Healthy eating can be difficult for a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, but excess weight can make your joint pain worse. Changing your diet can be challenging to undertake. Finding the motivation to eat right when you have RA is best done alongside others with RA who understand the obstacles and rewards.

On myRAteam, the social network and online support group for those living with rheumatoid arthritis, members talk about a range of personal experiences and struggles. Diet is one of the top 10 topics most discussed.

Here are a few question-and-answer threads about diet:

• How do you follow an autoimmune diet without your costs being so expensive?

• Have you tried intermittent fasting, ketogenic diet or a low carb diet?

• I'm about to start the Autoimmune Protocol diet, has anyone been successful?

Here are conversations that have taken place about diet:

• I am going to be running a half marathon to raise money for Arthritis Foundation and I also started today an elimination diet.

• I've begun eating a non-gluten/dairy/sugar-free diet to see if that helps.

• Currently have been trying to eat an anti-inflammatory, gluten free, and dairy/soy free diet.

Have another topic you'd like to discuss or explore? Go to myRAteam today and start the conversation. You'll be surprised just how many others may share similar stories.

Feel free to ask a question here.