Back in action

OOOOOhhh.. Chloe has arisen from the dead!!!

Man, going clubbing in LA really does wonders for my self-esteem. There are WAY too many skinny girls in LA.

I always found it a little amusing that although Insanity is way harder than P90X (not to say that P90X is in any way easy), I was able to get 99% of the way through Insanity (damn you, last session of Plyometrics!!). I finally figured out why. It's because Tony Horton is freaking annoying. He talks way too damn much. And his sexual innuendos make him come off so pervy. Also, Insanity is more exciting than P90X. Although I wonder if I did the two in reverse order would I have finished P90X and not finished Insanity? I like the work outs in P90X (except legs... that sucks) though.

Two days ago I did arms & back without the dvd. This morning I did Cardio Abs from Insanity. I think I'll merge the two. HOLY hell am I in horrible shape!!! When I was doing arms & back, I used the same spreadsheet as I did before with the designated weights, and one of the first ones I wrote, "7.5 lbs <~ too light." I could barely do the exercise all 15 reps without collapsing using the 7.5 lb dumbbells! I lost so much muscle mass. Cardio Abs this morning was no walk in the park. There is too much jiggly going on over there. Yuck!!

I don't know why I keep doing this. Work out like crazy for a couple of months, stop for a few, start up again. Maybe I need to tone it down and go easier. But I feel like it shouldn't be this hard to keep up a work out regimen 4-6 days a week. I'm just lazy.

Food-wise, I'm okay. I have started to eat for my skin now and less for the shape of my body, but I guess they can coincide. But honestly if I had clear skin I would be way more lenient on my dietary standards. Also, that is a huge reason I put such a large emphasis on working out... if I don't have clear skin, at least I can have a nice body. So in addition to shying away from animals and cutting down tremendously from anything that came directly from animals, I've also cut down on many refined carbohydrates. This is mainly because most refined carbs in Western worlds come from wheat, and I don't think my face likes wheat. No oats or granola, including any bars. Obviously no bread or pasta. Rice seems to be okay. Peanuts / peanut butter also make me break out. This makes me scared because I don't know if it's all nuts or just tree nuts or just peanuts. I'm aiming towards a gluten-free vegan diet. Unfortunately all this eating means that if I slip up, I get bloated for a couple of days. Last night I ordered a gluten-free vegan pizza. It was the most expensive pizza ever, but it was good! Gluten-free, can't really tell the difference. It's just flour that's why. Been eating lots of mochi too (real mochi, not mochi ice cream) and I haven't broken out. I went to Costco and bought around $35 worth of veggies to juice and that is helping a LOT. I SWEAR by vegetable juice. 25oz a day will help your acne if you have it. It will also help a ton of other things.

Speaking of veggie juice I should get going to make that and head to work. Hope you hear from me soon...