CMCM--thank you for y our post! I find that I like the Atkins book from the 70s better too...and yes all the recipes that mimic eating carb rich foods but made low carb way also cause me to not learn the low carb way without wanting the bad stuff. If that makes sense...I simply can relate to what you are saying. I too, do not want to think about food either...so if I can keep my 2 meals a day simple like you talk about....that helps me! And keeping my carbs under 20 keeps me from craving anything! I am not hungry at all. and so this journey this time is about making it simple--and under 20 carbs per day.
I am one of the Under 20 gang! LOL