7/2/08

EUGENE, Ore. -- Lauryn Williams crossed the finish line, once again hitting the target time of her workout.

But there was one problem. She worked awfully hard to do it. It was March, three months away from the Olympic Trials, and she should have been breezing through those times.

That's when coach Amy Deen asked Williams to step on the scale.

"I was like, ‘Whatever. It's not going to be my weight. I'm eating right,'" Williams said. "I get on the scale and I'm five pounds heavier than I was the last time I got on the scale. I was like, ‘What the hell is going on? I'm bigger than I've ever been in my life.' I never thought I would reach that number."