I was a slim child, a fat teenager and young adult and then I discovered triathlon! Weight came off easily and over the next 20 years I combined triathlon and ultra running (distances above a marathon) Daisy was my ultra running doggy companion! Just over a year ago I stopped running due to chronic over-use injuries and focused fully on the horses. At today's annual doggy health check the vet told me Daisy has put on 5 KILOS in one year. I checked myself and so have I!! Amazing how it can creep up so slowly that it is barely even noticeable til you suddenly take a long hard look at yourself. And your dog. I can't go back to long distance running with Daisy but I need to increase the length of her walks and we are now both on a diet! Oops