I saw someone on this forum talk about delicata squash. I'm not familiar with it, so I googled it. They had some of that with the acorn squash at Food Lion. If it's still there tomorrow, I am going to buy some to try and steam. Not sure how hard it is to cut - hopefully not as bad as butternut - but I am definitely interested. Wikipedia says it's also called sweet potato squash...that sounds promising!
I bought two yellow summer squashes a week ago, but didn't really like it. I ate half of one (steamed) and then threw out the other half, plus the other squash after it got all soft in the fridge. Kind of disappointing. I used to eat yellow squash occasionally, but with lots of butter. Every other time I've eaten a previously loved starch or veggie without butter, I've liked it better than before (hello, acorn squash, especially). Oh well. It's okay not to like something anymore.
Listening to Dr. McDougall's Starch Solution lecture on You Tube, and am listening to him advise a questioner that supplemental vitamins are toxic, except for B12. I stopped taking my multi-vitamin about three weeks ago after reading something else from Dr. McDougall, but then last week started a 25 mg D supplement alone since I tested at a 14 a few years ago, which my primary care doctor said was way too low. I had not made any other changes. I don't go outside a lot, especially at the peak of sun, so I thought the supplement would be helpful. Guess not. I have found myself getting very fatigued about two hours after taking the D, then it wears off again after an hour or two.
I take a psych med called Zyprexa that gives me insomnia, so I take it first thing in the morning, in order to be able to fall asleep at bedtime. The Zyprexa gives me a lot of energy so I haven't dealt with any daytime fatigue since I started it in March. I can definitely tie the fatigue to starting the D.
When I was taking B12 injections, I used to take them at bedtime because I would absolutely HAVE to sleep for at least two hours afterward, sometimes four. My primary care doctor said that usually people get energy bursts from B12 shots. Not me. I think the D is doing the same thing to me, so I am going to stop it. I will continue taking my sublingual B12 on Sunday mornings (that doesn't cause fatigue), but that's all.
I guess I'm kind of hard headed - I did read in the SS book that you only need B12. For some reason, I must have thought I am an anomaly. Not so much! I am learning, just slowly, and needing to be told twice with several things now! Once again, making simple things complicated. The food works. Simple as that. Eat the food, trust the food. Okay.
edited to add: I am becoming a winter squash addict. Just steamed my third one in a week. It was smaller that the one from Wednesday so it will be tomorrow's breakfast. I also ate the entire 24 oz bag of sweet potatoes for dinner, so I have my last bag just beeping done in the microwave to steam. Thank goodness tomorrow is grocery day - I CAN'T be without sweet potatoes...or squash!
Today's nutrition -
B - 1/4 cup old fashioned oats in Silk vanilla yogurt
L - Barley/corn/peas/onions/peppers/chickpeas/greens/sriracha
and then I was still hungry so I ate TWO bowls of frozen cherries
S - 6 Whole Foods Woven Wheat crackers (oil-free)
D - Sweet potatoes