I'm Type Two (hereditary) and after I got laid up from some nasty infections, I ballooned up to 287. Got down to 266 on my own, then started on a low carb diet in June '17 with the help of my doctor. I've lost over 30 pounds since then. I had to buy new jeans in October because the old ones were sliding off my butt. Now these are, too. My A1C went from 9.2 to 6.0 in six months. My next goal is 225 when I see my oncologist in March. I actually don't miss all the starch and processed flour in my diet. Like my general practitioner said, you've got three sources of energy intake: protein, fat, and carbs. Cut the carbs, you body will start processing the fat for energy. Two rules: with a few exceptions, if it grows below the dirt, it's bad for you (potatoes and the like). If it grows above the dirt (exceptions like corn), it's good for you. Just this morning, I'd gone to church for the first time in several months, and my wife's relatives were commenting on how much weight I'd lost. Carbs are definitely the key.
What sucks about it all right now is that we have a grove of apples, peaches, and pears that are just now starting to fruit, and I can't touch any of it unless it's a nibble. We had a decent little crop of potatoes come in last fall after I started this diet, and all I could do is watch my wife eat them and feel jealous. *chuckle* It's all good, though. We're planting some crops this year that are conducive to a good diet. I make her suffer with me. LOL!
I stopped eating fruit too, for about 6 months. It helped me a lot. Now I am adding it back in, 1-2 bites a day, and here is how I like to do it. I cut up apples for mom, and I eat the bottom of the core including the seeds. The seeds apparently are very healthy. And since I am not used to eating sweet fruit, it works for me. That way I get a little tiny bit of fibrous fruit every day now. When berries are in season I will eat blueberries or blackberries in small quantity.