Welcome Chrissy
As others have said, you have already accomplished a much harder change of habit than giving up a little sugar. Going low carb will be a "piece of cake" (so to speak ) for you. I have also heard that AA meetings are the worse for causing weight gain when sober. Always a plate of cookies and Coke. If that is your situation, think of ways to replace those temptations. Bring your own LC cookies you make yourself with safe sweeteners, a diet soda, etc.

Here is a thread on changing habits...and those listed are child's play compared to what you have already done: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=468195. A list from that thread to consider: http://www.gretchenrubin.com/wp-con...ng_onesheet.pdf. But no question, you are an Abstainer.

That thread also refers to the Gary Taubes book Why We Get Fat . The diet in that, based on Atkins, might work great for you. Can't control nuts? None allowed. Like bacon and eggs? Eat as much as want until no longer hungry. Want to eat them once a day, that's OK too. Simple bright line rules. Another doctor I follow recently suggested in a talk...want a super simple way to get into ketosis? Eat only bacon and eggs for two weeks, when ever you want. Not that you have to do that...but you asked for simple.

All the best.