He was stuck between a rack and a hard place.

A fat cat’s attempt to escape a diet center backfired horribly after the flabby tabby got trapped in a shoe rack.

The feline, named Kroshik (Russian for “Crumbs”), was discovered by staff attempting to break out of the center in Perm, Russia, where he had been sentenced to a strict workout regimen and food rationing, Newsflash reported.

Photos show the corpulent cat — who weighs almost 38 pounds — wedged between the bars of the shoe shelf with his face stuffed in a bright blue Croc.