Hi
@Nodemus .
Very easy for me to say 'just do this or that' and mean well, but if we can't actually manage to do 'that' then it's not so useful.
I don't have to inject, so can't say too much on that side of things, hopefully others more knowledgeable can offer advice on that
If your still new to this, carb craving can be VERY strong, so don't be too defeated, it's a difficult foe.
and as I see it, ANYTHING you actually manage to do in controlling your carb intake IS a positive.
So maybe celebrate the successes more then the slips ups.?
We all have those, in varying magnitudes.
Few of us are saints
As an idea, If you fall back ..maybe find a less 'harmful' treat you perhaps can turn to rather then a carby one .?
I know when I started, having treats in the house was hard (wife & daughter )
What worked & helped me was having alternatives if I cracked & felt like a carby treat
I had a little stock of pepparami, deli meats, pork scratchings & biltong..( comes in crisp like packets, dulled any mid meal hunger really well, and low carb).
Like I say not easy, but it does give you possibility of alternatives for those harder moments .
Something I realised slowly, AND bear in mind this isn't a diet, it's an adjustment to a lifestyle, so a marathon not a sprint.
Was managing my eating times to my hunger
I decided early on to try cutting down my meals, to two a day...breakfast. Or brunch & one evening meal.
For me any step in the right direction I felt would benefit me..and one less meal was fewer carbs somewhere.
However it was hard at first, because not being a desert guy, it was just (adjusted obviously) a normal meal...but it left a hunger in-between meals.
Something I'd usually fill up on with rubbish snacks etc.
Others talked of eating until your full.
Mmhh...I didn't want a bigger meal, but the idea of a second course made me think that might work for me
So I started having desert after my evening meal...usually double cream & low carb jelly
Or DC & Strawberries or blueberries.
Sometimes a Greek yoghurt with berries.
All very ok under LCHF, but each helped edge out that sneaky hunger that risked undoing al my good work... A hunger that I wonder maybe leading you back to your carb fest ?
Anyway, that worked for me, after my evening meal I was stuffed by Good things and less rubbish.
Over time that helped me adjust to losing that carb / sweet desire, my appetite settled ( I no longer do desert )
Not the full answer & maybe to much waffle.
But I do believe, even when it looks like we're failing, IF we are doing at least something's right ...and you sound like you are.
We ARE improving our lives & health
An admirable thing to.be doing, and maybe knowing that will give you confidence to resist at those weaker moments ?
Seek alternative choices, and maybe give yourself the time to adapt to a better way of eating.
As said, I don't have the full answer, just a few ideas that may help.
Sure others will be along with their ideas/advice.
And hopefully you can take one or two of those and find the way to make your journey through type 2 as easy as possible .
Good luck