Welcome Chris!! You have to a great place for support & advice for your journey into a new way of life. As you said there are a lot of opinions, but the one underlying theme to the folks who are successful long term is "consistency". Weight loss is not linear. Just start stringing those OP days together & the weight will take care of itself. Jey100 is such a good resource. Also have a open mind & don't be afraid to tweak what you are doing to what works best for you.

I wish you the best & look forward to following your journey.

Chris