There's lots of ways to go with this, but don't try them all at once:

• are you taking all your vitamin D in the morning? That works better than split for me
• sleeping in a totally dark room and getting good sleep?
• how are your trace minerals? Selenium (I use brazil nuts), copper, iodine, zinc, chromium...use cron-o-meter or your tracker of choice to see where you are. I noticed a huge difference in energy when I fixed my deficiencies.
• 50-60 g protein seems quite low to me; I average 100 g per day (34 y.o. F, 5'4", active)
• are you positive you're getting enough calories? Appetite on LC can dip very low, and combined with glycogen depletion, can sap you and make you anxious. If your 1200 is really sometimes a 900 cal day, that could be the answer.
• more carbs, and play around with timing...I do best with lowcarb breakfast, then progressively more through the day to total 100-150g. 30-50 g carbs alone as my last input makes me sleep like a baby, but you'll have to balance that against your weight loss goals.
• coffee, whether regular or decaf, messes me up for about 48 hours just like you describe. I think I'm unusual in this regard, although not unique. Caffiene is fine, but coffee is bad. So is chocolate. :(

Honestly, your diet looks varied and great, except perhaps the trace minerals. My instincts say if more carbs doesn't fix things, maybe it's a circadian rhythym thing...are you getting morning sun very first thing, ideally on a walk? I use a lightbox on rainy or lazy days and either of those methods really perks me up. Also be very good about your light hygiene for the hours before bed- no tv, computer, super-bright rooms...the last hour before bed is for Epsom salt candlelight baths and reading (at least, in a perfect world-)

"After a year of depression, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, etc... I was feeling very optimistic to have had several good clear days with some increased energy and almost no anxiety without any medication (something I never thought I could do without)"

First of all- you got a doctor's okay to stop taking medications? I'm thinking particularly antidepressents. Quitting some antidepressents will present a whole range of "side-effects" that will be completely separate from diet. (Not calling you stupid, just don't want to assume!)

it could have been the carbs; you say you were consuming 20g for 2 weeks and just bumped up? what was the intake for the first 2 weeks prior to shifting down to 20g?

I will be honest with you - just by looking at the foods that you list I can tell that you are not eating enough vegetables.

I am gluten intolerant and I am recovering from gastric erosion. Brussel sprouts, spinach and Chinese cabbage are my daily staples, but I eat a huge variety of vegetables. You need to rotate your veggies and your protein sources. Do not forget about tubers - carrots, rutabagas, celery root, turnips, parsnips. Be careful with tuna (mercury). Try not to eat too much.

I cannot have eggs and onions, leeks and night shades - my stomach cannot handle them. But I am okay with garlic and ginger for some reason. I cannot have any oil or nuts. I don't know why, but every time I try any oil (so far I have tried extra virgin olive and coconut) my body tells me "no". I have tried consuming butter, my body does not like it. Oh,and my body hates citrus fruit. My body does not like salt - any salt at all, no matter how good and natural it is.

So here is my advice:

1. Increase your vegetable intake. Eat only vegetables that your body wants. Take a plate and mentally divide it in three parts. One part should be green veggies, another part - tubers and one third - lean grass-fed meats or fish.

2. Trust your body. Eat not what you want, but what makes your body feel good. Eliminate all the foods that your body does not agree with.

3. The best source of fat is fish fat (wild Alaskan salmon). It is expensive, I know, but just so you are aware of this.

Talk to your doctor - make sure your doctor knows about your diet and medication. When I told my doctor what I eat, he said I was doing the right thing, listening to my body.

Good luck!

Dr. Kruse suggests eating within one hour of getting up. I have never eaten until after my morning run (don't run anymore; I hike instead), so I wasn't sure how I was going to manage that. And he recommends eating your first 50g of protein at your first meal.

I had difficulty thinking about eating so early so I started off with 10am-still better than 1pm. That abated my headaches, dizziness and tunnel vision. Then I started to eat within the hour. That totally made the difference. Funny, I could go until 1pm and not feel hungry but it messed with me apparently in other ways.

After a year, I can have 2 am coffees with full fat coonut milk and hike for up to 4 hrs before I need to eat. Brunch between 10-1 and I feel great until dinner at 6:30.

HTH, Sandra