TARA GRANT
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So you've been away from the fitness industry for about two years now?
Not really away ... just taking a break from the competitive end of things.   In 2003, I was scheduled to compete at the nationals in Edmonton, and five weeks before the show I broke my ankle.   So that kind of botched things up to get ready for that show. Then I took last year off just to give myself and my family a break.   But I'm really excited to be competing again

What's the industry secret to keeping the perfect body?
Well, you can't stay in contest shape year-round.   You've got to keep in mind, anytime you see somebody in a magazine or stepping on stage, they only look like that for three or four days ... and it's been a sixteen to twenty week process to get there.   You hear about girls who have dieted down to contest shape and then try to stay there and they wind up developing thyroid problems.