I don't have human children, but my dogs are absolutely my babies and when the vet told me that one of them needs to lose weight, I cringed. Hard. How could I let my girl get so big? Nobody knows her breed for sure, but we're certain she's a pit mix.
She's 7.5 years old now and has started plumping up in maybe the last year or year and a half. She still runs after every squirrel that dares enter her backyard and she loves to run after tennis balls.
We currently have a large bag of dog food to go through, but then we'll start her on a Healthy Weight food.
It's times like this that I'm glad I don't have children. The guilt I feel over a fat dog is enough to make me want to cry. Can you imagine if I had an overweight child? If a child ever mimicked my behavior, they would surely be overweight. At least with a dog I can completely control what is eaten.
I thibnk, you should join Spark People, thats how I started. I'm not very active there, but I have some good friends. Love the support.
ReplyDeleteIts not good to feel guilty.
I know, I'm no way perfect, but I do advise you to please stop feeling bad.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/
PS- there are many groups, that motivate you. I too have joined a group.
(I go by NewZee add me)
Ooooh. I signed up for sparkpeople years ago. I need to see if I can still remember my login.
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