Hello there Plum and Mary!
Glad you found this forum. It's the best place I know of for advice, tips, problem-solving and just plain ole' motivation and support. Your both on your way to a wonderful new way of life, and I congratulate you on making that first step.
A few quick tips...remember to drink plenty of water (until you float), and take supplements..multivitamin, and extra magnesium/calcium and potassium to replace the losses you're going to get during your first very diuretic week of induction. If you get headachy or tired or irritable during the first week, don't worry, it's just your body withdrawing from the carbs and it will pass. When it does you'll start feeling absolutely wonderful.
You also might want to post a journal under the bootcamp/journal section. Post what you're eating, how much you're drinking, what supplements your taking, and any problems or concerns you may have. There are a lot of experienced lo-carbers in this forum who would be more than happy to take a look and offer any suggestions or spot potential trouble spots.
About the LTS sticks, I assume you're speaking of the Ketostix? There's an article in the "Low Carb Tips" section at the tool bar at the top of the page that will answer a lot of questions you may have about them. I have no idea why you're registering pink already when you haven't started yet. Unless you've been exercising a lot, or on a low-fat diet, or low-calorie diet, or a bit of all of the above and/or dehydrated.
So good luck to you both and don't hesitate to post if you have any questions at all. We're all in this together and we'll all do just fine, I'm willing to bet!