Hi, irisinnyc. Welcome!

You're off to a great start -- five pounds. What a boost!

You'll find a lot of information as well as support on this forum. Poke around, check out the Low Carb Tips (orange bar at the top of the forum) and also Karen's Hot Links thread on the Newbies Questions forum. That's a list of links to threads that cover a lot of the questions and concerns that people have when starting out on this WOE.

Good luck! Please post often and let us know how you're doing!