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March 23, 2006, 3:11pm
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Obese man walks his weight (off) across U.S. - Pound by pound, California man has trekked 2,300 miles so far
His site Fat Man Walking
“When I first started this walk, I weighed around 410 pounds, and I was carrying an 85-pound backpack,” Vaught wrote on his Web site earlier this month as he crossed Ohio.
“Now I weigh 296 pounds, and I am carrying a pack that weighs only 30 pounds. That is an overall reduction of almost 175 pounds off of my feet. So it will only get easier from here,” he said.
Vaught, who lives in San Diego, is about 600 miles from New York, with freezing Midwestern winds snapping at his back. He expects to finish the trip in about six weeks.
“It is amazing how hard it is to find good, healthy food while on the road,” he wrote. “Most restaurants, fast food and sit-downs, offer limited choices, and usually you are relegated to a small variety of beef products with potatoes.”
You’ve got to admire his gumption. It’s one thing to say, “You know what, I think I’ll walk across the United States,” but quite another to do it when you weigh 410 pounds. Hell, I’d be impressed if a guy like that walked to the post office.