A 'girls' week at the gym ... a look into my life, hahahaha

VickiSam
VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
A WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM

.... 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 am. 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 hell 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 **** too.
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THURSDAY:
Asssssshole 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 witch to find me.
Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine-- which I sank.
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FRIDAY:
I hate that **** 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 damn 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!!!

Comments

  • missrenee
    missrenee Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    Funny, funny joke. I love it, VickiSam!
    That Christo does sound like a real a-hole!

    I've been going to the gym for years (I'm not a gym rat though) and can honestly say I've never used a trainer. I like to go at my own pace--not some 20-year-old's! And hey--if I feel like dogging it some days, I dog it. Since I've changed my attitude on a lot of things--I put that into the "life is too short" category.

    Think I'll go have a chocolate cookie!

    Hugs, Renee
  • rainbow4
    rainbow4 Member Posts: 137
    Love it!
    I'm also definitely not a gym rat - I do work out 2-3 times a week for about an hour, but I'm not going to get paranoid about it. Let's all do what we can for our health, without punishing our bodies too much - and let's hear it for chocolate cookies!!
    -rainbow4
  • natly15
    natly15 Member Posts: 1,941
    rainbow4 said:

    Love it!
    I'm also definitely not a gym rat - I do work out 2-3 times a week for about an hour, but I'm not going to get paranoid about it. Let's all do what we can for our health, without punishing our bodies too much - and let's hear it for chocolate cookies!!
    -rainbow4

    Just had 4 hershey dark
    Just had 4 hershey dark chocolate kisses and yes I'll be at the gym tomorrow bright and early, but I'm not meeting with Christo that &^%$#(_+@# maniacal trainer!!!!! LOL
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    natly15 said:

    Just had 4 hershey dark
    Just had 4 hershey dark chocolate kisses and yes I'll be at the gym tomorrow bright and early, but I'm not meeting with Christo that &^%$#(_+@# maniacal trainer!!!!! LOL

    OMG made my day hysterical!

    OMG made my day hysterical!
  • SusanEliz
    SusanEliz Member Posts: 50
    I love it!
    Hi VickiSam,

    Thanks so much for posting this- it's hysterical. I'm definitely going to share this with the women in my office- many of us have just joined weightwatchers, but none of us feel up to working out yet, haha!

    Best regards,

    Susan
  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
    carkris said:

    OMG made my day hysterical!

    OMG made my day hysterical!

    laughed
    Laughed my a$$ off! Think I'll have a bowl of ice cream to celebrate with you that your week is over. (With chocolate syrup)
    Marsha
  • jessiesmom1
    jessiesmom1 Member Posts: 915 Member
    Week at the Gym
    Oh my goodness! That was the funniest post I have read in a while. Definitely brought a smile to my face on an otherwise bad day. I go to PT 3x/week and an exercise class at the Y 2x/week. I feel about both the physical therapist and the exercise class instructor the same way you feel about Christo. Glad I am not the only one.
  • fauxma
    fauxma Member Posts: 3,577 Member

    Week at the Gym
    Oh my goodness! That was the funniest post I have read in a while. Definitely brought a smile to my face on an otherwise bad day. I go to PT 3x/week and an exercise class at the Y 2x/week. I feel about both the physical therapist and the exercise class instructor the same way you feel about Christo. Glad I am not the only one.

    That was hilarious.
    thanks

    That was hilarious.
    thanks for sharing.
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930

    laughed
    Laughed my a$$ off! Think I'll have a bowl of ice cream to celebrate with you that your week is over. (With chocolate syrup)
    Marsha

    Vicki Sam, this is
    Vicki Sam, this is hilarious!
  • sbmly53
    sbmly53 Member Posts: 1,522
    I am laughing so hard -
    The electrician is here and asked me what was so funny. I tried to explain, but men just don't get this very well.

    Big hugs,

    Sue
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    RMAOL

    RMAOL
  • sparkle1
    sparkle1 Member Posts: 242
    Thanks for the laugh.
    Thanks for the laugh. Leaving work with a smile.
    Sparkle
  • Bella Luna
    Bella Luna Member Posts: 1,578 Member
    This gave me a good laugh!
    This gave me a good laugh! You have a great sense of humor. Thanks for the laugh.
    BL
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    fauxma said:

    That was hilarious.
    thanks

    That was hilarious.
    thanks for sharing.

    ROFLMAO!

    ROFLMAO!
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    natly15 said:

    Just had 4 hershey dark
    Just had 4 hershey dark chocolate kisses and yes I'll be at the gym tomorrow bright and early, but I'm not meeting with Christo that &^%$#(_+@# maniacal trainer!!!!! LOL

    Funny Vicki Sam!
    Funny Vicki Sam! Thanks!


    Hugs, Jan
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    natly15 said:

    Just had 4 hershey dark
    Just had 4 hershey dark chocolate kisses and yes I'll be at the gym tomorrow bright and early, but I'm not meeting with Christo that &^%$#(_+@# maniacal trainer!!!!! LOL

    Funny Vicki Sam!
    Funny Vicki Sam! Thanks!


    Hugs, Jan
  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    I had a trainer once and she
    I had a trainer once and she was clueless. I insisted that I was more interested in getting healthy than looking like I was 20 and she just didn't get it at all. She was much more interested in the body beautiful and I did not like her (my female Christo).

    Now I am back to doing my own thing: 15-20 min eliptical and then another 20 min of various weight machines. But many times I only go 1-2 X week; I need to be better. Sigh....
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member

    I had a trainer once and she
    I had a trainer once and she was clueless. I insisted that I was more interested in getting healthy than looking like I was 20 and she just didn't get it at all. She was much more interested in the body beautiful and I did not like her (my female Christo).

    Now I am back to doing my own thing: 15-20 min eliptical and then another 20 min of various weight machines. But many times I only go 1-2 X week; I need to be better. Sigh....

    I've spent hours and hundreds of dollars .. trying to keep with
    my gym's programs! I can't physical do it .. so like you, C.C. I am now doing my own thing .. at the gym.
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member

    This gave me a good laugh!
    This gave me a good laugh! You have a great sense of humor. Thanks for the laugh.
    BL

    What a story! Love to read
    What a story! Love to read what you write Vicki Sam! And, it is true! LOL
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    sbmly53 said:

    I am laughing so hard -
    The electrician is here and asked me what was so funny. I tried to explain, but men just don't get this very well.

    Big hugs,

    Sue

    OMG! This is so funny!
    OMG! This is so funny!