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I've been doing the bellydancing on my own, but last night, anher wanted to exercise, too. So, we got out the dvd with workouts from The Biggest Loser.

We did the low-impact cardio workout.

I hurt today. Sore calves, sore thighs, sore butt, sore upper arms. I think an Aleve is in my future. The DVD recommends doing these exercises 4 times a week.

Today, we plan to not do any exercise DVDs, and just take a walk outside instead. I hope that by tomorrow we'll be recovered enough to do the evil workout again.

Adventures in cooking: the pot roast

Tomorrow, I plan to break out the slow cooker and cook a pot roast. I've actually never done this before, so I'm a bit nervous.

I have a large roast, red potatoes, carrots, celery, and half a large sweet onion. There's red cooking wine handy, as well as butter and olive oil and lots of different seasonings. So, the question is...

How do I put this together to make a really good, tender, dripping with juice pot roast? I've seen suggestions to half fill the crock pot with water, which I think might be a -bit- much.

Anyway, there are folks on my friends' list who are great with cooking in pots, so I'm asking for advice.