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Nulo Challenge: Final Weigh In

November 19, 2010 by Dr. V

Wow, 90 days flies when you’re having fun! Kekoa is wrapping up her 90 days on the Nulo challenge, and boy has it been eventful. We survived a long road trip, a cancer diagnosis, envying a younger brother with a better metabolism, and a few too many fingers sneaking treats in when the taskmaster wasn’t watching.

Despite this, she continued to progress over the course of the challenge, and at her final weigh in Koa is now 73 pounds! That puts her total weight loss at 6 pounds for the 90 days! Go Kekoa! And like any celebrity who has shed a few pounds, we celebrated with the obligatory bikini shoot:

BEFORE:

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Happy, but squishy. She was pretty stiff, too.

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AFTER:

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She steadfastly refused to stand up for some reason on this particular morning, so I couldn’t get a good side view to show you how much her abdomen has decreased from the side (the ‘abdominal tuck’ that we like to see.) However you can get a pretty decent appreciation from the top of how her waist has shrunk:
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The bikini bottoms weren’t really working so well so we don’t have them in the picture. Bottomless bikini wasn’t actually what we were going for- this is a PG blog and all- but I think she retained her modesty pretty well. See? She’s ready for her closeup:

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Eat your heart out, Kelly!

We were all very happy with the quality of the Nulo food and the customer service. The dogs tried all three flavors of the dry food and had zero problems with GI disturbances or pickiness with the food (au contraire. It was enjoyed very, very much.)

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Nulo is a great addition to the roster of high quality pet foods out there, and its delivery program, customer service and online support really make it a unique product out on the market. I’m so happy we had this opportunity to give Nulo a test drive!

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Filed Under: Dogs, Health Tagged With: Kekoa, Nulo Challenge

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  1. Lisa W says

    November 19, 2010 at 4:32 am

    Yay for Koa!

  2. Chile says

    November 19, 2010 at 5:46 am

    YAY! Congratulations Koa!! Good job!

  3. Georgia Jewel says

    November 19, 2010 at 5:55 am

    Congrats to Koa! That is quite an accomplishment!

  4. Georgia Jewel says

    November 19, 2010 at 6:00 am

    Sorry to serial post but I made a late donation for Bradyn in honor of Blog aThon. Great job!

    • Dr. V says

      November 19, 2010 at 7:32 am

      Thank you so much!

  5. Tonya says

    November 19, 2010 at 6:21 am

    Woo hoo, Koa! Way to go! You can definitely tell she’s slimmed down in the “aerial shot.” What a pretty girl!

  6. Cathey says

    November 19, 2010 at 6:53 am

    Congratulations Koa – You look great!! And I understand how you feel about the bikini – I don’t want my photo taken wearing one either!!

  7. Dusty says

    November 19, 2010 at 8:23 am

    Go Koa! That is awesome! I have been using Nulo also. Mostly because it was better for my dogs than what I was feeding them and my older Rudy has skin issues. But… My sweet Rudy has also lost weight. I haven’t weighed her at all but her collar now hangs off her neck. I can fit my entire hand through it now. (perhaps i should tighten it up a bit 😉 ) Woot!

  8. hidden exposures says

    November 19, 2010 at 8:54 am

    ha hahhaaaaa! neuticles! i remember years ago finding that website and was blown away that such a thing existed. puhlease.

    congratulations to koa for deserving to make the cover of that shape magazine! 🙂 i also loved seeing her tail appear from time to time in the cat litter cooking show. what a famous girl! 🙂

    • Megan says

      November 19, 2010 at 9:25 am

      Came here to post my snickering over the neuticles “article” as well… Hehe!

  9. Kellee says

    November 19, 2010 at 8:59 am

    Go Koa! Your inspiring me to take the Nulo challenge with my dogs who could stand to lose a few lbs too

  10. crazy wienerdog lady says

    November 19, 2010 at 10:09 am

    LOL “How to tell if your man has neuticles”… funny thing is, my ex fiance was the first person in our state to get those for his dog and they wrote a big article in the paper about him. YEAH KOA!!! Wish I had someone to put food out for me so I could stay on a diet 🙂

    • TiffanyS says

      November 19, 2010 at 12:48 pm

      Ahaha, I can’t believe there’s actually people who spend money on that…

  11. Rick says

    November 19, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Great job Koa! Looking good!

  12. TiffanyS says

    November 19, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    Congrats Koa! I have been feeding my pets Nulo as well and they really enjoy it. Gotta order more soon!

  13. Hawk aka BrownDog says

    November 20, 2010 at 8:51 am

    Hi Y’all!!!
    Great going!!! My Humans are always watching my weight and exercise to be sure I get the right amounts of each…exercise, yeah!!! That means good stuff!!! Less food…now that’s a downer!!!
    Y’all come by now!!!
    Hawk aka BrownDog

  14. kimchi says

    November 21, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Koa, you are one hot doggie in that bikini.
    She looks AWESOME!!! congrats to you both on such a wonderful turnout–less weight, more energy, happier Koa!! YAY!!!

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