In a Slump

Well, Sam is in a bit of a slump, weight-wise. She's weighed 13.8-13.9 lbs for the past month! Part of the problem is that I've been out of town and very busy with my thesis (hence, the lack of posts to the diary), but I think this may be a slow point in the process for her, regardless of my schedule.
Either way, she and Nora are doing very well! Keep checking back--I'll update as often as possible :)

Just chugging along

Though everyday life and thesis research seem to be getting in the way of writing more in this fat cat's diary, the weight crusade continues (much to Sam's chagrin). She hasn't actually lost that much since the last post (about 0.2 lbs), so there's not much to report. It was warm enough out today that Sam got to sit out on the porch and watch the birds, which was like kitty-heaven for her. I had to keep an eye on her, though, since the wind kept blowing the outside screen door open and little Sam is not wise in the ways of the great Outside. I'm sure it was a very eventful day for her, but for me in was just click-click-click, type-type-type as I try to get this thesis completed!

A 2 Pound Landmark!

As of today, at a weight of 14.484, Sam is now just a bit over two pounds lighter than she was back when we started this diary and diet in October!!! That means she's lost about 12% of her original body weight at a very healthy rate (not too fast--we don't want fatty build up in the liver). This is quite a landmark, and in honor of it us humans had some cake and Sam got extra pets--but no extra food or treats. Can't have her falling off the wagon now :)
That being said, Samantha still needs to lose 3 or 4 more pounds before she's at a trim, healthy weight. At this rate, she'll probably be dieting for 6 more months (or longer) before we can relax a little and feed her a bit more to maintain a healthy weight.
Cheers to Sam (and her dedicated people)!

15 Lbs Exactly!

Sam weighed exactly 15 pounds on Friday night. Pretty cool, though somewhat discouraging since it means she only lost 0.022 pounds in 5 days. Bah!

Quick Update

Don't let the lack of updates fool you--we're still hanging in there with the diet, though Sam is losing weight as slow as molasses in January.
As of last night, we're at 15.023 lbs! That's a total of 1.5 lbs lost since we started...not too bad, considering that Sam was only 16.5lbs to start off.


We'll try to update more often now that Christmas is over and I'm back at work/school.