...he realised he was feeling tired. Not sleepy tired, but run a long way tired, the result of his underexercised muscles and extra weight. Well he'd lose it soon enough he told himself, he'd show Nala he was made of tougher stuff than she was. Of course, he realised, feeling the weight of his body, it would probably take a while, but he'd get there in the end.

Nala chuckled to herself watching Epesi try to exercise, no matter how hard he tried, she thought, he would never lose the weight now, there was just too much of it, and soon there'd be more.

Epesi worked relentlessly over the next few days, struggling to control his hunger, and exercising to exhaustion, but successes were small.