Thanks a lot for your comments. I'm so new to hiking (other than dayhiking) that I really don't know what's typically done and not done.

Yesterday morning I got up and had a quart of icewater, 3 granola bars and 2 bananas for breakfast.

At lunch I had two apples, some gorp, some pretzels and some beef jerky along with another quart of ice water.

Then I went for a fairly rigorous fitness walk of about 8 miles. For dinner I had some fresh vegs, cheese, kippers, crackers and some olives with Poptarts for dessert.

It was a test but I was satisfied. I think it will be nice to live "lite" on overnighters. Leave the stove and thermoses at home. Thanks again.