Weight!

[Dani]

Hello! This is a question about weight!

1. Do you ever get pressured about your weight for gymn
(by coaches other gymnasts parents)


2. Have you ever been told to lose weight


3. Do you have been/know anyone who is in gymn
that has an eating disorder (belimia anerexia)
(im not saying all gymnasts have a eating disorder
just wondering because im been looking at some stuff
about girls who are into gymn and getting an eating disorder because of it)


Finaly ive put this in the general so parents, coaches and
gymnasts themselves can post about this topic!


P.s im not trying to offend anyone!

[maddiekate]

1. no
2. no
3. no
(i have been told to gain weight though) lol (and asked if i have an eating disorder)

[Dani]

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Originally Posted by maddiekate 1. no 2. no 3. no (i have been told to gain weight though) lol (and asked if i have an eating disorder)

Simple enough (your one of thoes lucky people who are
proberly a light weight but look ok!)

P.S I dont know if its in england or something
(where I come from) But at the moment
its big in the gymns at the moment cause all
the girls are losing drastic weight
I was the heviest girl at the summer camp
and im a average weight!

[CoachL]

We don't talk about weight in our gym, but we do talk about diet and proper eating. The last thing I want to do is make a 8-15 yr old girl self conscious about their body type.

[~JEM~]

I am 19 and want to go back to competitive gym after not doing it for 2years and just coaching. However, I know I dont have the body for it anymore and compared to the other competitive kids I look very heavy (although I know I am not 'fat' I'm 19 and 5ft 1, weighing 49Kg not sure what that is in pounds though). I am conscious that I no longer have tummy muscles, muscle in my legs etc and I am not as confident in summer in my bikini anymore, because I was used to having a great body while I did gym.
Gymnastics does make you feel that way... at our gym though we have kids of all shapes and sizes and are not selective, but we are also not an elite gym.
I do feel like I am overweight when I am in the gym though, they are all so muscly and skinny and small, and I am completely not a self conscious person, when I'm not out I am confident in my body, its only in the gym that I'm not.
Maybe I'm just jelous the girls I used to train with are still there and still have their great gym bodies? lol

[Dani]

Yes but im a little bit podgy and im
worried the rest of the girls will make
fun of me when im in a leotard!
I can wear shorts in the gymn and everything
but when I start going to comps I will have
to show the fat tops of my legs and
that gives me great anxiety!

[gracefulone]

exact same as maddiekate. It does make me feel really uncomfortable when people talk about how thin I am, especially guys. I'm really not obnoxiously skinny or anything.

[Dani]

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Originally Posted by gracefulone exact same as maddiekate. It does make me feel really uncomfortable when people talk about how thin I am, especially guys. I'm really not obnoxiously skinny or anything.

Lets just say this I wish I had your figure!

[gracefulone]

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Originally Posted by Dani Lets just say this I wish I had your figure!

Sometimes I really love it, but other times it's a pain. I was in eigth grade before I could start buying pants from the junior section, and in ninth before I got out of child-sized swimsuits!

[Dani]

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Originally Posted by gracefulone Sometimes I really love it, but other times it's a pain. I was in eigth grade before I could start buying pants from the junior section, and in ninth before I got out of child-sized swimsuits!

Do you think the gymnastics will help me with my weight
issue? I have also been in small adults clothes because
of my hips since the age of 8! Im not fat im normal
but into days world that meens im obese
(even though im not)