13.1 by the end of this year.

Well, if you were a GUY, having 8% body fat would be fine. As a woman...it's a recipe for being DEAD. Good thing he's not a trainer! Hehe.

13-14% is about as low as most woman can go and remain healthy. There is no more fat to lose other than 'essential fat.' As long as you are still menstruating, then you are at a healthy point, and it's a great place to start working from as you build definition in your legs.

NROL is a great resource. I second the recommendation.
 
OK, so my internet was down since Friday morning. Now I have to remember what I did during that time.

Friday

My husband pissed me off, so I went down to the basement and ran on the treadmill. I found out that when I'm mad, I can go really, really fast and for a long time. I planned on doing only 3 miles, but I was feeling good, so I just kept going. Then I started to play all these stupid mind games with myself, like: OK, so you went 5 miles...I bet you can't do 6 etc. So I did 11 miles in 1:48. That was with warm up and cool down (walking at 4 mph). All was OK, until I realized that I might have to sleep down in the basement, because I can't make it up the stairs.:(:) Took off my shoes and found 5 blisters that I didn't even know about when I was running. Two of those blisters were actually filled with blood:drooling1:. No idea how that happened. I went to bed, but couldn't sleep. That's when I knew that I overdid it, because I was sweating like a bull, I was all wired and I swear I could hear my heart from the inside. I think I only slept like 2 hours.:drooling1:

Saturday

I was so sore that my husband had to help me put my underwear on in the morning as I was getting ready for the spin class that I signed up for. Crawled to the gym and decided that Yoga would probably be better at that point.
Note to myself: Don't like Yoga. I was watching the clock the whole time, waiting for the class to be over. I guess it's just too slow for me. We only did like 4 positions during that hour (at least it felt like it).

Sunday

My husband went shooting and dropped me off at this beautiful golf course. When I asked him how many miles was it around, he said: I don't know...maybe like 3 miles...:eek:
I should have known that I should probably verify that when he used words "don't know", "maybe" and "like".
Anyways, when I found myself almost 5 miles into it, it started raining and also hailing. Great. That would be the bummer. The bummer was that I wasn't even halfway around!!!:yelrotflmao: So that was another 10 miler for Betty.:drooling1:

Monday

My mom was supposed to meet me at the gym at 8. I started on the elliptical and did it for about 35 minutes.
Incline 6, Intensity 4-7 (Preset Intervals)
Than got on the tread and did 15 minutes of HIIT.
I bought New Rules of Lifting for Women (they didn't have the one for guys) and did workout B.
Can't remember exactly what it consisted of, but I think it went like this:
Shoulder Press 2x15
Step Up 3x15
Lunge 2x15
Push Ups (still can't do even one. I have absolutely no strength in my arms and also my hands. Hy hands and wrists are tiny. My hubby can wrap his one hand over both of mind and hold it).
Lat Pulldown 3x15
Squat 2x15
 
bettyhenes said:
OK, so my internet was down since Friday morning. Now I have to remember what I did during that time.

Friday

My husband pissed me off, so I went down to the basement and ran on the treadmill. I found out that when I'm mad, I can go really, really fast and for a long time. I planned on doing only 3 miles, but I was feeling good, so I just kept going. Then I started to play all these stupid mind games with myself, like: OK, so you went 5 miles...I bet you can't do 6 etc. So I did 11 miles in 1:48. That was with warm up and cool down (walking at 4 mph). All was OK, until I realized that I might have to sleep down in the basement, because I can't make it up the stairs.:(:) Took off my shoes and found 5 blisters that I didn't even know about when I was running. Two of those blisters were actually filled with blood:drooling1:. No idea how that happened. I went to bed, but couldn't sleep. That's when I knew that I overdid it, because I was sweating like a bull, I was all wired and I swear I could hear my heart from the inside. I think I only slept like 2 hours.:drooling1:
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:rofl:I'm dying laughing because this sounds just like me. Even right up to the "my husband pissed me off" part. lol. Way to go! ahhaha
bettyhenes said:
Saturday

I was so sore that my husband had to help me put my underwear on in the morning as I was getting ready for the spin class that I signed up for. Crawled to the gym and decided that Yoga would probably be better at that point.
Note to myself: Don't like Yoga. I was watching the clock the whole time, waiting for the class to be over. I guess it's just too slow for me. We only did like 4 positions during that hour (at least it felt like it).
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LOL classic

bettyhenes said:
Sunday

My husband went shooting and dropped me off at this beautiful golf course. When I asked him how many miles was it around, he said: I don't know...maybe like 3 miles...:eek:
I should have known that I should probably verify that when he used words "don't know", "maybe" and "like".
Anyways, when I found myself almost 5 miles into it, it started raining and also hailing. Great. That would be the bummer. The bummer was that I wasn't even halfway around!!!:yelrotflmao: So that was another 10 miler for Betty.:drooling1:
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SO maybe you should just sign on up for that half mary NOW?! :p
bettyhenes said:
Monday

My mom was supposed to meet me at the gym at 8. I started on the elliptical and did it for about 35 minutes.
Incline 6, Intensity 4-7 (Preset Intervals)
Than got on the tread and did 15 minutes of HIIT.
I bought New Rules of Lifting for Women (they didn't have the one for guys) and did workout B.
Can't remember exactly what it consisted of, but I think it went like this:
Shoulder Press 2x15
Step Up 3x15
Lunge 2x15
Push Ups (still can't do even one. I have absolutely no strength in my arms and also my hands. Hy hands and wrists are tiny. My hubby can wrap his one hand over both of mind and hold it).
Lat Pulldown 3x15
Squat 2x15
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:eek:
and how was this? How did you feel afterwards? You are a glutton for punishment my friend! Look at those workouts, my goodness!
 
