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Ex-Marine Steve Vaught (rhymes with “Cott”) ballooned to 400 pounds by his 40th birthday, and had an epiphany: he wouldn’t oreillynet.com live another 10 years if he didn’t slim down. So he decided he needed to exercise — not just any exercise, but rather walking across the United States. In addition to his 400 pounds, Vaught, who oreillynet.com has dubbed himself the Fat Man Walking, carries a 75-pound backpack. Starting from California, he’s reached Arizona so far. And his weight has dropped to 350 pounds. Much of the walking has been in the desert. At one point he oreillynet.com ran out of water, and was saved by the police, who responded to a frantic call from Vaught’s wife, who had received a panicked text message from Vaught’s cell phone. In addition to heat and dehydration issues, a physician contacted by the Washington Post warned that Vaught was risking serious joint and cardiac problems.
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