Spotlight: Lucas S.

My name is Lucas and I live in Illinois about 5 minutes outside St. Louis.

As far back as I can remember I’ve always been the biggest kid. All throughout grade and high school I was picked on and belittled for my size. I played football all through high school my senior season I weighed somewhere shy of 300lbs. After football was over I continued to eat without any of the working out. Over the next 7 years I drank and ate myself to being in the neighborhood of 550lbs.

July 2018 I decided I have had enough.

I was depressed, drinking uncontrollably, and needed change in my life. I went to a doctor to check all of bloodwork to see what needed to be done.

Fast forward to a year and a half later I’m down to 360lbs and a friend of mine convinced me to join a CrossFit gym. The last year and a half I have spent working on myself, going to CrossFit, running, walking trails, and follow a diet plan. I am now proud to say as of this morning I weigh 278lbs, but I am not done. Every day I look in the mirror I see that 500+ lbs guy and it pushes me to be healthier.