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But I miss pizza, rice, noodles, etc.

I started low carb many years ago before switching over for the last three years to keto and IF. I remember the cravings during the first couple of years. They have tapered off almost completely now.

A cheat meal is OK as long as I get immediately back on the diet. Now I focus on removing all seed oils and sugars. The seed oils are the problem area with everything from Chinese food to pizza. They are ubiquitous now in all processed and prepared foods.

I am fairly certain seed oils are the source for most of our dietary induced inflammation and endothelial damage.

I just tell people when they ask about my weight loss that I eat "low carb" now.
When I stated "Keto" everybody freaked out.
A1c went from 10.5 on 8/22/19 to 6.3 on 11/19/19 after losing 25 lbs from sticking to a low carb diet and increasing to more consistent exercise.
Doctor about fell over when I was in for my checkup. Told me I need to give lectures to others on quitting sugar and flour.

But I miss pizza

You can make an excellent low carb breakfast pizza simply by replacing the bread with 2 or 3 slightly mixed eggs, though you'll have to eat this pizza with a fork. First cook the meat toppings in a pan and set aside. Pre-heat the cheese and other pizza ingredients in a microwave bowl to avoid overcooking the eggs. It's surprising no pizza chain has tried offering this before.

*** “But I miss pizza, rice, noodles, etc” ***

I must be weird, the only thing I Crave is “Linguine w Clam Sauce” and I haven’t eaten that for 30 plus years.

I do have a local Chef/fishing buddy that said he would make it just as good as I remember it (it is actually a very simple dish) but he is always trying to cook me something that isn’t KETO because he cooks SAD at his Restaurant and his business is good (used to eat there all the time), He thinks KETO is a FAD and stupid and I almost agree with him ... if it says “KETO” or “KETO Friendly” etc etc it is probably some bogus product trying to cash in.
LCHF or just Low Carb or Carnivore will be next
So I will just continue to eat Real Food that doesn’t have an ingredients list, no sugar, no honey, no seed oils, no grains, stay under 50 carbs per day and let other people label it or me if it makes them feel better. (win win)
I know and am living proof that what I am doing is the proper human diet ... I am 50lbs less beer gut, no more meds with excellent blood sugar, BP and feel better than I have in 10-15 years and I am no spring chicken at 64 and the BIG thing that my friends cannot understand ... I never go Hungry. I have 2 additional eating rules
#1 I Eat when I am Hungry and I eat as much as I want
#2 I ONLY eat when I am Hungry, I don’t eat by a clock or schedule, even if that means I don’t eat for days ... see rule #1