Here's my unexpected benefits of low carbing:

-cooking every day instead of eating out, which I have wanted to do for years but never managed before

-being able to delay a meal if necessary without feeling shaky or headachy

-reading a horror story about trans fat, high fructose corn syrup, or whatever synthesized junk fills our food, and realizing that I haven't eaten the tiniest bit of it in six months

-learning to enjoy breakfast

-not having to wash the starchy residue out of a pot that was used to cook pasta or rice. Sounds trivial, but has actually been a big improvement in my life. I don't usually wash up until the next day, and that dried starch can be a royal pain to clean.