The Fat Man Walking

[swimnfit]

Just wondering if any of you have heard of this guy?

His name is Steve Vaught and he is walking across the US to lose weight. I just came across his story yesterday in the paper and thought I would share.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20050526-9999-7m26vaught.html

He also has his own website to chronicle his journey:

www.thefatmanwalking.com

I thought his letter on why he is doing this was very insightful.

Personally I think it is very inspirational and the man's got guts.

Nicole

Edited to add: When he started he weighed 400 pounds!

 

[dani21496]

Wow! That is very inspirational! Two Years?? That's a long time away from his family but that's great! Thanks for posting!

 

[materialsgirl]

This guy is truly inspirational. I just spent some time reading his journal and he's been through so much already and isn't even out of CA yet. When he gets to Illinois (and he WILL!), I'm going to try to meet him.

 

[hippahips]

Thanks, Nicole. His site is worth bookmarking. Very inspiring and moving. I'd bet his journal will be a much better read than most of the published chick lit out there. Thanks again for sharing.

Pinky