I had been using SPD pedals for ever and decidied that now I am a REAL rider to progress to a road pedal/shoe system about 6 months ago.

I bought some new Look Keo pedals but had the hardest time getting in and out of them. I even took them to the bike shop to get them to loosen the tension as much as possible. They instead TIGHTENED the tension to the max and of course I had a tumble soon after.

And of course, once you have lost confidence, it all gets worse and worse.

The point of this ramble is, make SURE that the tension is as loose as possible and then practice, practice, practice.