It gets a lot quicker doing the shopping when you realise how many aisles are carb loaded and just miss them out. Good work on not going straight for ‘alternative carbs’ it does help as for most meals now I just have a larger than ever selection of vegetables rather than something recognisable as a main carb. It becomes a real pleasure as well as your tastes adapt. Distraction was the best tool for me to beat cravings. Have a plan, so when cravings hit you can reach for something to do, if that doesn’t work have a drink of water. If they still survive that try a low calorie soup or something containing some salt like miso, marmite, or a stock cube in water. Finally a small piece of cheese or a spoon of peanut butter if they are really stubborn. You may go over calories slightly but that is better than giving in to the cravings or feeling miserable because you are depriving yourself of something. I don’t remember many days getting to the final option.