Page 190 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

Mom didn’t really say anything at first, but Dad

was pretty enthusiastic. I think he was just

glad I had a change of heart from how I used

to be when I was a kid—

But Mom said if I wanted a weight set, I was

going to have to prove that I could stick with

an exercise regimen. She said I could do that by

doing sit-ups and jumping jacks for two weeks.

I had to explain that the only way to get

totally bulked up is to get the kind of high-tech

machines they have at the gym, but Mom didn’t