Summer Time = Weight Loss???

My goodness! It's been way too long. I apologize profusely for leaving y'all so in the dust and under the  rug! I guess you can say, "Cat got my fingers!" I honestly had to take a step back after my last few posts because I didn't know how to top them. I spent a grueling think session with my boys (Grits and Buster) and we've come up with some good ideas. This next post was NOT endorsed by either…but after what I saw this weekend, so necessary.

Summertime is a time for flaunting what yo mama gave you…or for hiding under the beach towel because you spent a little tooooo much money at the froyo stand. Unfortunately, one but maybe two of our cats could use a little summertime slim down.

Whenever obese children come up in conversations, it's often pointed out that their parents are the ones nurturing/stuffing their faces with unhealthy things. Rude. People that say that obviously do NOT have kids or animals. Buster, our resident 14 year old, is what we will call "tubby". He may be that way because of how much and often I feed him, BUT you try and listen to him yowl near his food bowl and not feel bad for him. With his age, I had kind of gotten the notion ehhhh, let's see how this works out. I mean when I am 70 (cats years are five human years) you better NOT be denying me treats or meals. However. Yesterday I witnessed Grits trying to get into his basement spot:

I knew it was time to say something.

I confronted Grits first and casually mentioned that we were going to be leaning the portions up and he would be feeling better, looking great, and moving a little quieter. 

Actual reaction shot. 

I then was like ohhhhh maybe if Grits has some leadership from the big man himself, no not God, he may be more likely to follow. I went into the den to tell Buster the news. 

Bewilderment. What's wrong??

 Thought that went well! Except then I looked back,

Crying Crying.

I don't get how in this day and age there isn't a step by step manual on how to tell your cats that they need to slim down. We let people write about vampires and wizards, which aren't real, but can't write a self help book about cat weight?!!!!!  I tried to do it nicely, and politely but I think both of their feelings were hurt. We all sat down over some catnip and tried to work it out. They agreed to try my plan of exercising and eating right for a month. I was so happy! This is what it feels like to be assertive! Go me!

Like, no.

If you think YOUR cats are cheaters!!!! Look at what I caught my cats doing.

Not the proper use of the ab roller Buster. 

Trying to sneak and eat my blueberry muffin. 

 When I confronted Grits about cheating on his diet. 

So this summer will NOT be one of slimming down the cats. I don't know if you knew that it wouldn't work out by the beginning of this post, but controlling a cats food is not the easiest things. They do have claws and humans are made of meat.

So I would NOT try this at home. As Queen Marie Antoinette said, "Let them get fat!"

Paws Out!