razzle, thanks for the titles, I'll definitely check those out.
Raquel, I realize at this point I'm addicted to carbs. I'm sure I could LC for the time being, maybe even a few months, but as you say, you still really want those carbs when you see them. That's a far cry from breaking an addiction. My concern is with the fact that I wonder if I can do this for life. If I'm forever going to be wanting carbs, what's the point of even starting?
Its more of a struggle within, really. The whole world lives off of carbs primarily..how am I supposed to deal with basically never eating them again?

Thanks for all your help and support, with the exception of one