OK, so I just registered at Photobucket.com
Have three pictures in there so far.
Wanted to take some progress pictures, but can't find my USB cable:(
 
I did Pilates yesterday and it killed me.
My abs and back are sooo sore. To be honest though, I kinda like the way it hurts. It means I did it right.:D
It's way harder than I thought it was gonna be. Especially if you really concentrate on the right form.
Going to the gym tomorrow for 5:45 a.m Spinning class, maybe some pool afterwards and NROL4W.
 
OK, I have two funny stories to share...:D

We went over to our neighbors house for a party on Saturday night. All the guys got totally trashed (nothing surprising there):11doh: and their tongues got little loose (that's always fun):D
Anyways, John (our neighbor) was at a bachelor party on Friday night, right? So I was just making conversation and asked how the party went...And it all went downhill from there. He started going into detail about how gorgeous the strippers were (none of the wifes had any idea that there were any) and finally he said:...and that one chick had like the perfect ass. Kinda like YOU USED TO (looking at his wife):eek2::eek2::rofl:
So to make long story short, John has been sleeping in our basement on Aero bed since then:D

And today, we went to drop off some things at our local Goodwill. I went to get my nails done (I never go, but I had really bad ingrown toenail from my feet hitting the tip of my shoe when I run, so it needed to be done), while my husband was dropping off the stuff.
He called me from the Goodwill and was all excited about this "gift" that he found for me. I went into the "cranky mode" right away. I mean what the hell?What can you possible buy at Goodwill that would pass up as a gift?:eek:
I come outside and my hubby is standing there with this brand new, spanking....walker:yelrotflmao: Apparently, he thought it would be funny, since I have been complaining about not being able to walk on a daily basis.
FYI, we went right back and returned it.LOL
 
OK, took my first spin class this morning at 9:15:jump1::D

The instructor was really good. She took us on a "trip", going from the gym to Hw 18 to Black Diamond down the hill...and then to North Bend (even listing the exit numbers). We were switching from two lanes to one lane, passing bunch of cars etc.:drooling1:
Then she said we were riding along the river and racing with some guys in inner tubes. She was all: Ohh, they're coming again..this is embarrassing guys (and we couldn't have that, so I almost died).
It was really fun. I'm going again tomorrow or Saturday morning.

The only thing I didn't like: My no-no places are hating me right now;)
 
Tonight I'm going back to the gym and doing my workout A from NROF4W. I was planning on doing it now, but forgot the book and didn't remember the sequence...
Another thing...I don't know how to do squats. (When I do them, I do it on the machine). The pictures are great, but they don't tell you like a step-by-step instructions. I see that I am supposed to have the barbell (is that what it' s called?) on my back, but they don't tell you anywhere how to get it there...
Can somebody help me out?:p
 
LOL I love reading your posts Betty. They're hilarious.

First of all. The 'no no' place will get better. For whatever reason it does get easier in tha regard. I've heard it has to do with your butt muscles getting tighter eventually relieving that pressure.

As for squats. I was fortunate to have a partner to lift with when I did NROL. Then I wa assured either we looked like idiots together or we could figure it out before we had to look like we didn't know what we were doing :) You need to put the empty barbell up on the pins about shoulder height, then load it with the weights you need on each side (and secure the weights). Also make sure you use the little squishy velcro thing on the bar where it goes on the back of your shoulders/neck. Otherwise you're gonna be hurting. From the shoulder height you can lift it off the rack onto your shoulders. I hope that helps
 
OK, so I haven't posted in a while, because I didn't do anything since last Friday:(
We are remodeling the whole house and it's just overwhelming...I do some detail work before I head to work in the morning, work and then come home to work on the house till 11 p.m.
I am so stressed that I can't even eat. I haven't had anything today yet and it's like 6 p.m. Yesterday. I somehow managed to function on 3 venti Machiattos and small fries. The last normal meal I had was Easter dinner on Sunday (at my parents' house).

I was refinishing our hardwood floors on Saturday night...They got ruined when we were painting and dragging pieces on furniture and building materials across the floor. Anyways, I had to scrape all the paint, which took me 3 hours. Then you hand sand it, vacuum it, wash it and then you can paint the clear coat (finish) on. I started this whole process at 5 p.m and finished it at 4 a.m:drooling1::eek: It's Tuesday and I am still high from the fumes:D

I wanna go for a run so bad, but I just can't. There is so much stuff that needs to be done...My hubby thinks I'm just overreacting and doesn't really seem to care that our house is in shambles. Sometimes it seems that if we had poop in the middle of the living room, it would be like two weeks before he would actually notice:(
 
bettyhenes said:
My hubby thinks I'm just overreacting and doesn't really seem to care that our house is in shambles. Sometimes it seems that if we had poop in the middle of the living room, it would be like two weeks before he would actually notice:(
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Aren't they just all the same :rolleyes: Kudos to you and your hard work with the house. Take a breather and take the run. You'll feel so much better and get much more done
 
Got up at 4 this morning. It's 38 degrees here in Seattle and raining really hard.
So I went for a little 5 miler in the rain and it was awesome. Probably one of the best runs I ever had (except for the part when I got chased by a pitbull. I think I was busting out 5- minute mile then:cool::rofl:)
My ears are about to fall off...I see nice little ear infection coming my way:bncry:
 
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