Where does it end?

[Guest guest]

I do not want want to sound like some kind of killjoy here. And this

will I am sure not be posted,yet I feel a need to say these things.

First Steve said he was going to lose 60lbs in 90 days the 90 days is

almost up but we have not heard a word about his progress. He has just

returned to his children and is going oiff again! And his poll on this

website shows about 57% saying go for it and 43% go back to the real

world. Yet Steve says 3000 people responded! Even say he has other

venues for feedback that we do not know about I find it hard to believe

that the numbers would be so different from this group. While I do have

respect for what Steve did I honestly believe he is having a hard time

letting go of the fame. Also what has happened to the book and

documentary Steve says they were still comming along but has not made

mention of them in the the last several posts. And I really can't

believe he is leaving his family aagin. Anyway I hope this makes it I

do not believe I am saying anything that should be censored.

Sincerely,

JS

[Guest guest]

The value of what Steve is doing for me is that he is sharing his

experiences. I guess I don't have any expectations; its his life; his

choice. I have been fortunate in my life that I haven't had any big

monkeys to deal with. Just the minor meanderings that everyone faces.

No major mistakes, just a bunch of little ones. Yes I'm over weight

like most Americans. No major obesity to deal with, just those extra

20 pounds or so that it would be better to lose. But it is the same

struggle; trying to do what's best instead of what's easiest.

I thinks Steve should do what Steve thinks he should do and hopefully

he will be willing to keep sharing his experiences. What I think

would be best for him doesn't really matter. I have my own boat to

row and reading about he rows his has been helpful and inspiring for me.

[Guest guest]

Just remember that Lloyd and Ernest Hemmingway, among

other artists were forced to leave their families to follow their

muse. At the time, it was considered scandalous, but time showed that

their unique genius transcended ordinary human conventions and

relationships. Perhaps Steve needs this radical stimulus and freedom

to attain the highest level of his art. Because in case you didn't

notice, his mission, heart and soul is his Quest. If it wasn't he

would have gone back to his former (no pun intended) pedestrian life

by now. Not everyone will understand this.

I expect great things to come. Don't doubt it.

[Guest guest]

Some times the " SUCCESS " is found in just TRYING....

Hugs,

in Texas (TnT)

Give yourself a real pay raise. GET OUT OF DEBT!

_____

From: thefatmanwalking_group

[mailto:thefatmanwalking_group ] On Behalf Of jhnsstvn

Subject: Where does it end?

I do not want want to sound like some kind of killjoy here. And this

will I am sure not be posted,yet I feel a need to say these things.

First Steve said he was going to lose 60lbs in 90 days the 90 days is

almost up but we have not heard a word about his progress.

Sincerely,

JS

[Guest guest]

,

I do not think that I have encountered so much wisdom in so few words. Have a

wonderful day, and hope you are not too hot out there in Texas. I have been

reading about the record breaking temperatures in parts of your state. Stay

cool.

W

Where does it end?

I do not want want to sound like some kind of killjoy here. And this

will I am sure not be posted,yet I feel a need to say these things.

First Steve said he was going to lose 60lbs in 90 days the 90 days is

almost up but we have not heard a word about his progress.

Sincerely,

JS

[Guest guest]

Hi all

I have just been quickly scanning the posts with nothing to add. Just

dropped in to say hello and let you know I'm still here.

Warm regards

[Guest guest]

Hi !

good to here from you!

Take care.

Jane

[Guest guest]

Good to hear from you, . Hope you have been having a good summer. The

tomatoes are just about gone at my place. How about yours?

W

Re: Where does it end?

Hi all

I have just been quickly scanning the posts with nothing to add. Just

dropped in to say hello and let you know I'm still here.

Warm regards

[Guest guest]

Hi , check the journal entry for Aug 20th, it's going to go

around the sphere and back here. best regards bill

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> Hi all

> I have just been quickly scanning the posts with nothing to add.

Just

> dropped in to say hello and let you know I'm still here.

> Warm regards

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[Guest guest]

i read the most recent post and have been thinking about what i would

like to say. i know it really doesnt matter in the end what I say, it

is Steve's life and he has already made his decision.

However, when he asked his question about what he should do, i thought

he was asking how he should continue on with the Fat man walking

project, i did not realize he was considering walking around the

world, i thought he was asking whether or not he should just get

another boring old job or keep on with the Fat Man Walking Agenda.

