A simple vegan dinner

A simple vegan dinner
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This is a simple dinner, but it takes a lot of preparing. I had to soak the black beans overnight, slow cook them all day with garlic, onions & spices then served them over brown rice (which takes 55 minutes to cook). Simple, yet time consuming! It sure is good though!


Tonight I start part 2 of pole dancing class! Whoo hoo!

365 Day 8

365 Day 8
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Over on Flickr I am doing a photo journal. I am doing a year's worth of photos. So far I am only up to day 10. Here is day 8's entry. I went to Starbucks with Troy to try their new smoothies. They are really good. I love a good smoothie! They are opening a Smoothie King in Frederick (where I live) soon too. I am excited about that! Troy turned this into a photoshoot! America's Next Top Smoothie Drinker!

Girls on the bottom

Troy & I had a lunch date the other day. We walked around downtown Frederick, but never actually ate lunch. We played on this see saw for a bit though! It sure was a swell time.



We saw some beautiful sidewalk gardens. Here is me in one of them!

My afro is getting big, huh? Hehe!

Lovebirds

Lovebirds
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My husband, Troy, took me to a comedy show at Cafe 611 in Frederick, MD on Friday night. It was so fun! The feature act was Howard G. He was so funny! He even called Troy on stage to compete in his version of "The Dating Game." I have not laughed that hard in a long time! After this we went to IHOP & had dessert. It was a great date! We try to go on these dates a few times a month. Go to my flickr to see more date night pics & to see what else I have been up to lately!

Pole Dancing...for exercise???

Me at my first pole dancing class!
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That's right! You've seen Oprah do it, you've heard about it. Well all the hype is right. This was the most fun I have had working out...maybe ever! I started a class at a pole dancing studio called A Pole New You located in my hometown, Frederick, MD. I had my first class last night with the co-owner, Tammy Frazier. She has training as an educator, dance instructor & cirriculum writer. The perfect combination to start a pole dancing studio! Tammy told us that she taught herself the techniques of pole dancing in a few months. She was great! I can't wait for session # 2! A Pole New You will be having a grand opening this Saturday the 12th. If you are any where near Frederick Maryland you should stop through!

One trick pony

All I seem to blog about is my weight loss escapade. I feel like a one trick pony. Oh well! That is the most exciting thing going on in my life right now. I started March 9 & I am now down 21 pounds in 3 months! I can fit a lot of my skinny(er) clothes now. I am in a weird in between place though right now. I am not quite small enough for my really small clothes, but I am too small for my big girl clothes. I think another 10-15 pounds & I will be able to get into my small clothes. Until then I am going to need some in between things that can take me through the summer.

My exercise has been going really well. I am doing about 2-2.50 miles on the treadmill in interval training. I mix it up between a fast walk and a jog and also add in slower paced hills. I also have been doing the elliptical machine. I have done a few classes at my gym like body pump, which is weight lifting exercises. I tried awesome abs, which is just like it sounds, nothing but abs exercises. It was pretty killer! I also have been doing weight training on my own which is pretty good. I am posting a new pic of me here:


This is me and my friend Kim from this past weekend in Georgetown.

Still coming down...

I currently down 17 pounds! Whoo hoo! That is my grand total so far from March 9th to May 4th. So in almost 2 months I am down 17 pounds. Not bad at all.

I have a lot more to say, but not much time to say it.

But later, for sure.