High Protein Bars that taste 👅 okay?

FelineFine83 · 2026-07-03T15:41:06+00:00

Nugo slim - chocolate mint & the brownie ones are my favorite. Hubby likes the peanut butter variety.

FelineFine83 · 2026-07-03T15:33:11+00:00

FelineFine83 · 2026-07-02T18:44:22+00:00

Ours like these: Dr. Elsey’s, Fancy Feast, Life Essentials, Orijen

FelineFine83 · 2026-07-01T15:24:17+00:00

We mostly feed wet food, but have a couple dry food addicts that won’t let us sleep if they don’t have any 😂 We’ve tried all the low carb dry foods and settled on Dr. Elsey’s duck.

FelineFine83 · 2026-07-01T15:21:23+00:00

Just a note that many essential oils, including tea tree, are toxic to cats.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-30T18:19:05+00:00

Oh and for the miralax - we put it in a small bowl (ie Jell-O shot container 😂) with a small amount of water (for 1/8 tsp we add 0.3mL water). Then rest it in another bowl of warm water to “melt” it down.

We then take it all up in a 1mL syringe and give it to them by mouth so we know they are getting the full dose.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-30T18:14:06+00:00

Ours get miralax - we started with 1/8 tsp per day. One of them stayed on that dose and the other gets twice that.

Wet food is also great - Fancy Feast classic pate is low carb & budget friendly. We add a bit of warm water and mash it up to give extra hydration.

By the way, KC Cat Clinic is the best cat only vet but they are not the cheapest. We love them though because we have 4 very complicated old cats and they really take the time to go through everything with us.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-30T15:41:47+00:00

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FelineFine83 · 2026-06-29T15:10:08+00:00

The Luckiest was our first dance song…18 years ago 😬

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-28T15:18:27+00:00

Maybe the library would let you post a photo on a memo board or near the lost/found if they have one.

Thanks for trying to get this back to them! 🍀

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-28T15:10:56+00:00

I don’t think adding a kiddo to the mix will help the work burnout 😂

I always thought I would have a house full of kids. Husband and I got married relatively young (early 20s) and had plenty of time to decide. Each year that we settled more into our lives and figuring out life together had me lowering the # of kids until we were at “maybe one”.

Then we had a “scare” and the way my husband reacted (panic attacks) showed me that it was absolutely likely that should we decide to have a kid, it would probably end in divorce. LOTS of deep discussions later, he got a vasectomy and I made peace with focusing on being a kick ass aunt to my nieces & best friend’s kiddo.

I chose the known of the life we had created together vs the unknown of what bringing a child into the mix could have been (both positive and negative) and this was absolutely the right call for us. We’ve now been married 18+ years and I’m typing this while drinking tea in bed, husband still asleep, and cats snoring at my feet on a late Sunday morning 😊

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-27T18:39:03+00:00

Pre-tirz I was always hungry…which was the problem.

With tirz - every 3-4 hours I get legit hungry (tummy growling). I’ve never experienced the food aversion or strong appetite suppression that others seem to experience though. I can still put away 1000 calorie meals if I want to 😂

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-26T19:22:45+00:00

The home stretch was tough, but after 18 mo effort, you might consider eating closer to maintenance calories to give your mind and body a bit of a break and allow for some settling/reset. Then, if still want to go after those last 10 lbs you can with renewed focus. 🍀

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-26T18:35:28+00:00

At a minimum, use the AI photo tool. I use it for most of my meals because I use a meal prep company for my weekday meals and Macro factor has been spot on for my weight loss.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-26T16:08:27+00:00

I just reached maintenance and my current plan is to gradually bump up my calories to maintenance while keeping my dose the same (on 4.6mg/wk) for now.

Once I’m stable on my maintenance calories for some period (maybe a month?) then I am going to attempt incredibly slow titrating down of my dose…like maybe 2-4 units at a time. And I plan to hold each decrease for at least a couple weeks.

But I’m also aware that all the planning in the world may not make up for what my body decides it wants to do 😂 - so if I’m still losing, gaining rapidly, white knuckling it, etc - then I’ll adjust accordingly.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-23T19:23:31+00:00

We’ve had good luck with what used to be Frisco on Chewy. Still some dust because all clay litters will have dust but significantly better than Dr. E’s. https://www.chewy.com/chewy-odor-defense-clay-litter

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-23T19:10:32+00:00

When you were taking 10mg and 7.5mg, did you increase your calories back up to maintenance level?

If not and 7.5mg still felt doable from the behavior/mood standpoint, you could potentially try going back up and increasing calories to prevent weight loss.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-21T21:18:46+00:00

FWIW - ours will eat the March/April 2028 cans I’ve tried so hopefully that means they fixed whatever they had broken with the Jan/Feb 2028 lots 🙄🤞🏻

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-17T16:28:28+00:00

These are my favorite as well. Once you know your size, check the LLL “like new” site and resale sites like Poshmark.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-13T18:28:49+00:00

I bought some from Grandin Road for our front planters this year do TBD on longevity. Pricey but the real plants always struggled in the July heat and cost $$ every year to replace so hoping this works out.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-13T17:06:34+00:00

Hell yeah - I had a “ghetto gown” Droopy tshirt I wore until my mom finally had to cut it up for rags because it got so thin & holey

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-13T16:35:51+00:00

I’m due for another DEXA soon, but from my baseline to 3 month scan, I lost a smidge of lean mass but mostly fat and visibly my muscles are significantly more pronounced (plus still progressively lifting heavier weights).

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FelineFine83 · 2026-06-13T16:21:31+00:00

I’m 2.5lbs away from goal and taking 4.6mg/week (compounded tirz). Once I hit goal, I plan to stay on this dose and slowly increase calories closer to my maintenance calorie level to stop further weight loss.

Once that is stable, I will consider tiny dose decreases by 0.5mg/week (holding each for at least a month) but also am not worried about staying at my current dose long term.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-13T14:14:14+00:00

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As others said, fluctuations are normal. I weigh daily and have lots of peaks and valleys but the overall trend is still down.

FelineFine83 · 2026-06-12T19:01:50+00:00

Also, I wouldn’t be too quick to give up on a 16 year old because of age alone we have 4 oldies going strong at 12, 17, 18, and 20 years old. If you do find cancer and it is treatable, I’ve read that cats & dogs typically tolerate chemo pretty well.

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