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When I arrived at LAX international I had a little down time since my friend Brad and his girlfriend Andrea were not arriving until an hour and a half later.  Something funny happened to me when I first arrived.  After exiting the terminal I was paying attention and just continued to walk like I was leaving the airport.  I actually walked all the way out of the airport as if I was getting picked up and after a few minutes of standing around I realized that I kicked myself out of the airport.  I couldn’t go back in because they wouldn’t let me without an airline ticket.  So what’s the funny part?  It’s the part where I sat there for almost two hours watching people check in and starving because I hadn’t eaten anything since I left Michigan 4 hours before.  It was weird because I really had nothing to do so good thing I had my headphones and a laptop (no internet).  So my friends arrived and after getting our rental car we headed over to the Beachbody facility.

Arriving at the facility was quite an experience as I was

Black Bean Brownies

Basically, instead of adding eggs and oil to the mix as directed on the box, you food-process a can of black beans (unseasoned, of course) and 1/4 cup of water.  Add the mix and bake according to the directions on the box, and boom! You have delicious chewy brownies now with more fiber than fat.

• 1 15-oz. can unseasoned black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 package brownie mix (12 to 14 oz.—I recommend a healthy one with whole-grain ingredients)

Puree beans and water in food processor or blender. Add beans to brownie mix, and bake according to package instructions.  Do not add any other ingredients.  Serves 16.

Preparation time: 10 minutes, plus baking time

Nutritional information (per serving; will vary depending on brownie mix used):

Remember that this isn’t going to taste horrible but it may not taste like your true chocolate brownie but that’s why your getting into the best shape of your life.  P90X will get you there and eating healthy meals and some healthier deserts will kill some cravings along the way.  Do you think celebrities pay for a personal trainer and then come home and eat whatever, NO!