I personally would never request someone go back to the boring old job

routine, because i just quit my boring old job. I know many of you

out there can just get a job and work with it and stay happy, but I no

longer can. I have been working since I was 12 and I finally reached

the point where I needed to not feel responsible for everyone and feel

like i had to stay in a crappy job for the sake of everyone else or

for the desperate financial situation I might have been in. My parents

raised me to put my job first and foremost in importance, and that has

been a huge mistake. I have changed my loyalties. I stopped goign to

work sick as a dog and stopped killing myself trying to do the best

job I could because I realized that in todays corporate work place it

really doesnt matter. You can do all you can, but they wont ever be

satisfied, the slackers will always get away with shirking and still

get paid but you wont get a raise anyway for your extra hard work. I

like to do the best job I can, so I quit my job to stay home for a

while and think and try to get in shape.

But the big question is, how do you find that Job that is not a boring

old job? How do you take something so big and vague like the Fat Man

Walking and turn it into some sort of manageable job? I cant imagine

how. The thought is rather overwhelming.

I am finding it overwhelming finding a job where i will be happy. I

have a back injury, allergies and sensativities to cigarette smoke &

perfume and some massive learning disabilities, finding a job where i

will be happy and not sick at the same time, is beyond a challenge. I

feel I have spent enough of the last 12 years of my life making too

many sacrafices for my income. And I wouldnt ask the same of anyone

else.

But then we come down to necessity. In this day and age we have to

have income. You cant have your own little plot of land anymore where

you can be self sufficient, in the very least you need expensive

health care, so that is our dilema. How do we find a job that doesnt

damage us in some way and yet afford our existence? I wonder if this

is partly Steve's pickle.

Not to mention the same conundrum we all face, how do we have time to

take care of ourselves while we're working full time and commuting and

trying to take care of our families?

I for one, found it impossible to continue taking care of myself. So

that is where I gave up and mostly why I am fat today. I went to work

with a back injury and aggravated it and couldnt excercise after work

because my back hurt too much. That was the start of the cycle.

My concern for Steve is that the positive, to me, for this trip is the

forced excercise and forced low cal eating due to the circumstances.

He will find the same things he found last time, nice people, helpful

people, jerks etc.. He will find the same resolve and the same

success, he has already proven he can do it. And then the same

problems will be waiting at home when he returns, the question will

be, Will this trip change the options to something more positive? I

surely hope so.

So that is my concern, when he returns home after this trip, will he

be able to resume his life in a manner he desires? And of course,

only he can really answer that question to himself, and does not owe

us his ruminations while he is deciding. Of course, he has decided to

share many of his ponderings, so we have had much insight to that, but

I hesitate to judge, as I have been judged so harshly all my life for

my decisions and know that only makes success more difficult.

And there is one little thing I would like say here as well, yes we

are all entitled to our opinions, but I feel that we are also required

to share them in a manner that does not wound our fellow beings

unnecessarily. The truth may hurt, but it does not have to be brutal,

and that has been the model for most of the people on those group and

why we protest when someone comes on strong with 'their opinion' in a

brutal manner. Brutality in any manner, stifles the self growth of

the person it is heaped upon. They then have to be forced into

ignoring the response or putting up a defense, and either distracts

from receiving the amount of insight that might have been gained had

the opinion been written in a positive manner.

my two cents

ps my tomatoes are just coming on, i hope i will get enough before

fall sets in. sometimes the weather changes so fast by the 2nd of

september that my tomatoes are done for the season, but last year they

lasted well into october, we will see what mother nature does this year.

laurie

--- In thefatmanwalking_group , e

[Guest guest]

What a nice letter Laurie!

I also don't know if the journey is going to bring solutions to Steve or if

he will find the journey will end up being the solution. But in the end it

does not matter. It is his journey and his solution. I myself find a great deal

to ponder and to enjoy about his musings. I know it helps some of us to get a

different view on things. Maybe we agree or maybe we don't. And in the end

it comes down to our own personal " journey " in life and how we apply what

others do and/or learn. And what we learn.

My tomatoes are doing ok so far as well. I usually have them into Oct or

sometimes Nov. My habaneros are beautiful, the plants are anyway. They bloom and

bloom but not a single pepper. My bell peppers are doing well. Cannot figure

out why the difference!

Jane