Wednesday, January 12, 2011

No Lazy Diet for 2011

Nigel (my fitness trainer): So how yuh diet goin’, Dela? How yuh food?


Me (as I do my 20th squat against the big round ball): hmm…well… it’s not baaadd… but it’s not great either.

Nigel (as he continues to eat his breakfast of salad): yeah?

Me (switching to some arm raises with the ball): Yeah. I bought some veggies over the weekend for salad and to cook but didn’t get a chance to prep them. So I’ve ended up buying lunch still.

Nigel: ……

Me: 17…18…19….20!

Nigel: Ah could tell yuh something an’ yuh won’t vex?

Me: huh?

Nighel: Ah could speak meh mind an’ yuh won’t geh mad or anything?

Me: Yeah, yeah… sure.

Nigel: Ah think yuh bein’ lazy!

Me: lol… I know!

Nigel (silently staring at me while chewing his lettuce):………………….

Me (awkward silence as I realize he’s not laughing or going to laugh):…………………

Nigel: Ah need yuh to do something about that. Fix that.

Me (not sure what to say):………………..

Nigel (still staring at me expectantly): …………………………..

Me (Still tryin’ to keep the mood light): Well, if yuh goin’ to put it like dat Nigel… chuckle…

Nigel (no chuckle. continues to stare):………………………………

Me: Fine. I’ll fix it.



*pause*



Me: That’s 3 sets of 20, Nigel. That it?

Nigel: Dela, I ever tell you to do 3 sets? I said for you to do 3 sets?

Me: No… you didn’t say how many…

Nigel: Right. So do 5 sets. 5 Sets of 20.

Me: 5 sets of everything? Squats? Twists? Arm Raises?

Nigel:…………………….

Me: 1…2…3…4………….