Hi: when our love Tawny(lab, they love to eat) started to put on the pounds, it was suggested that we start feeding her twice a day and reduce the amount of food by 1/2 cup per day but supplement with veggies, the kind that don't give you gas. Apparently doggies can eat veggies all day long and it doesn't bother them. Tawny has lost the 10 extra pounds but it was over a year. I give her cooked frozen veggies no sodium added and she loves them. Fresh baby carrots are a treat for her now, and being raw, she just loses them the next day if you know what I mean. A lite buscuit for dessert is really appreciated.