I'm new here, and new on the diet, so I don't regard myself as any kind of authority! I've been lucky to find immediate and enormous benefit on the diet - three weeks ago I found life barely worth living my pain was so severe, and most nights I was getting one to three hours sleep.

I've found that cowsmilk products affect me badly. I have found a really great full fat Goatsmilk Yoghurt - the fact that it is full cream helps to fill me up and satisfy me. You might find it worth trying... Also you don't mention eggs in your diet - they could probably help to give you more protein and make you not so weak! I find brazil and macadamia nuts quite filling. A breakfast that I enjoy and keeps me going is a mixture of nuts and seeds (some ground, some whole), a very small quantity of dried fruit for sweetness, all soaked overnight, in the morning I add berries and yoghurt, and recently also a teaspoon of coconut oil. This fills me and sustains me till lunch.

I made the mistake of having some quinoa a few days after I started the diet and paid a terrible price in terms of pain. Likewise with butternut and chickpeas - all mistakes I made in the first two weeks. I'm now strictly no starch for now - low starch was not enough for me.

I hope my suggestions are helpful - good luck!

Spondyloarthropathy with symptoms of AS, Sjögrens and fibro. Previously took Celebrex, Methotrexate, Trepiline, Prednisone which seemed to trigger a flare and my illness became much worse. Symptoms now kept mostly under control with NSD, as well as cutting sugar, dairy and yeast and food intolerances. Mostly pain free now and all symptoms massively improved.