I am one person who you have had an impact on today. If I am one then how many others? Thousands. Keep being you and you will find what you seek. I am convinced that once you finally do then the weight issue will be easier but please remember one thing. Beauty is only skin deep and that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Stay Safe and stay well and keep doing what makes you really happy.
Do I need a number shield? Or can I just catch or dodge those numbers being thrown at me.
Nice! Hiking is equivalent to not being at McDonald’s! I’d have to agree, they don’t put fast food joints on most hiking trails.... Well, I haven’t hiked the Appalachian Trail, maybe that’s an exception?
Just read a response from 2nd chance. Says he'll be back soon. Hope sooner rather than latef. Good luck.
Those blisters are coming from such flat walking , because u are putting your foot down the same way over and over and n over, I get em walking the road , but u are doing great 👍, u are probably more healthy now than most skinny people, u seem to be rolling right along , bring your happy ass over to the AT next year , would love to meet u and hit the trail , good luck buddy
I had the same cravings in the swamp. I stopped at on of the islands and ate the sugar for my coffee plus crackers I had left to help me finish the trail. Walking in knee deep water is comparable to hiking up hill all day at least to me.
Great job with being consistent with your hiking! I'm not gonna lie though, I do sometimes question the accuracy of fitbits and the like. I've seenpeople say how they have been driving before and it has said they have done a number of steps that they havent obviously done so be a little wary of that.
Thank you 😎🤗! Oh yeah need to take them off driving. I think when you hit bumps in the road it really confuses. Really any activity that maybe cheating 😜
@@SecondChanceHiker I literally get step credits for sitting on the sofa knitting 😂
Would more miles burn more?
True Story:
Ten days after my 18th birthday I go to USMC bootcamp 135 pounds soaking wet. Eleven weeks later I'm the only recruit (about to graduate as honorman btw) who actually "gained" weight so far as I know. We all gained muscle while we also lost fat, but I just did a bit more of the gaining v. losing than my fellow recruits.
Corey, I started watching you 2 years ago when you were first starting on the PCT. I was inspired by your perseverance and fascinated by your approach to life. After your fall and helicopter rescue I moved on to other viewing interests. I started thinking about you in the last few weeks and finally decided to come back to this channel and check up on you. I'm happy to see that your are still out there doing your thing. I am also happy others are suggesting in the comments to try KETO. I started KETO because of a fitness challenge my wife signed us up for, after two weeks I had a lot less pain and stiffness and was hooked on this way of eating (it's not a diet) and the weight loss was secondary (I needed to lose about 70#). You have to find something that works for you ON or OFF the trail. Keep the faith and as I said keep going - it's good to know you are out there and pushing forward - still an inspiration!
you could hike with your sheep (or goats) there are plenty people out there hiking with goats and 123homefree travels with sheep and a wagon... there are lots of options... we don't need to live in a box and follow the same path as everyone else
Your not alone, find Daisy Hikes ASAP
Nomadic Recovery may be just ahead of you, Booty Hikes is also SOBO, and Dixie (Homemade Wonderlust) said she was doing the FT this year (I'm certain she won't announce when she's out there). I'll be starting on the Ocean to Lake on March 6th headed NOBO (I may have a chance of catching you because I'll be skipping the Orlando section due to the fact that I live there and have hiked the Eastern path already since November...some sections more than once).
What section of the FT are you on now?
You are right about the relationship between food & exercise &, you can loose more then you want to , so try & be careful with that delicate path your on , with the diet & exercise thing , 💖 😊☕🍯🍶 do u like coffee ?
How long does the Fitbit last between charges?
Around 7 days
Hey Cory. A few of us from the Nashville Backpacking Meetup would love to host you for a weekend, after you finish the Florida Trail. Let me know if you'd love to head north for a long weekend of new friends!
Yes, There are healthy sugar alternatives to soda, Oranges, grapes, apples, etc...Looking great though, keep going!!!
I agree ☝️
Me too low carb, down forty in about five months
My wife when she started working out lost some weight then put weight on while getting thinner looking because of the muscle weight.
Nice content my friend love it keep up the great work inspiring people I’ve liked & subscribed also take care much appreciated Rucksack Adventures 🇬🇧
What happened? No videos lately? How are you doing Cory?
Was wondering the same thing. Hope everything is okay.
Some day I will give up the homestead to try the pct as section hikes. Animals need daily care so it is hard to get back to hiking.
