Thank you all for your comments. It has been my greatest concern / fear that no gall bladder would short circuit my Atkins diet. I feel so much better. Have found that for me the fat WITH some fiber - meat / fresh veggies - seems to work better than too much oil / butter / etc on their own. Uncomfortable when I over do it, not painful. Mine was taken out, oh ...15 years ago, with a mess of gallstones to prove it - 6 of which were stuck in the duct. Glad to be over that.
Thanks all. Now I have the confidence to dive into the"deep end" and really get healthy!