Testimonials
Jackie V





Sonja P.



  Hi, my name is Jackie and I came to Janice in
February 2009 to have her diet me down for a May
2009 Figure Competition. My initial visit was the
2nd of February and after taking my
measurements and skin fold caliper readings, my
body fat was determined to be 15.5% She
prescribed a diet for me consisting of 6-7 meals
per day. I trained with weights daily, did very little
cardio, if any at all, followed her plan religiously,
and within 6 weeks my body fat had dropped to
10.9%. I was not hungry during the dieting phase,
because every couple of hours I was eating
something. I was so ahead of schedule that we
decided I would be ready to compete in March
2009 at the Vancouver Natural Competitions, in
which I placed 4th in 5'2-5'4" Open Class.

  I have always been an active, athletic person. I grew up playing basketball, volleyball and running track. After I stopped playing college sports, I continued to go to the gym on my own, but I always focused on just cardio and counting calories, Weight Watchers style. Since I had youth on my side, this combination worked decently for me, although I always felt "fat" and greatly disliked my body, especially my arms. Despite that, I was always afraid to enter... Da Da Da Dum... THE WEIGHT ROOM!! And we all know why, right? For fear of looking like a man and getting those man-muscles.

  I continued this trend, even when I trained and completed the Portland Marathon, 5 years ago. But when I crossed that Finish line, I felt weak and burned out. Not exactly a smart plan, I learned. And yet, again, I continued the calorie restricted diet and cardio only sessions... UGH! 2 years ago, I finally had my Oprah light bulb moment. I had completely thrown myself into "mommy" and "wife" mode, forgetting all about, and losing, "me". So guess what I decided to do??? Train for a 1/2 Ironman Triathlon. And this time, I wanted to train smart and cross that Finish Line strong, and wanting more. I knew that for me to complete 1.2 miles of swim, 56 miles of bike and 13.1 miles of running, I would HAVE to do something differently. And in order for me to do that, I knew I needed knowledge that I didn't have, but desperately wanted.