It can be very tough giving up our carb addiction, and for many type 2 is is just that. One bite and off we go.
But I stay focused because I watched my mother develop complications from refusing to give up carbs. And I have a friend in hospital this week about to lose part of one foot, who still snacks on bread and jam some days
Sounds harsh? But that is the likely outcome of avoiding the carbs=high blood sugars message, unfortunately a message some in the NHS haven't heard yet as they still believe that type 2 is nearly always progressive.
But I challenge you: to think about foods you have thought you 'should' avoid in the past that we eat on low carbs diets, such as bacon or cheese or cream, and ways round missing your favourite foods. Good luck!
There have been some good suggestions about adapting a roast dinner - I usually have chicken or turkey with loads of green veg and cauliflower ''mash'. And meat juices over the veg or butter.
But I found it easier to give up potatoes as my carb loves were elsewhere.
I coped by finding new foods and new recipes to enjoy, although first I thought about the foods I would miss most and found substitutes for those. But substitutes I could enjoy so it wasn't all miserable 'I can't eat ...'
I switched from milk chocolate to a small amount of 85% or stevia sweetened chocs, I gave up rice and pasta (and potatoes) and most wheat products (I have a small slice of low carb/high protein bread toasted with butter once or twice a week) - but I love cauliflower rice now, so that is the staple base for curries and stir fries, and I make a simple keto microwave bread for cheese sandwiches.
And I tried out some of the low carb baking recipes, although I mostly just do coconut pancakes or a keto mug cake once a week - and in rhubarb season almond 'flour' makes a good rhubarb crumble!
And my usual pud now is full fat greek yogurt with raspberries, or just raspberries with double cream - bliss.
And the other benefit - apart from an incredible drop in my HbA1C and now nearly 6 st weight loss - I can eat cheese every day if I want to! something I always missed when trying to lose weight in the past.