If you read this without laughing out loud, there
is something wrong with you. This is dedicated
to everyone who ever attempted to get into a
regular workout routine.
Dear Diary,
For my birthday this year, I purchased a week
of personal training at the local health club.
Although I am still in great shape since being a
high school football cheerleader 43 years ago,
I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead
and give it a try.
I called the club and made my reservations
with a personal trainer named Christo, who
identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobics
instructor and model for athletic clothing and
swim wear.
Friends seemed pleased with my enthusiasm
to get started! The club encouraged me to
keep a diary to chart my progress.
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MONDAY:
Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out
of bed, but found it was well worth it when I
arrived at the health club to find Christo waiting
for me. He is something of a Greek god-- with
blond hair, dancing eyes, and a dazzling white
smile. Woo Hoo!!
Christo gave me a tour and showed me the
machines. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in
which he conducted his aerobics class after my
workout today. Very inspiring!
Christo was encouraging as I did my sit-ups,
although my gut was already aching from holding
it in the whole time he was around. This is going
to be a FANTASTIC week!!
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TUESDAY:
I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made
it out the door. Christo made me lie on my back
and push a heavy iron bar into the air then he put
weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the
treadmill, but I made the full mile. His rewarding
smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT! It's a
whole new life for me.
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WEDNESDAY:
The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying
the toothbrush on the counter and moving my
mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a
hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long
as I didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top
of a GEO in the club parking lot.
Christo was impatient with me, insisting that my
screams bothered other club members. His voice
is a little too perky for that early in the morning and
when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is
VERY annoying.
My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Christo
put me on the stair monster. Why the h*ell would
anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity
rendered obsolete by elevators? Christo told me it
would help me get in shape and enjoy life. He said
some other sh*it too.
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THURSDAY:
A*sshole was waiting for me with his vampire-like
teeth exposed as his thin, cruel lips were pulled back
in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour
late -- it took me that long to tie my shoes.
He took me to work out with dumbbells. When he
was not looking, I ran and hid in the restroom. He
sent some skinny b*itch to find me.
Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing
machine -- which I sank.
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FRIDAY:
I hate that b*astard Christo more than any human
being has ever hated any other human being in the
history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic, anorexic,
little aerobic instructor. If there was a part of my
body I could move without unbearable pain, I would
beat him with it.
Christo wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't
have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the
floor, don't hand me the d*amn barbells or anything that
weighs more than a sandwich.
The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health
and nutrition teacher. Why couldn't it have been
someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir
director?
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SATURDAY:
Satan left a message on my answering machine in
his grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show
up today. Just hearing his voice made me want to
smash the machine with my planner; however, I lacked
the strength to even use the TV remote and ended
up catching eleven straight hours of the Weather
Channel.
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SUNDAY:
I'm having the Church van pick me up for services
today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is
over. I will also pray that next year my husband will
choose a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal
or a hysterectomy. I still say if God had wanted me
to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with
diamonds!!!
Send this to a friend who needs to laugh.
We all need a good laugh.