Biathlete unpacks: “Completely lost control”

“I wouldn’t say it’s a huge problem. But there are already some people affected. Many have not been diagnosed with an eating disorder, but are on the way to it - or at least have an ambivalent relationship with food," said the 27-year-old in an interview with t-online.de . Häcki-Groß, daughter-in-law of German Olympic champion Ricco Groß, was the first female ski hunter to make her eating disorder public a year ago. “There are a lot of people who are affected by this – especially in sports,” she said. “Professional sport is particularly vulnerable because it involves always optimizing something. Food is an easy and obvious target.” She would like to see more awareness of the topic. “binge eating” Previously in the ARD Documentary “Hungry for Gold”, former biathlon world champion Miriam Neureuther and ex-gymnast Kim Bui pointed out the problem of eating disorders in competitive sports. The path to an eating disorder is often a gradual process. “I tried to lose a lot of weight quickly and forced myself to eat almost nothing for days. At some point the body can no longer handle it and it leads to real eating attacks," explained Häcki-Groß and added: "I completely lost control and simply ate everything that was there. Sometimes I ate the entire fridge in one evening.” “I completely lost control and just ate everything there was.” Lena Häcki-Groß Trainers also asked her to lose weight. She spoke to her current trainer, Sandra Flunger, about her problem, and after talking to her, Häcki-Groß realized “that I need professional help. I’m not quite done with the therapy yet, but I’m feeling much better.”

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Biathlete unpacks: “Completely lost control”

The Swiss Lena Häcki-Groß assumes that those active in biathlon also struggle with eating disorders. She talks about a difficult time.

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