To end the pattern of craving and binging, in the first few days, I need to feel so full and satisfied that I don't want to eat carbs.
Will power has always failed me. Whether I last an hour, a day or a month, if I rely on will power, I WILL fail. Far better to use my natural greed, gluttony and foodieism to best advantage.
So I:
Cut all carbs except non root veg and salad
Eat medium amounts of protein
Lots of fat (pork chop? Better with cheese and mustard on top. Salmon steak? Better with hollandaise. Salad? Better with oil or mayo). Think Parma ham wrapped asparagus, creamed mushrooms with truffle oil, Stilton and walnut salad... Free reign with epicurean delights, so long as they don't have carbs.
Eat 3 meals + snacks of nuts, cheese or ham, 70% cocoa solid choc
Oh, and I test my blood glucose regularly. It is really important to keep me motivated. I have to see evidence that there is a measurable effect.
After 3-4 days of that I really start to not want to eat so much, my appetite gently shrinks, I start forgetting to snack, and the carb craving has melted away. I won't get sudden blood sugar drops, my fasting bs has begun to fall, I've dropped some water retention, I'm sleeping better, and my concentration has improved.
But that is just what happens when I start low carbing. Sometime later, I know I'm going to fall off the wagon and get carb bloat, cravings and all the other symptoms, bs spikes, and so on.
Ideally, I would remember to track my bs, see the nasty evidence and that would scare me back on the straight and narrow. But it is more likely to sneak up on me, a wee cheese cracker here, a chocolate coated raisin there... Until I'm out of ketosis, tired, fuzzy brained and heavy limbed. At that stage it is back to square one.