I really wasn't saying that anyone was overweight. The eating thing is a very touchy subject with some people. I only wanted to stress that to keep one's wrestler in a weight class so that he doesn't have to wrestle kids 15 - 20 lbs. heavier that he is is to change a few eating habits. Not a "strict diet", but maybe giving up pop for a couple of weeks or only eating one helping at supper. I also know that my son started taking his lunch to school because the school lunches are so full of fat. He actually gets more to eat by taking his lunch and the fat and calories are way down. I don't call this really dieting. I think a better term is weight management. I have seen parents cut weight off of kids to the point that they are sick and I have also seen parents allow high school kids to cut so much weight that they can't perform. I am against this type of weight loss. If you have a big kid 3 to 5 lbs or even 10 shouldn't be hard to do at all. It sounds like the mothers that I am talking with here have a great handle on the problem and will do what is best for their wrestlers.
