I successfully lost 30 lbs in four months during summer of 2018. Then, with 15 lbs left to my goal weight I got content and by December of last year I'd gained back 12 lbs of that initial loss. Since then I've managed to re-lose that 12 plus an additional 4, at a much slower rate than before because I haven't been able to discipline myself for some reason.
Two weeks ago my cat woke me up wheezing like I'd never heard before and scared the shit out of me. Luckily, my vet is taking appointments by taking animals inside while you sit in the car. She was able to tell me that my cat's lungs look healthy and if the wheezing doesn't repeat it may have been a hairball and nothing to worry about but what I should be worried about is the 5 lbs of extra weight the poor cat has packed on in the past three years. I was instructed to put her on a diet at what should be her maintenance calories immediately.
And let me tell you, if I think I'm starving and have to binge on what should be a very reasonable deficit for me.... this cat takes that shit to the next level. After cutting back her food to a normal amount and severely limiting treats she is the biggest drama queen I've ever met. Watching her go through the exact same emotions I have towards eating less has really inspired me to stick to my own set limitations. I'm not doing her any favors by letting her be that overweight and I'm not helping myself either by essentially ending up at overweight maintenance calories because I lack self control. She thinks this is the end of the world and she can't even feed herself, if I get myself extra food while she sits at her correct calorie intake I now feel like I'm betraying her.
It's worked like a charm! I've been within 10 calories of my goal all week and while that might not seem like a big accomplishment it's so much better mentally for me than the week before.
Send help though, I think the cat might just start trying to eat me instead....
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