Good evening! Hope you all have had a great Thursday!
So far, my new Detox 4 Women plan has gone great! I’m so happy eating this way– I feel much less restricted and totally content so far. Today’s lunch looked like this:
A full bag of mixed greens, one roasted beet, one avocado, chopped zucchini, snow peas and microgreens, all topped with honey balsamic dressing. This was a HUGE salad! My jaw actually started to get tired of chewing all those greens!
I also had a serving of blueberries both before AND after my workout today:
My workout, by the way, was a disaster! I went down to my gym to catch the hour-long episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is typically one of my favorite shows to watch while working out. The murder investigations make time fly by! Today’s episode, however, was a nightmare! About half-way through the episode, the detective found another dead body, and noticed that the victim’s eye was swollen. He ended up using his finger to push on the eyeball, and a thick, black liquid goo started oozing out! All of the sudden, I got light-headed and nauseous from watching it! I changed the channel right as they were cutting open the victim’s skull and pulling out his black, gooey brain! Gross!!!!! That did me in. I felt so bad, that I just ended my workout early. I got in a good 40 minutes by that time, and that was just going to have to do. If I had stayed any longer, I’m pretty sure I would have fainted and knocked my head into a cardio machine. No thank you!
Fortunately, my day got better from there. 
My friend, Teija, also happens to be boyfriend-less this weekend, so she came over for a “girls night.” Misery loves company, right? I offered to make her dinner, so we had a “detox” lasagna:
Made with zucchini strips, roasted Kabocha squash, diced mushrooms, Paesana marinara, and fresh basil. I was nervous to make a super “healthy” dish for company, but it turned out great! I served it with a side of roasted broccoli, which is always a crowd-pleaser.
Here’s what my plate looked like:
I took the first lasagna serving, which is always a mess! Still tasted good, though. We both went back for seconds, which is always a good sign. 
We also indulged in a bit of vino:
I rarely EVER drink, and in fact, I didn’t even finish half of this glass! But I love the taste of wine, and enjoyed a bit while cooking. I love drinking wine before I eat, but not with my meal or afterward. Guess I’m weird like that. This wine was a bottle of “Two-buck Chuck” from Trader Joe’s! Best deal ever! This wine did not taste like a $2 bottle…
Over dinner, we watched “What Happens In Vegas” on demand– I love that movie. It’s definitely on my “comfort movie” list. The plan was to watch Grey’s Anatomy, once we had built up enough slack to fast-forward through commercials, but I think we’re both exhausted now! I guess Grey’s will just have to wait until tomorrow…
Goodnight!
Your eats look FANTASTIC. Is the recipe for the lasagna in the Detox book? It’s funny, I like to sip on wine while I cook, but I can’t really drink it during or after food, because it tends to give me a bit of a burn in the chest.
And yeah.. that’s gross about CSI
Would you be able to post or email me that recipe?? That seriously looks so amazing. I normally stay away from lasagna because I’m not a huge fan of pasta, but that seems right up my alley!
Hey girl!
You got an award on my blog this morning!!
Dinner looks like it was fantastic and I’m glad you had a girls night! All us females need some quality bonding time and what better time to do it then when the boys are gone.
I’m still thinking of doing a raw-like eating thing on Monday but I may be tailoring it a bit. Kind of like you’re doing, haha. I think to go all raw, even if it’s just for a little bit, you have to be in the right frame of mind and I’m not sure if I am at the moment.
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