[Desertthorn]

Hi rifleman, great post.
You could probably eat a whole head of lettuce and not come close to our 20 carb limit, but for the first two weeks, we stick to the 2-3 cup limit just cause the good Dr said so.
After that, you can go up the "ladder" and add more veggies (5 gm carbs more)
If your only problem is eating veggies though, I wouldn't really worry about it, there are things that really are bad, like Atkins Shakes and Bars that that site recommends and/because they want the $$$ they get from them. We know that shakes and bars cause a multitude of problems, up to and including diarrhea, stalls, etc.
Your cheese is fine, but no more than that.
shrimp does have carbs, but you need to double that amount to get up to one carb.
As you progress you will find your appetite is less and less and you will eat less, so dont worry about eating to much