“Swimming is a sport filled with very slim women. Then when I quit swimming, I put on weight and didn’t like the way I looked or felt.
“Although honestly, I don’t remember a time (until starting CrossFit) when I haven’t been trying to be smaller.”
But Lucy has dramatically changed her outlook and mindset for the better and it’s all down to her new-found love for CrossFit.
“I realised I didn’t actually want to be skinny, I wanted to feel good, and I mistakenly associated feeling good with being skinny,” she said.
“So I stopped focusing on trying to be skinny and fell in love with training and the process of trying to feel fit and strong.
source: express.co.uk