urmaniac13
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Cristiano's 10 year old daugher Lucilla has a big problem. Well, literally, big. She is seriously overweight. She has been always pretty hefty and we had hoped in the mean time her height will catch up with the lateral growth, however she still continues to grow in every directions, and it seems to me the proportion is getting worse than ever. The mystery of it is she doesn't eat THAT much (though she dislikes vegetables in general and probably doesn't eat them enough), and even though never an athletic type, she is active enough, enjoying going outside and play with her friends.
We suspect some sort of chemical inbalance, she had undergone some sort of check up, but nothing came out of it. (They suggested a possible intolerance to lactose, we tried to limit her milk intake for some months but this doesn't seem to be the case) We suggested to her mother with whom she live that she should take Lucilla for a thorough examination with a specialist, but the big problem is that the mother fails to see the gravity of the problem, and if Lucilla has to miss a day of school for this, she wouldn't agree to do that. Now the school is almost over and maybe it is a good time, if her mother still isn't interested, maybe Cris should take her in himself.
However in the mean time, I wonder if anyone here knows someone with a similar problem, and have a suggestion for the reason of her being so overweight. She is reaching the age where her condition might also affect her self esteem in a very negative way, aside from the ovbious health issue, and we think we need to do something about it as soon as possible. Any word of wisdom will be very much appreciated!!
We suspect some sort of chemical inbalance, she had undergone some sort of check up, but nothing came out of it. (They suggested a possible intolerance to lactose, we tried to limit her milk intake for some months but this doesn't seem to be the case) We suggested to her mother with whom she live that she should take Lucilla for a thorough examination with a specialist, but the big problem is that the mother fails to see the gravity of the problem, and if Lucilla has to miss a day of school for this, she wouldn't agree to do that. Now the school is almost over and maybe it is a good time, if her mother still isn't interested, maybe Cris should take her in himself.
However in the mean time, I wonder if anyone here knows someone with a similar problem, and have a suggestion for the reason of her being so overweight. She is reaching the age where her condition might also affect her self esteem in a very negative way, aside from the ovbious health issue, and we think we need to do something about it as soon as possible. Any word of wisdom will be very much appreciated!!