I have a vegetarian friend who has been advised not to eat dairy products whilst on the anti candida diet, which means a temporary vegan. She has found it hard at times, because the strictest versions of the diet say to avoid pulses and nuts because of the spores that might be found on them after they have been stored for a while. She has subsequently heard that you should be ok with nuts as long as you either microwave them or roast them, but the jury is still out on pulses, so she avoids them.
Her typical menu would be a green salad for breakfast (sometimes with avocado, which she loves and regard as a real treat!), a soup for lunch which includes both vegetables and protein (for example celery and cashew soup, carrot and almond soup), and a meal in the evening like stir fried veggies and 50g of brown rice - so she can look forward to her daily carb allowance!
When she started the diet, she thought that she'd feel hungry all the time. It seemed so much less than she usually ate, but actually it is fine most of the time. When she gets occasional cravings, she either eats a few nuts or a piece of 'safe' homemade flapjack. She keeps a supply tucked in the freezer - her recipe is a mixture of oats, fruit sugar, and vegan margarine - with some nuts thrown in.
She also finds that planning her next few meals, so she doesn't have to stare at the contents of the fridge and try and get enthusiastic about what she's restricted to when she is about to start cooking. It also means that she can focus on the right ingredients when she is shopping.
Good luck with the diet, and remember, if you recognize that the body can be addicted to sugar and carbohydrates, then you can understand why you get cravings, and find it easier to remember that you can manage without them, even if it seems desperately hard for the first few days!
