Hi Jane, welcome, I'm new too and did exactly the same as you in searching on the internet and found this site, it seems to be helping so far but it's only been a week for me.
I've half started on the shakes to give me a kickstart but I haven't really given it a proper go just yet, this week I've given up my Red Bull addiction so hoping I've maybe dropped a lb from stopping that and then I can really get started on the shakes and see some sort of difference!
Good luck on your efforts, keep us updated