Hi Cara!
Welcome to the boards.
I found that getting good reading material— either a book like Atkins (New Diet Revolution) or a solid, research-based website like Diet Doctor — really helped. In the beginning for me, there were times it was confusing, times I was fed up, times I was stressed and it was helpful to go to a good source and read and re-read for encouragement and to build confidence in what I was doing. This site helped too— i read way back in the threads (in the emotional eating threads, in general low-carb, the success stories, the successful people’s journals, the turtles club...): there is a whole community out there to learn from. Read the Newbies Stickies at the top of the threads, also the “Best of...” too!

If you start a journal and talk about what happens for you— your food, your frustrations—people can help.

Finally...I remember those days with little ones and how busy they can be and full of emotional ups and downs. My best advice for the first few weeks is to make sure your cupboards are stocked with on-plan, whole foods that you love so that you can eat whenever you need to. There’s lots of time in the future to tweak things. For now, a pan of chicken thighs you cooked up and put in the fridge (or extra bacon, or a bowl of hard-boiled eggs, or a ham you can cut slices off and top with mustard/mayo at will) always helps me. The first few days/weeks you may be super hungry as cravings leave you. Don’t be afraid of your hunger. Feed yourself with whole foods, protein and fat. If you’ve spent much of your life dieting or just always thinking about food and what we shoul/shouldn’t eat (and many of us women have) just learning to feed yourself as much as you need to feel satiated without guilt or fear can be an early challenge.

See you around the boards. This woe can change your life. Good luck!!