I know what you mean! On a low fat diet I was buying LF cooking magazines, books, etc and planning my next food or dessert or whatever mentally constantly.

With Atkins that food compulsion just switched off like a light. Now I still cook for myself, but I do it once or twice a week. I have to plan ahead because my schedule is pretty busy. I cook, I got my food for the week, and then I enjoy it! But I'm not thinking about food all the time.

For me it wasn't a terrible loss. Was kind of glad because it frees up some brain cell activity for doing other things!