Agreed, it was an interesting discussion, and as I am the OP I will give a quick update:

I have been living Atkins for 8 months now, am slightly below goal, and have been maintaining for about a month so far. I have no desire to go back to any of those carby favorites from the past. I would laugh at my original post self, only 6 days in and weeping for a bunch of crap that I don’t consider food anymore, except that was how I got here and what I needed to work through at the time. The advice on this board was a huge help for me, so thank you everyone, and I hope this thread helps someone new who needs it! This WOE is fantastic.