Gold medalist gymnast Shawn Johnson gained, then lost, 25 pounds during her three-year break from international competition, she told reporters on Monday. This is something many women wish they can gain and then lose weight. When a woman gains weight after being a gymnast could happen easily because they won’t be training so hard and the muscle they gain during training turns to fat if they don’t work out. When you stop working out then the muscle goes away which you can lose quickly. The 20-year-old, who won three silver medals and one gold in Beijing and is attempting a comeback for London, discussed the weight gain, and her subsequent body image problems at the USOC media summit on Monday. She said her fluctuating weight led to "hurtful" comments in the tabloids. Shawn is still a young lady and may not know how the media tries to tear people down for any reason and can also build up whoever they want to. When it comes to people who have accomplished a lot like Shawn, they like to find anything negative about her to bring her down. People like President Obama was a community organizer who accomplished nothing and the media made him a star without having history in real politics. The news media made everyone believe Obama’s slogan, “a change we can” and that was enforced by the media. "That whole process kind of broke me down and taught me something," she said, according to USA Today. "People put too much emphasis on looks." It is nice to know she realizes what the media does to people and that will make it easier when negative things are said about her. Even when she was at the top of the gymnastics world, Johnson battled weight issues. "I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image," she said. "I doubted what I looked like. That's sad. Girls should be taught different than that. I think everyone should be taught different than that." All these thoughts are mad by the media to make you think what is beautiful or what is not when the media is what is ugly. The magazines having anorexic women and saying how beautiful they are is ridiculous. When the average weight for women is 165 pounds, they shouldn’t have an 85 pound woman on the front cover of magazines. That maybe the average but not realistic either. Weight is different for everyone because all people have different bone densities making the perfect weight different for each person. Johnson put on the weight after the 2008 Olympics and her 2009 victory on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." She tore her ACL during a freak skiing accident in early 2010 and added some heft to her athletic 4-foot-9 frame. Johnson said she'd perform Internet searches for her name and was horrified at the results. She should never look up her name because people like to be mean to any successful people. With her having weight gain on someone as short as Shawn, makes it easy to look over weight. She's not a certainty to make the U.S. team but is excited for the opportunity to compete for a spot at the upcoming Olympic trials. When it comes down to it, anyone would be grateful to have the opportunity to compete to go to the Olympics. She has won 3 silver and a gold medal in the Olympics which gives her the credentials to tryout. If she doesn’t make it, at least they looked at her as an option. "I'm getting stronger on a daily basis," she told Fox Sports last week. "I'm excited for June. This time around, I've taken a whole new approach and mentality." It is nice to hear she is getting stronger and she needs to ignore all media whether good or bad. Just do what you do Shawn and earn that spot to go to the Olympics which I am sure you will win another medal with your hard training and drive like you had in the last Olympics. Whether you make it or not, you are a beautiful young lady with or without the weight. Don’t let others decide the value of you. You have achieved what the media wishes they could achieve, but never did, while doing something you love. You won 4 medals in the Olympics which is being the best in the world. Hold onto that and remember you achieved what others could only wish to achieve. Congratulations to achieving what a fraction of people can do.
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