Pre diabetes

Hello @stevensmaxine50 I still have chocolate, though not much and high cocoa content, as it is the sugar in ordinary chocolate which is what not to eat.
Not having the carbs helps with not having the carbs, as a lot of snacking is out of habit, I suspect.
You will find recipes for low carb baked goods online. Sugarfreelondoner is a website devoted to low carb.
I find that my meals are far more varied these days than before diagnosis and following a GP printout diet sheet.
I find that a single meal doesn't make a lot of difference once the carb reserves have been emptied. They do just fill up again, of course, but that seems to be coped with much better after a period of more normal numbers, and then they empty out again - particularly if there are a few days of really low carb afterwards.

Sugar and starch -> insulin -> craving for more sugar.

in a nutshell.

Fat -> Leptin -> feeling full, no need to eat.

So the answer, is - really whatever works for you, but be aware that our hormones control behaviour, so if you want to change that behaviour, you need to change the food that influences hormones. It isn't just about carbs, it's low-carb high-fat. If you are reducing carbs, you have to replace them with something, otherwise you are just eating less, which drives other processes which are often not helpful.

We all struggle sometimes, try to be easy on yourself, and seriously, look for food that you might enjoy that you've been previously not wanting to eat because of "too much fat" - creams, butter, bacon, soft cheese, paté, another burger.. if you can keep your sugar and starch very low, you really don't need to count much of anything else; there are potential positives here, it isn't just about self denial.

Personally, I used to consider myself mainly veggie, and I'm learning to cook and eat different types of meat that I just wouldn't have a year ago... it's been fascinating (and not all high fat all the time, I did a smoked roast chicken breast thing last night, I just grilled halloumi for myself and fries for the rest of the family).

on vitamin D - I did read somewhere that avoiding sunlight, as we were often told to do, is as harmful as smoking (on a risk for risk basis) - so it does help to get a little sun every day, but meat and eggs are great sources of Vit D too...

I really missed ”bread” so I now use bread from either


or


They are expensive but it does satisfy that ‘bread’ craving for me.

There are other companies out there as well and also recipes online. Also, I recommend Sugarfreelondoner as mentioned in another comment.