Fat Cat Camp - Pre-Diet

Hello!  My name is Sascode!  I am a cat, and quite a handsome one might I add.  I am also a little overweight.  According to my mom's wii, I am 15.5 pounds but.....I think I'm actually am more than that.  Or at least my mom does.  Which is why she decided that I have to go on a diet.  That's right, she said the "D" word to me again today, and this time she means it.  See, she wanted to do it a few months ago but my sister was sick and not eating much.  She needed to gain weight back.  But now that she's healthy again, my mom has decided to go back to this whole dieting thing for me.  I wonder if she'll miss calling me Tubby-Butt after this is all said and done.

So, a little about myself.  I am about 6.5 years old and a lucky black cat.  The only thing humans know about my history is that I was wandering around outside when I was about 9 months old before being rescued by a local shelter, which my mom adopted me from 4 years later.  That's right, I was in a shelter for four years before my mommy fell in love with me and took me home.  I was lucky in that the shelter is a no-kill meaning none of my friends will have to worry if they don't get adopted right away.  They are safe.  In case you don't want to do math (and who does anyways?), my mom has had me for two years now.  Two years and 1 month if you want to be exact.  I was a little overweight when she adopted me as well.

So, what is my mom's genius plan?  Well apparently, I eat too much and exercise too little so that has to change.  Since she doesn't want to do more harm than good, we're going to the vet (UGH!!!) in the next couple weeks because I need my rabies shot (ouch!) for one and to talk about what would be a good plan and how much weight do I actually need to lose.  And I guess we also may need to get a more accurate weight for me.  Any who, there is a crinkle ball that is just asking for a pouncing right now so....