When dinner is unphotogenic.

I took Kalin's advice and turned a bag of dried pinto beans into refried beans. I just got out the crockpot, soaked the beans in water overnight, turned on the crockpot in the am and mashed the beans once they had softened up. Then I added tons of cumin, chili powder, garlic salt and seasoned pepper.

But dude how unphotogenic are beans?



They were amazing tasting. I didn't add any extra fat (lard, bacon fat or butter) because 1. gross and 2. they didn't need it!



I topped my unphotogenic beans with some unphotogenic soy chorizo mixed with 2 scrambled eggs.

Go to Trader Joe's and buy some soy chorizo. The ingredient list is way less scary than actual chorizo.



Top your bean, chorizo, egg mixture with sour cream, tapatio and pepper plant and eat. It tastes 100 times better than it looks. Way to be deceiving unphotogenic meal!



Italian Blood Orange soda pairs especially well with beans. Don't ask me why.

I worked out twice yesterday. 45 mins with the Last Chance Workout video and a quick 20 min run/walk interval training on the treadmill. I never work out twice a day but I was in the mood yesterday. I won't be working out today since I have a doctor's appointment, a paper to write and classes from 4pm-10pm. Lame.

Do you eat unphotogenic food?

Last Chance Workout with Jillian Michaels

I bought this DVD at Target the other day and decided to try it out! The DVD has a built in six-week program and I tried Monday of Week One-Two.

It starts with a warm-up which is way different than The 30 Day Shred warm-up or the No More Trouble Zones warm-up. Then you do a 25 minute circuit training "Last Chance Workout" before doing a quick cooldown.

I felt like the DVD was fairly easy and enjoyed the modifications for those of us who cannot jump without destroying their knees. I usually don't need to modify but sometimes plyometrics really bother me. I also loved seeing old contestants from The Biggest Loser. We worked out together. Added bonus? There is a girl named Amanda. Jillian yells, "Get with the program Amanda!" and I feel like she is talking to me. Love it.



Have you tried this burrito? It's the best $3 frozen burrito ever. I have it once in a blue moon and savor it everytime. The hunks of corn masa do it for me.



I had a little less than half this container of greek yogurt left so I decided to use it as a bowl. I hate doing dishes anyway.



Inside: 2 chopped strawberries, vanilla greek yogurt, Nature's Path pumpkin seed granola and 1/2 chopped banana. I love this yogurt. It's got a whopping 18 grams of protein in it. I bought a tub of plain as well which has even more protein!

I burned almost 400 calories doing the Last Chance Workout if you're wondering. Which is insane because it didn't feel particularily difficult.

Do you have a favorite workout video? I own about 6 that I alternate on days when I need to workout inside.