Posted on 07/25/2005 1:56:07 PM PDT by Responsibility1st
Walking Off the Fat, Across the Land
The Washington Post ^ July 8, 2005
Amy Argetsinger Posted on 07/08/2005 9:36:29 AM CDT by Cecily
Michael Moore?
That is classic!
Naaa, Moore would have been roadkill within 5 miles.
I'd suspect that his initial goal of 20 miles per day was too opimistic by far..it should increase as he loses more weight. Anyone who has ever served in the military can attest to the "joy" of a 20 mile forced march in with full gear, including a 50lb pack...rocks optional...
There's nothing remarkable about losing weight by walking and the loss of three toenails isn't that big a deal.
OTOH,I'm glad he can take time off from work to address his health as most people can't do that.
My mistake, I thought this was about Ted Kennedy!
Wow, cool story. Walking will definitely do the trick if you stop over-eating. I know this fellow's story all too well.
Bad timing to be walking in this heatwave. He should have planned it so he would be walking acroos the south in winter.
Check out what some of my fellow Bucknell Alumni did -- The ran from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It's a great story. Of course, they were xcountry runners to begin with. http://www.runtheusa.com/
Good for him! A pox on the naysayers who wonder if he will keep it off.
Yeah - 20 miles a day, day after day, would test someone who was already in excellent condition. Now, coupling that with a couple of hundred pounds of extra flesh AND walking through the Southwest United States in the middle of July...yipes...not me, thanks.
correction to my post -- they went from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Teddy could NEVER walk across America.
But he COULD swim across Chappaquicick.
I don't want to be a downer here, I have a lot of respect for his determination, but his opening entry says he's probably going to lose his car and property. If so, who's going to take care of the wife and kids? How are they going to live? Does he mean he is just going to default on everything?
He was 400 lbs. He was depressed. He was on a downward spiral.
And if he did die, then who would then take care of his family?
Not for me to say if he's wrong or right; he could collapse and die at any time out there in the desert, but at least he got off his fat (literally) butt.
I was thinking the same thing.
This guy doesn't need to walk across America. He needs to get some healthy food and a treadmill.
I agree...unfortunately unless he maitains all of the changes in his lifestyle and diet, he will gain back the weight in a couple years...not to be a downer...maybe he could get a treadmill...oh well, at least he is trying to drop some pounds while I am sitting at my computer, typing...giving him advice...still, seems drastic if he has others to support.
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