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“Having always been over weight, tipping the scale at over 250 lbs, struggling with back pain, I managed to slim down to a happy size 6.
However, I wanted something more.  My decision to go from wanting to be fit to wanting to compete began a year and a half ago.
When I first told my trainer of my decision, I was told to search for the physique that I was looking for.
So I searched and I found the physique I wanted to model myself after.  I used that photo as a desktop background to remind myself every single day of where I wanted to be.
I did my first show, The Sudbury Classic Championship May 24th 2014 in the Masters Bikini class, finishing in the top 5 after only 6 months of training with Athlete trainer Samantha Stortini.

I quickly decided bikini was definitely NOT for me and trained harder and competed in my second show 4 months after that in Masters Figure and Grand Masters Figure at the Timmins GNC Naturals placing 2nd in both classes having been coached by Kevin Roy.
 
With that my vision to be the best I could be exploded, and I knew that if I was going to get that brass ring I needed a great coach.
I didn't know where to turn.  One day I logged onto my computer and I saw the person I knew would take me to the next level; that woman I've had on my desk top for almost a year, Jessica MacMillan ......  I thought to myself, "what do I have to lose, ask her".  That was the beginning of my real journey.  I stepped on the Sudbury Classic Stage one more time and came home with 1st place in Figure 4.  It wasn't easy, the training was hard, the emotional roller coaster was crazy at times but my friends, family and Jessica helped pull me through it.
My Journey is not over, and I am extremely grateful to have Jessica MacMillan still by my side coaching me to the next level.”

-Heather

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