Send Out the "Pod Patrol"

When I was a little girl, I used to watch a show called "The Creature Feature" with my Daddy.  Oh, I loved those scary movies! And to this day, I still will stop whenever I hear Vincent Price's voice as a shiver runs down my spine (has anyone EVER had a more chilling voice?!) One of the movies that I loved the most was "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." You know, where the pods from outer space came in and were duplicating humans...of course, you didn't know if it was a "pod person" or the real person until it really mattered...and that was what was so scary about it!  Now, in my little family, when someone is doing something that is completely out of character for them, I'll say to Ron, "Time to call out the "Pod Patrol"..." (get it?!) I had one such incident the other day, but the person we were calling the "Pod Patrol" out for was... ME!!!!

It was last Monday, and it was around 3:15pm. The kids weren't home from school yet, and we actually even had a few minutes before it was time to leave to go and pick them up.  Ron was out & about, and I was enjoying the quiet of the house. Until...I called Ron and told him, "Well, so you don't send out the 'Pod Patrol' for me, I thought I'd call you & tell you what I'm about to do...I'm going to the GYM." This is important because I haven't EVER (nope: NEVER) been to the gym past 11am in the morning; and although there has been the odd foray (key word here being "odd") to the gym at night, that doesn't  really work well with my schedule (trust me: I tried it a couple of weeks ago for a 6pm Zumba class...the next thing I knew: I was cleaning out the kitchen at 3am...I was just a little bit wired!). So the fact that I was heading out to the gym at 3pm was flat-out not normal behavior for me.  But here's the truth:  I really enjoy working out these days.  Honest to goodness...no kidding. 

Now, I know you're either (a) about to call the "Pod Patrol" on me if you're one of those friends that have known me a long time; or (b) thinking I'm pulling your leg...really: how does a person go from never going to the gym or even wanting to THINK about exercise to going to the gym and working out 5 days a week? Well, here's the truth:  I AM going to achieve this goal, and shed this excess weight I've been carrying around with me for the last 25 years...and the ONLY way I'm going to do this is through exercise and eating right.  So, I go. And when I go, I really enjoy it - because then, 45 minutes later, I'm DONE...finished with exercise for the day! And I know that I have done something that is really healthy for me and something that is going to help me to achieve my goal... so, really, no need to send the Patrol out...I'm good!

What about y'all? What changes have YOU made lately that might make your family want to send out the "Pod Patrol" for you?