Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com gives the reasons why on his Feb. 8 journal:
I have decided to take a little time off from walking because I need to break this plateau that I have been at for several weeks. I am going to be focusing primarily on upper body development and nutrition education and practice. I know that some certain people are not going to be happy about this decision but this is now and will remain about my health first and foremost. I am not a character in a movie with a story that gets neatly resolved by the end of the show. I am a real human being with problems and challenges just like everyone else. I have undertaken this journey to figure out how I allowed myself to get into the position that I found myself and then to learn how to fix myself in a permanent and meaningful way.
So if it is unclear, I am not quitting the walk. I am adding to it by taking this time to introduce a fitness program that will capitalize on my success to date and bring me to a new level of fitness that will allow me to finish my walk strong, healthy and looking the part.
That is all that I can say about this tonight but I have more to tell you about tomorrow, so please be patient and I promise you that it will be worth the wait.