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Fat Man Walking: Losing Pounds and Gaining Peace

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19 Mar 2006 23 views
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Fat Man Walking: Losing Pounds and Gaining Peace
A morbidly obese man who has captured the heart of America by walking alone across the country on a quest to lose weight and find his soul. Like a real-life Forrest Gump, Vaught's journey is touching the lives of millions.

Steve Vaught is an unlikely celebrity:

Steve, who is a 39-year-old father of two, doesn't look morbidly obese to me (judging by the photo on his home page) but he's already walked more than 2200 miles and lost more than 100 pounds! He began the journey weighing 410 pounds but says he will not become obsessed by the numbers on any scale:

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