May 08, 2006
Steve Vaught will arrive Tuesday in New York after his cross-country walk to highlight morbid obesity. He's lost over 100 pounds, having started out at over 400 pounds. Some quick facts, courtesy of The Guardian:
Vaught, 40, left Oceanside, California, on April 10 last year. It has taken him 394 days to reach New York, covering 2,843 miles and wearing through 14 pairs of shoes.
He weighed 186kg (409 lbs.) when he started, and was 127kg (280 lbs.) by last month. He has put on weight recently and is now 140kg (308 lbs.).
His website, fatmanwalking.com, receives 2m hits a month and he has been sent 80,000 emails. He has suffered a knee injury and kidney stones, and separated from his wife.
Update: He made it! And was also on the Today show. more here
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