Look up Paul Gautschi, he does back to eden gardening. Which is what the homesteading movement is about. Moving away from processes food and back to high density nutrient food. The concept is that our agriculture system have moved away from nutrient rich food to those of longer self life, sweeter, bigger, shinier, pest/disease resistant, etc. So we are left with eating nutrient poor food. To compensate for the lack of nutrients, our body demand we eat more. I have tried all kind of diet, from keto to atkins. I would lose a good amount of weight but eventually gain them back, all the while feeling miserable. Now I have a large garden for all my vegetables, a small orchards, 13 chickens for eggs, I raise 100 meat chicken each year, get my beef and pork from my neighbor so I know how the cattle and pig are raised and what they were fed. There's no restriction on my diet, but since my foods are so nutrient rich, I eat less and still feel satisfied. At 56, I'm in the best shape of my life for the past 8 years.
You don't need sheep, plant a garden and some fruit trees, you'll be amaze how good a strawberry picked when it's ripe instead of those that are picked so they can travel across the country to go on a grocery shelf.
I don't love devices like that, but in addition to it helping you keep track of calories, hiking alone day after day, looking at data could be helpful sometimes just to have something to think about :)
First thing that comes to my mind. ► Only animals you need are Hikers. Brings me to ► Just start a hostel, but then first volunteer as a worker at a hostel so you get to know how it works.
There is something wrong with the number of calories that will be burned by doing nothing. I usually have to do more than 10,000 steps to burn 2500 calories.
Number of calories burned is determined by heart rate and body weight.
A 100lb kid in a coma will burn far less than 300 guy also in a coma.
It's all relative.
One day at a time bro. You can do it
When you tell people how much you ate on your thru hike and how many calories you burn they tend to think you are exaggerating. Nothing compares.
Whole heartedly agree with your essential point although, in truth, most long distance hiking is still just an easy walk in the park compared to elite US military training. Some of us have done both.
The good thing about the hiking is that it's so wide open to almost anyone, but it does take that little bit of something special to finally get off the couch (that's an analogy folks), ignore the resistance of those final excuses, and simply get out there.
@@paulrevere2379 The stress level definitely isn't as high as being in the military but I do believe the calorie burn is. This will vary by person of course. Each night I barely got 2 or 3 hours of sleep because I rolled around in pain. I just loved pushing it too hard. Many days were 25+ miles in the mountains with several 30+. My body was shutting down after months of that. And quite a number of other thru hikers were in the same boat by the end of their hike. During the 2nd half of your hike you just want to finish. You've gotten the experience you wanted and you want to be done but you aren't going to quit. So you push hard the entire time the sun is up.
@@Drone256 First of all "the military" is as different from elite forces as elementary recess is from running a marathon.
Second, I thought you were contrasting the reality which 2C is pointing out using numbers with the disbelief reaction many are likely to have with those numbers.
I may be wrong here, but I like to think that most of 2Cs admirers are bright enough to understand that SCENIC trail adventures were never meant to become a cheap replacement for genuine athletic competition.
There are actual competitive events out there btw, with legitimate trophies. The true competitors I have known also don't pawn off their participation as the eqivalent of some noble prize.
Now it may be that a bunch of serious a-holes in the self-promotion business have created a prejudicial negative reputation for all marathoner type hikers. It may take some doing if anyone seriously hopes to change the impression that those are two distinct characteristics only incidentally linked. The rugged quiet types will never be as visible as the egomaniacs.
As for me, I just simply say that I have my genuine life achievements. Long hiking is not, nor ever will be one of them. Being out in creation and exercising freedom is the reward, not an achievement.
My problem is I usually pause the vid to comment. If I wait....I might have gotten an answer before I wrote. Impatient am I.
Fitbits are wildly inaccurate when you are using trekking poles.
I have tracked it well especially the 3 trails in Germany. Trail miles were always a little less but but by much. I also assumed because of getting off trail to pee and stuff helped with that but never noticed it was off by much with trail miles. Each Fitbit could be different from what model as well 🤗
@@SecondChanceHiker I moved to a GPS watch because of that very reason... I run/hike/ruck at least 250 miles a month so tracking is important to me.
Don't get me wrong... FitBits are great... They just never count correctly when you have your hands on trekking poles or shopping carts. It is the movement that activates them.
I have a Fitbit Charge 3 on one arm and a Garmin Instinct Solar on the other or vice versa of both on one arm. In general Fitbit measures about 10 to 25 % more steps and calories. Garmin measures up to 400 % more sleep. A few times I counted 1000 steps myself and noticed that the Garmin only missed 2 or 3 steps. Meanwhile the Fitbit was in la-la land: 1100-1200. I believe my Garmin is more accurate than my Fitbit.
