Update on the fat haffie!

[SnowPhony]

She's lost just over 10 kilos in a week! Had her weighed yesterday and I did comment that her bum doesn't look quite so round so we were pleased that our exercise and diet regime seem to be shifting the pounds.

Although I'm not quite sure how much ten kilos is so not sure if its a massive achievement or a small step in the right direction!

Can anyone translate kilos into something I understand better!?

 

[Cahill]

10 kg is about 22 lbs.

 

[bonny]

half a bag of feed !

 

[SnowPhony]

I may well be in danger of showing myself up as a right numpty here.....but is kg the same as kilos then?

 

[Chico Mio]

yes! kilo gramme = kg

Makes more sense than lbs for pounds anyway.

 

[SnowPhony]

gah I feel like a div now haha! Half a bag of feed sounds good!

I do wish I could lose that in a week!

 

[Cahill]

my cob can easily lose/gain 20kg in a week depending on things like if it has rained to make the grass grow and workload.she is in at night and strip grazed in the day.

so , if it is recomended that people on a sensible diet lose 2 or 3 lbs a week,what is the best weight loss for a pony??

 

[SnowPhony]

Well that goes and puts a dampener on things if your cob can lose/gain twice what Indie has lost in a week

Never mind....still a step in the right direction and would rather she lost it slowly and steadily rather than too quickly

 

[bex1984]

10kg in a week is OK...as long as it continues to go down every week

I had a big chart up on the wall and weighed my pony every week and wrote his weight on the chart, so I could see his weight going down which made me feel like the hard work was worth it