Hi Suzanne, welcome!

The best advice I can give you is to arm yourself with as much information as possible.

This site is loaded with info, so you're in luck! Have a look at the orange bar at the top of the screen, especially "Low Carb Tips."
Another excellent source of knowledge is the thread called "Hot Links." It is a "sticky" near the top of the Newbies' Questions forum. Hot Links are links to previous threads where folk have asked many questions and received answers.

I wish you well, and will look forward to seeing a lot of you here after Jan 2nd.

Rosebud