How to help a bun lose a bit of weight?

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Hey, my bun bun is a little bit on the chunky side, and I'm trying to help her lose a bit of weight, I feed her 2 teaspoons of pellets in the morning and then a cup of veggies in the afternoon, I'm trying to do some trick training with her to help her be a bit more active. She also gets unlimited timothy hay from small pet select, and of course unlimited water, I rarely give her treats and if i do its only a teaspoon of fruit or less like a blueberry or a small banana penny. I don't have her exact weight but I know she weighs around 1.5kg (give or take, sorry I can't give specifics!) she is a mini lop and that is her average weight but the vet said she is a bit big for her size, (she's nine months) she's also on deworming treatment for 2 more weeks, so I will only change her diet after the medication period is over (i don't want to upset her tummy too much whilst having medication), any advice is helpful!
 

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Myself only feed my holland lop 1 tablespoon, it's enough for him to stay with his weight (1,85 kg). I increase the amount of pellets when it will become winter so he put a bit of weight and can handle cold winters.

I give him daily treats but its max a tablespoon often less, depends on what kind of treats. I often give dried fruits or herbs as treats :3

While my overweight netherland dwarf, I just controlled the size of his treats and he's slowly losing his weight but he only get 3 pellets and half a stick. He have food that come like sticks instead of pellets with less fat and protein.
 
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