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  • "Fat Man Walking" reaches goal

    05/09/2006 9:43:59 AM PDT · by virginiaspook · 14 replies · 958+ views
    CNN ^ | May 9, 2006 | Associated Press
    'Fat Man Walking' nears end of cross-country trek Tuesday, May 9, 2006; Posted: 7:10 a.m. EDT (11:10 GMT) Steve Vaught walks along Route 201 in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 9. FAIRFIELD, New Jersey (AP) -- Steve Vaught may have lost more than 100 pounds on his walk across the country, but he says he's gained something else: peace of mind.
  • Steve Vaught - Walking Across America to Lose Weight & Regain Life

    08/02/2005 1:29:49 PM PDT · by AlwaysFree · 7 replies · 1,427+ views
    Fat Man Walking.com ^ | 04/10/2005 | Steve Vaught
    At 400 pounds, Steve Vaught is taking the biggest leap of his life. He's walking across the country to lose weight. Averaging 15 miles per day along Route 66, the self-titled "Fat Man Walking" has traveled 300 miles on foot -- and along the way, he's lost 50 pounds. Check out Steve's website below. http://www.thefatmanwalking.com/
  • A mind and body trip --- Trekker hopes to deal with size and a memory

    05/03/2005 7:05:25 PM PDT · by kingattax · 18 replies · 770+ views
    The San Diego Union- Tribune ^ | May 3, 2005 | J. Harry Jones
    Steve Vaught tells everyone he's walking across America because he's fat and doesn't want to be. He fears he'll be dead before his children grow up. "There aren't that many 50-year-old 375-pound guys waddling around," he says with a smile. Vaught, 39, who lives in Valley Center with his wife and two kids, began walking from Oceanside April 10, bound for New York City. But if you sit and talk with Vaught, he'll eventually tell you there's more to his story than excess weight. He has demons that need exorcising, memories that need to be dealt with. Fifteen years ago,...