In the beginning I was very militant and refused to eat my usual primary sources of carbs, this was a drastic change.
Previously I lived on breads, pasta’s and chips, this was removed overnight. I effectively lived off meat and cheese. My “cheat” meal to remain sane so to speak was having two very small slices of brown toast with two poached eggs on top and 3 sausages.
Not very sustainable for the long term at all. I changed my mindset with food, eat to live effectively instead of live to eat.
I would not recommend this approach but it did give me quick results which subsequently helped as the weight dropped off me.
Nowadays I have various substitutes that enable me to navigate the lack of carbs much easier than I did previously.
I am very lucky to have a café literally around the corner, for lunch I have the same thing every day, I am nothing if not consistent. However for those that like a bit more prep time there are recipes that can help. Some good examples located here at Delish.
Breakfast
None I skip breakfast as I do 16:8 intermittent fasting.
Lunch
My usual lunch is a ham and cheese omelette, with 3 Cumberland sausages and a cup of English breakfast tea no sugar with semi skimmed milk. Fat and calories galore but if in ketosis its ok, just keep an eye on the cholesterol!
Dinner
Dinner I alternate between cooking various dishes with meat, some sauce variant and then using one of pasta or rice substitutes. If I would like to push the boat out I may try chicken stuffed with haggis. Now instead of “Neeps and Tatties” as the Scots would say, we cannot have a Tatties (potato).
Substituting the potato for Carrot and mashing that with the Swede tastes amazing, the best part about low carb. You don’t feel guilty adding lashing of butter to make it nice and creamy. Top this off with a whiskey sauce, a good recipe to follow can be found here, great recipe and further ideas from Scottish Scran.
Just remember to not use potato and you’re golden.