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    <title>topic A Woman's Week At The Gym in Community Chat</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN lang="EN" lang="EN"&gt;A WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; Dear Diary,&lt;BR /&gt; For my birthday this year, I purchased a week of personal training at&lt;BR /&gt; the local health club.&lt;BR /&gt; Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football&lt;BR /&gt; cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead&lt;BR /&gt; and give it a try.&lt;BR /&gt; I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named&lt;BR /&gt; Christo, who identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and&lt;BR /&gt; model for athletic clothing and swim wear.&lt;BR /&gt; Friends seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The club&lt;BR /&gt; encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; MONDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was&lt;BR /&gt; well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Christo waiting&lt;BR /&gt; for me. He is something of a Greek god-- with blond hair, dancing eyes,&lt;BR /&gt; and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!!&lt;BR /&gt; Christo gave me a tour and showed me the machines... I enjoyed watching&lt;BR /&gt; the skillful way in which he conducted his aerobics class after my&lt;BR /&gt; workout today. Very inspiring!&lt;BR /&gt; Christo was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already&lt;BR /&gt; aching from holding it in the whole time he was around. This is going to&lt;BR /&gt; be a FANTASTIC week!!&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; TUESDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door.&lt;BR /&gt; Christo made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air&lt;BR /&gt; then he put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the&lt;BR /&gt; treadmill, but I made the full mile. His rewarding smile made it all&lt;BR /&gt; worthwhile. I feel GREAT! It's a whole new life for me.&lt;BR /&gt; _______________________________&lt;BR /&gt; WEDNESDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the&lt;BR /&gt; counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a&lt;BR /&gt; hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to&lt;BR /&gt; steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot.&lt;BR /&gt; Christo was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other&lt;BR /&gt; club members. His voice is a little too perky for that early in the&lt;BR /&gt; morning and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY&lt;BR /&gt; annoying.&lt;BR /&gt; My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Christo put me on the&lt;BR /&gt; stair monster. Why would anyone invent a machine to simulate an&lt;BR /&gt; activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Christo told me it would help&lt;BR /&gt; me get in shape and enjoy life. He said some other cr*p too.&lt;BR /&gt; _______________________________&lt;BR /&gt; THURSDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; B*tt hole was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed as his&lt;BR /&gt; thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help&lt;BR /&gt; being a half an hour late-- it took me that long to tie my shoes.&lt;BR /&gt; He took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not looking, I ran&lt;BR /&gt; and hid in the restroom. He sent some skinny witch to find me.&lt;BR /&gt; Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine-- which I sank.&lt;BR /&gt; _________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; FRIDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; I hate that jackass Christo more than any human being has ever hated any&lt;BR /&gt; other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic,&lt;BR /&gt; anorexic, little aerobic instructor. If there was a part of my body I&lt;BR /&gt; could move without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.&lt;BR /&gt; Christo wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And&lt;BR /&gt; if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the darn barbells or&lt;BR /&gt; anything that weighs more than a sandwich.&lt;BR /&gt; The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition&lt;BR /&gt; teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach&lt;BR /&gt; or the choir director?&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; SATURDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; Satan left a message on my answering machine in his grating, shrilly&lt;BR /&gt; voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing his voice&lt;BR /&gt; made me want to smash the machine with my planner; however, I lacked the&lt;BR /&gt; strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight&lt;BR /&gt; hours of the Weather Channel..&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; SUNDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and&lt;BR /&gt; thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my&lt;BR /&gt; husband will choose a gift for me that is fun-- like a root canal or&lt;BR /&gt; a hysterectomy. I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would&lt;BR /&gt; have sprinkled the floor with diamonds!!!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>scotttie</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2011-09-06T15:30:09Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A Woman's Week At The Gym</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/A-Woman-s-Week-At-The-Gym/m-p/112022#M52348</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN lang="EN" lang="EN"&gt;A WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; Dear Diary,&lt;BR /&gt; For my birthday this year, I purchased a week of personal training at&lt;BR /&gt; the local health club.&lt;BR /&gt; Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football&lt;BR /&gt; cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead&lt;BR /&gt; and give it a try.&lt;BR /&gt; I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named&lt;BR /&gt; Christo, who identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and&lt;BR /&gt; model for athletic clothing and swim wear.&lt;BR /&gt; Friends seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The club&lt;BR /&gt; encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; MONDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was&lt;BR /&gt; well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Christo waiting&lt;BR /&gt; for me. He is something of a Greek god-- with blond hair, dancing eyes,&lt;BR /&gt; and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!!&lt;BR /&gt; Christo gave me a tour and showed me the machines... I enjoyed watching&lt;BR /&gt; the skillful way in which he conducted his aerobics class after my&lt;BR /&gt; workout today. Very inspiring!&lt;BR /&gt; Christo was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already&lt;BR /&gt; aching from holding it in the whole time he was around. This is going to&lt;BR /&gt; be a FANTASTIC week!!&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; TUESDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door.&lt;BR /&gt; Christo made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air&lt;BR /&gt; then he put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the&lt;BR /&gt; treadmill, but I made the full mile. His rewarding smile made it all&lt;BR /&gt; worthwhile. I feel GREAT! It's a whole new life for me.&lt;BR /&gt; _______________________________&lt;BR /&gt; WEDNESDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the&lt;BR /&gt; counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a&lt;BR /&gt; hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to&lt;BR /&gt; steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot.&lt;BR /&gt; Christo was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other&lt;BR /&gt; club members. His voice is a little too perky for that early in the&lt;BR /&gt; morning and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY&lt;BR /&gt; annoying.&lt;BR /&gt; My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Christo put me on the&lt;BR /&gt; stair monster. Why would anyone invent a machine to simulate an&lt;BR /&gt; activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Christo told me it would help&lt;BR /&gt; me get in shape and enjoy life. He said some other cr*p too.&lt;BR /&gt; _______________________________&lt;BR /&gt; THURSDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; B*tt hole was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed as his&lt;BR /&gt; thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help&lt;BR /&gt; being a half an hour late-- it took me that long to tie my shoes.&lt;BR /&gt; He took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not looking, I ran&lt;BR /&gt; and hid in the restroom. He sent some skinny witch to find me.&lt;BR /&gt; Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine-- which I sank.&lt;BR /&gt; _________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; FRIDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; I hate that jackass Christo more than any human being has ever hated any&lt;BR /&gt; other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic,&lt;BR /&gt; anorexic, little aerobic instructor. If there was a part of my body I&lt;BR /&gt; could move without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.&lt;BR /&gt; Christo wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And&lt;BR /&gt; if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the darn barbells or&lt;BR /&gt; anything that weighs more than a sandwich.&lt;BR /&gt; The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition&lt;BR /&gt; teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach&lt;BR /&gt; or the choir director?&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; SATURDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; Satan left a message on my answering machine in his grating, shrilly&lt;BR /&gt; voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing his voice&lt;BR /&gt; made me want to smash the machine with my planner; however, I lacked the&lt;BR /&gt; strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight&lt;BR /&gt; hours of the Weather Channel..&lt;BR /&gt; ________________________________&lt;BR /&gt; SUNDAY:&lt;BR /&gt; I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and&lt;BR /&gt; thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my&lt;BR /&gt; husband will choose a gift for me that is fun-- like a root canal or&lt;BR /&gt; a hysterectomy. I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would&lt;BR /&gt; have sprinkled the floor with diamonds!!!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
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