Jana Video Blog: Week 6

Hungry, Hungry Hippo

(I am not saying I am a hippo, I just love that game and got 3 for Christmas one year.)

Ok, so my metabolism has apparently kicked into high gear over the last week and it is making me so hungry. I cannot believe how every 2 hours I am starving! I also cannot believe that I get to eat every 2 hours. I never thought I would say this but I am actually tried of eating. If I could magically get all my calories from a pill at this point, I would. It sounds like a dream come true to eat so often during the day, but it is really hard. I always have food with me and randomly pull it out while in meetings or driving or even while taking a bath. (PS no likes soggy granola bars, be carful while eating in the bath.)

Julie form FT Third Ward has been monitoring my hunger and feels that I will need to up my calories at some point to help me loose more! What? Is this bizzaro world? Eat more to weigh less, holy cow! I trust her completely, so I am going to have laminate my food and eat in the shower!

Week 5 Jana Schmeling

Trainer Notes: Week 5

This week of training was once again a success for Jana. As her trainers we are continuing to see progress in her form, functionality, overall health. When we started working with Jana we talked about some goals that she would like to achieve, other than winning the contest. We also asked what she likes to do for physical hobbies or what she would like to start doing. Well this week it finally all culminated into a big purchase of a mountain bike!!! With Stefanie leading the charge in Jana’s cardio progress, and her love for mountain biking, it was an instant match. Not only does it give us as trainers another way to keep Jana active during her cardio sessions, but it also allows her to get exercise in with her free time. As many people know there are those days that exercise just doesn’t feel like it should fit into the routine. By combining exercise and something that you really like to do, you are instantly making it more enjoyable. With being more enjoyable you are more likely to exercise, thus making yourself a healthier individual. We are proud that Jana knows and understands this, and has been willing to make the sacrifices to maintain working towards her goals. Next step Tour de France!!! Lance has nothing on you Jana!!

Jana Update: Week Four

Happy Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs……uh I mean Easter!

So my plan to avoid over-eating at Easter was avoiding Easter all together, not a great plan but it worked. I know I will have to face that dammed rabbit at some point, but this year I thought it would be better hide, insert Easter egg joke here. I spent the day cooking my meals for the week and NOT eating the ears off of every chocolate rabbit in sight…..mmmmmmm ears.

I did accomplish my goal of having ZERO Easter candy this year and I pretty proud! This was especially hard because of the dreaded PMS, which I am experiencing at this time. I was speaking to Julie from FT Third Ward, and she told me it was common for women to fluctuate3 to 5 pounds during thier period. I hope the men in this contest feel good about lacking ovaries! I know that the weight will drop off after the PMS is gone, but I am still crabby and bloated and want to rip off my husbands arms and beat him with them, see, see how horrible this is, sorry Matt.

Trainer Notes: Week Four

With week four under Jana’s belt, we as her trainers are still impressed with the amount of progress she is continuing to make!!! With each passing day that we spend with Jana we continue to see her transformation, not only in weight loss but also in her training routines and form. One of the toughest things for many clients to overcome when thrown into a process like this competition is remembering all of the information that is being tossed at them. By becoming more comfortable in unfamiliar surroundings it makes processing all the information easier. This week was one that we could really see how much more comfortable Jana has become working in the studio. Her sessions are becoming much more efficient and faster paced. It was a week in which small things from balance and coordination improved but also technique form and the understanding of what areas we are targeting. As Jana’s comfort level continues to grow and expand, the gap to her goal will shrink!!!

Jana Video Blog: Week 4

Meal Plan: Week 3

Well Jana’s cooking is coming along which means she is well on her way to last week’s nutrition lesson. The next step in the nutrition world for Jana is making sure she is consuming enough liquids. Obviously with water making up roughly 70% of the human body we addressed the amount of water she will be consuming. One the water will help with muscle soreness and fatigue, but it also will help her body with the breakdown of the new diet she is consuming. It will aid in getting the most nutrients out of the reduced amount of calories that she is now consuming thus making her less hungry as her body adjusts. Weight loss is just not exercising and eating what you want, or eating less and not exercising. It is a fine balance between the two to get the best results we can. Jana understands this and that is why as her trainers we can see the progress she has already made and will continue to make!!!

Trainer Notes: Week 3

Week three… check!!! Jana still going strong as ever…check!!! This week Jana has come back with the week two fatigue gone and in the past. She has been up beat and even pushing out extra reps in her weight training sessions. One of the main focuses this week was Jana’s training session with Stefanie. Stefanie is training with Jana specifically in the cardio aspect of her program. Due to the fact that there are so many different types of cardio equipment and programs out there for people to exercise on, we have somewhat narrowed the list to pieces that are similar to what we have in our studio. Such pieces include treadmills, stationary bikes, and elliptical. We have also asked Jana to think about other non-studio pieces that she may like to use outside of the studio. With her improved knowledge of how to use and program these cardio pieces Jana will be able to work more efficiently while on them. By working more efficiently she will be able to climb to her ultimate goal!!!

Jana Video Blog: Week 3

Week 3 Update

I feel human again!

At this point in the game I am feeling pretty good. My muscles are getting used to the 5 days in a row of abs, squats, shuffles, cardio, and the various other forms of bosu torture that is being inflicted on my by my trainers. (When I say torture I mean the really fun, wonderful, wonderful bosu type exercises.)

I am finding myself overly emotional though this process. I am NOT a crier and this week when Julie told me I was down 8 pounds I started o cry a little. I think the fact that I was still feeling a little tired and that I am shocked that I have not been starving the last 2 weeks made me tear up. I feel like I have a real chance to get healthy, and that is sorta overwhelming to me since I never thought I could loose weight with out starving to death. It is a really strange feeling to be in control of what I am eating for once. Ok enough hokey, sad, emotional stuff.

As for the exercise stuff, I did these crazy football type drills where I pushed a boxing bag across the floor 6 times. I think it weighs like 100 pounds and it kind of awkward to push. Even pushing really slowly gets your heart rate jacked up and it is super hard! I also had to push a 45-pound plate across the floor. You bend down put your hands on the plate and push with yours legs. How they came up with this one I'll never know.

I can only imagine the day when this will not be the hardest and most horrible thing that happens to me in a week. I am assured that this gets easier, and I will crave exercise like chocolate, seems unlikely but the trainers can't all be lying to me right?

Meal Plan: Week 2

Week two has ended and Julie has really taken over this aspect of Jana’s training. One of the struggles Jana has come to us with, has to deal with her ability to cook. When it comes to nutrition this could be a problem. Lucky for Jana she is employed by a great restaurant, and knows some great people who are starting to help her on her cooking attributes. This week Julie talked with Jana about preparing her meals earlier in the week to help with the convenience factor that hinders most of us in our meal choices. With meals made ahead of time it is easier to choose an option that is healthy rather than the opposing alternative. With this advice and her training regimen Jana is already making leaps in bounds in her weight loss.