In reply to abr1966:
Yes, it feels like it. Still running daily, but no hiking for 5 weeks.
Fortunately, I got a set of Tanita scales (RD-901) last summer, and have been taking irregular/periodic readings (more measurements that you can shake a stick at/ever wanted to know: Weight, BMI, Body Fat, Musc Mass, Muscle quality, Bone Mass, Visceral Fat, BMR, Metabolic Age, Water content and more), so I have some baseline/comparison readings. The statistics are fairly steady and don't appear to have increased noticeably, but it feels like my belly is growing, so maybe the stuff is just getting "reallocated" to different places.