Posts by thumper4

No, the first order of business is to CALL CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES or the POLICE IMMEDIATELY to report this CHILD ABUSE. 

If your 20-year-old friend can do it, or has other relatives who can take care of the kids, their welfare come first.  This is not a weight issue for a board, this is your responsibility and obligation to report this abusive home IMMEDIATELY.

Weight seems most noticeably to come off the face first, but it depends on your body.  I always want it to come off my thighs first, but the thing is, my thighs have a lot of fat, so I know that I just don't see it coming off, eventhough it is.

As for a ballerina's body, ballerinas are tall drinks of water without chests because: a) they don't eat as girls, and their bodies develop used to it, and b) because 5-foot DD-sized girls aren't picked to go to ballet school to become serious dancers. 

Same reason models are all tall and famished, and jockeys are all short and tiny, and female news reporters are all barbies.  So the myth really doesn't stand up to reality.

Your chest may go down if there's a lot of fat in your breasts and along your back/chest (non-boob) area.  If your breasts are more fleshy and dense, they'll go down less.  Do push-ups or other exercises to strengthen your pecs if you want a nice chest, whether or not your bra size changes.

Not knowing you, I still see room for plateau here.  You've create a routine for yourself that seems perfect, but you give yourself wiggle room.  Be on a weight-loss routine for a while and it's easy to stop tracking food.  That, plus days of "cheating" or "off days" can do you in. 

Also, it's easy to maneuver yourself into eating the exact same food everyday because it's safe and it's worked for you.  But there's a reason why there's so much food variety, and your body needs that variety.  Definately work in more fruits and veggies, and get in every different color.  Make yourself eat other different foods, too, even vary your light and heavy meals.  Oatmeal every day?  Look at the nutrition label and tell me that you're getting all of your nutrients.  How's about a fruit smoothie with frozen berries, nonfat plain yogurt, skim milk, a little flax seed, vanilla extract, and some apple or a little high-fiber cereal.  Or a veggie omlette with egg whites, frozen veggies (any), a little salsa, oregano, and thyme, and some milk on the side.

Plus, your body may be getting used to your regimen.  Try upping the cardio a bit, and increasing your distance.  Like if you do treadmill for 30 min at 3.5 mi/hr at 1%, increase the speed a bit, up the incline slightly, and go farther.  Increase your distance by 1/4 to 1/2 mile every week, something like that.  Better yet, do something completely different, like swimming.

Change things up physically and get back to the food basics.  Record your food, and measure it.  And have faith.  Weight loss will continue work for you like it does for all the rest of us.