Posts Tagged ‘Overweight’

Like Owner, Like Pet

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Camille here with a little Pet Talk :)

We missed the “free rabies shots for parishioners’ dogs” event a few weeks back. We look forward to those because it’s the only way our little (not really) Juniper Joe gets her shots. But my mom mentioned that even if we knew of that event, we wouldn’t be able to take our dachshund there. “She’s too heavy. I can’t carry her by myself,” my mom stated.
You might think, “What? It’s just a dachshund!” but the truth is, our dog is overweight, and therefore, heavy. She doesn’t get any exercise (no one walks her) and she just sleeps all day (just like most people in our household, hahaha). I am aware of the health risks she faces, but she’s a real big eater. She’ll probably hate us if we put her on a diet.
Think diet pills work on dogs? Kidding. I guess if her owners themselves won’t diet, I suppose she won’t either.

Overweight?

Friday, November 21st, 2008

I recently realized that I am overweight.  I went to Mercury drug last night and found that my fat index was 30%. This is  way above the normal range of 17-23%.  For some people the first instinct would be to look for the best diet pills.  For others it would be to go on a crash diet program or skipping meals.  In my case, I asked myself two things: 1.) Am I eating the right amount of food? and 2.) Am I getting enough exercise.  I do know that for a month now, I have been eating a lot of food partly because of the late night blogs that I do.  I also know that  I don’t get much exercise because I work from home most of the time.  For me, the solution has to be long term.  This means I have to go back to the basic disciplines of food intake and exercise. I’ll also need  go back to fasting as well.