Yay Steve.... you made the headlines on aol!!!!!!!!

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He's down 50 pounds, and he's not done yet. Steve Vaught (left) continues his cross-country walk to lose weight, covering about 1,000 miles on foot since leaving Oceanside, Calif., in mid-April.Despite the grueling heat of the southwest desert, sore knees and blisters, Vaught has nearly made it through New Mexico. He's committed to reaching the East Coast this year."Getting to New York is not a matter of success or failure to me, instead it is a certainty," he writes in his Web journal. "I have no doubt at all about my ability to get there."Vaught's fears about dying prematurely fueled his desperation to lose weight. At age 39, the father of two tipped the scales at 400 pounds and slipped into depression. With time to burn between jobs, Vaught conceived the idea that has since gained national media attention.His route takes a sharp turn north after Texas, with a stop planned to visit his sister in Ohio. Follow his route at: thefatmanwalking.com.A Step in the Right Direction?Vaught, like other severely obese men, may face an uphill battle to lose weight. His walking routine, however, should help him reach his goal more quickly than diet alone. In essence, Vaught has adopted some version of the Step Diet, which gets dieters moving and burning calories without radical calorie restriction.