Aly Raisman Announces She Won't Be Competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty The two-time Olympian took to Twitter on Tuesday with an emotional letter that announced the end of her Olympic career. Raisman then reflected on the entirety of her incredible gymnastics career. “The past 10 years have been such a whirlwind that I haven’t really processed all that has happened, and sometimes I wonder whether I ever will,” she said in thepost. “I’ve lived a pretty fast-paced life and sometimes I have to remind myself to slow down, unplug from technology and take the time to appreciate what I’ve experienced and learned.

Aly Raisman Details How She Has Improved Her Mental Health: 'Healing Is Not One-Size-Fits-All'

Photo: CBS Aly Raismanis speaking candidly about her ownmental healthstruggles ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month. Whileappearing virtuallyonCBS This MorningFriday, the 26-year-old Olympic athlete opened up about how she keeps her mental health in top shape after retiring from gymnastics. “I feel differently each day, but it’s been really interesting because I went from being in the best shape of my life, working out six to seven hours some days, to honestly, some days, not even being able to go for a 10-minute walk outside,” she continued.

Aly Raisman Didn't Recognize Her Migraine Symptoms: 'As an Athlete, I Always Powered Through'

Photo: UBRELVYFor years,Aly Raismanblamed her headaches on her hairstyle.“There were many times I was training or competing when I had my hair up in a really tight bun and I had such sensitivity on my scalp,” the Olympic gold medalist tells PEOPLE. “I always thought I was getting a hair headache, but it’s actually a symptom of a migraine.“While the 27-year-old had been experiencing migraines since she was a teen, she only recently got a diagnosis.

Aly Raisman Dishes on Her New Vegetarian Diet—And Why She Doesn't 'Work Out Every Day' Anymore

Aly Raismanis taking on a moreplant-based dietnow that she’s not training as a six-time Olympic gold medalist.“Around April last year I actuallystopped eating meat,” the 24-year-oldgymnasttells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview.It’s a move that required her to rethink some of the long-held beliefs she developed as an athlete. “When I was training, I thought that you had to eat meat in order to be strong,” Raisman says. “Now I’ve been reading up on all the amazing things that plants can do for your body and your mind.

Aly Raisman Hasn't Been Following Ex Colton Underwood's Journey on 'The Bachelor' : 'I Don't Watch'

Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Aly RaismancountsColton Underwoodas one of her exes, but that doesn’t mean she’s been keeping tabs on his search for love onThe Bachelorthis season. “I don’t watch the show. We broke up a couple of years ago and we really — we have not talked in a really, really long time,” the 24-year-old Olympic medalist tells PEOPLE ahead of Sunday’sSuper Bowl. The pair began dating in late 2016,but splita few months later.