* when '30 grams of the good stuff' means dextrose, and that roll of quarters in your gym bag is a stash for the Sweet Tart machine because your kid keeps raiding your gymbag for Smarties.

* your family keeps asking when they are going to meet those friends you keep talking about. You know, Dan and Lyle?

* there are more miles on your exercise bike or your pedometer than your car.

* hearing the words 'ripped', 'cut', or 'shredded' no longer sends you running for a needle, band-aids, or scotch tape.

* you find yourself debating the relative merits of Nair vs wax with a bunch of your guy friends

* you're an expert at the one-footed cursing dance that comes from pulling the 50 lb plate off the bar without seeing the little 10 in front of it.