So I bit the bullet today.....Need advice from vets.

I would add fruits and veggies to your diet before any other carbs.  I stilll can't do a decent serving of most fresh cooked veggies (frozen or canned I can eat more of) but can eat a decent amount of salad and fruit-- I need the roughage to have bm's.  Try adding them to see if that helps.

What is phase 4 of your plan? You seem to be eating very little real food............