Lesson's From a Chinchilla - 3

Lately my husband and I have spent a lot more timing watching what we eat and working out in an effort to be healthier, but also for that better bathing suit body.

One of the most common suggestions in most weight loss articles is increasing the amount of fiber in our diet. Apparently, the average American doesn't consume the recommended amount of fiber per day.

It dawned on me as I was spending 5 minutes cleaning up after Hugo's waste, that our chinchilla definitely has no fiber consumption problems.

Chinchilla's diet mostly consists of a lot of fiber from their pellets and hay. Add to that their rambunctious nature during play time, which burns plenty of calories, and you would be hard pressed to find a bloated chinchilla - once you get past all the hair which makes them look like a little ball of fur.

While I am impressed with my chinchilla's natural inclination towards a "healthy" chin lifestyle of a diet of high fiber and regular exercise, I might add, that I am pretty sure chinchillas, like us humans, do have a lack of will power.

If it were not for our regular monitoring Hugo's intake of sugary and higher fat content foods, he would surely have to do more then a few laps around the living room to work it all off. If you have ever seen a chinchilla practically jump into a can of treats, then you know what I mean.
There is a similar reaction when a carton of mint chocolate chip ice cream is placed in front of my husband.

So, as we work toward our perfect body goals, I'll remember, that like Hugo, we need someone else to help monitor the amount of treats we consume each day, and I need to incorporate more whole grains and good stuff into our meals.