I firmly believe that Bronson is gonna make it.

Who is Bronson, you ask? He's one of Instagram's own cool cats! Just look at him.

He is pleasantly plump and round and I'm loving every minute of it! Then again, I just love cats in general - big and small.

The story with this cool cat is that his parents adopted him earlier this year, and he weighed 33 pounds at three years old. Now we may think fat cats are all cute and cuddly and ultra-fluffy, but it's not all cutesy and cool being a really fat cat.

Bronson's humans adopted Bronson from a shelter with an overall goal of helping him to shed some pounds and be at a healthy weight. Since this April, he's been losing weight at a slow and steady pace (any faster and he could easily be at risk for Fatty Liver Disease, which has the potential to be fatal in cats), but it hasn't been the easiest task!

Bronson's humans have set a goal for him to lose one pound a month. So far, it is safe to say that he's currently on the right track. But no weight loss journey is perfect - not even with cats. There have been and can be minor setbacks. But let's be real here, not every weight loss journey is linear, for it's all a learning process that gets better with time.

As of October 10th, his weight stands at 28.8 pounds, which is down 5.2 pounds. As much as I truly enjoy seeing photos and videos of this cool cat with the thumbs, I'm even more excited to see him get slimmer and healthier. Bronson, I know you're gonna make it, and hundreds of thousands of other people feel the same way. You got this, champ!

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