I prefer hiking but when I can’t for a while I like HIIT training. It is extremely fat burning and amazingly sweaty. And it only take a 20 mins a day and there are tons of follow along videos on RUclips. I’ve found a few guys I like (go tos).
Yep...and if you use jump ropes like the Crossrope series you can burn a lot of calories in a very short amount of time. Jump rope is one of the most efficient exercises you can do.
Your face is noticeably thinner since Croatia! 🇭🇷. I’ve found that we lose weight in different places in our bodies at different times, sometimes deep in your muscle tissue and it’s not as noticeable externally. Just keep going. Math and physics are not subject to emotions and feelings. You ARE losing weight and making muscle. ONWARD! Love and hugs 🤗.
Nearly 3000 views, great, but remember to 👍 folks.
I know, I forget sometimes too, and I go the other way for videos promoting some crap agenda.
But when was the last time 2C didn't deserve a thumbs up? I don't remember.
Put it on your ankle you'll get a better count on steps/ mileage. :-)
FIRSSSST. Hey Cory!
100 points to you sir!!! ❤️🤗😎
@@SecondChanceHiker YES! 1000 points to you. dont spend them all at once
Yay! Always love earning points 🤗
It is good you’re refocused on the hiking but you seem to keep ignoring your admitted addiction to food. Eating clean and healthy is a lifestyle but I don’t ever hear you say you have a plan to fix that and stop the addiction. To me one can never lose the weight they want or keep it off without that. Just the truth.. btw we met on the pct at camp outside of Cajon Pass after the famous McDonalds.. I’m pulling for you brotha!
Ur better looking than George Clooney and that's from a straight guy
And that’s the best compliment thank you 🤗😎❤️
Nobody will see this but we need to discuss simple vs complex carbs.Also please don’t eat your sheep.
Maybe you could find a homestead to work/live on for a while. Trade work for rent kinda thing. Then you would have some more experience and still have flexibility before committing.
You need to do some intermittent fasting! Perhaps some 36 and 48 hour fasts and the fat would melt off of you....look into it.
I could be a sheep farmer or even just have two sheep. Worse case scenario if I have to go on a long distance hike... *I may have to eat my sheep* 😂
Haha truth!!! Love it!
Just find yourself a Semper Gumby and he'll help you cook it up. He's cooked for camp groups on the West coast and even grilled fresh mahi mahi out of the Atlantic on the rail of a 40' sloop. He's even taking an extra pan on my (his 😜) upcoming 2021 PCT hike so he can make pancakes on trail.
I am a "female" and my body acts just like a "males".....uh oh...what's up with that?....lol, ha ha ha. Beer is my problem. Hiking is definitely a fat zapper. Problem for me is going home to the same irritating people who make me wanna drink beer. LOL, I wish I could live in the woods.
I understand eating disorders. I lost the most weight eating Lego and doing fasting. Good luck
Eating Lego???
No. They did not put on muscle. They ate more calories than they burned.
There are a lot of people that go into boot camp and basic training and come out heavier because of gained muscle mass. Not most people, but certainly people that are on the smaller side.
Did you really claim we don’t build up muscles hiking? Eating more is true as well but I saw a certain hikers arms first month of hiking and 5 months later and she had serious muscles.
@@cyberskooma0001 Yes, men. Men play under a different set of rules than women. Also, they need calories to gain weight. You cannot gain weight by burning 6000 kcal a day, while only eating 3000 kcal a day.
I disagree! It could be muscle gain or fat gain depending on the person's diet. :)
@@SecondChanceHiker Yes. Hiking is really really suboptimal for hypertrophy. My guess is, that already had the muscle mass, then lost some fat, which makes the muscle look more impressive. It's common that people look more jacked when they lose fat if they can maintain the muscle mass.
What happened? An alligator eat you on valentines night?
Sorry, but what a dull looking trail.
The swamps were epic!!!
Will encourage some form of entry level job or apprenticeship as you figure a path towards a career, establish and grow a retirement fund and 40 soc sec credits, and marketable skills you can employ and evolve until your late 70's.
Your vids are interesting, but we worry about your future. Need a real job and career. These few youtube clicks is not a viable business model.
I am sure your hearts in the right place, but your post underestimates me and assumes a lot.
dead channel ....unsubscribed
Who cares