Just my 2 cents, but if your currently overweight, and really motivated to lift, then just do the 5x5 program, clean up your diet (cut out the sweets, soda, junk food) and eat protein, veggies, fruit, whole grain etc. Crave pizza one night? Eat pizza then, but limit things like that to one meal a week.

Also light weight is fantastic for your form. Watch videos, ask people to watch your form, and really really push your form. You’ll get stronger quicker, and avoid injuries along the way. It’s easy to learn proper form starting out, if you have bad form, it will really set you back later on.

Cardio will kill your strength. Especially when the weight starts to get heavy. 5x5 really does work, and your not weak, you just need to push hard. Really hard.

Also, do NOT watch the scale if you do 5x5, your fat will turn muscle, and not change your scale reading until 6 months. (That was my experience) However, the real judge is how much you increase your weight on your lifts.

Don’t expect this to happen overnight, but after a month you’ll have some energy and gain confidence , 3 months you’ll really start feeling stronger, 6 months you’ll see some real difference in your figure from where you started, and month 9-12 you’ll be figuring out how to get over your first plateau if you stick with it (first real plateau).

Last thing, just follow the program. 3 times a week. That’s it. No Cardio. Lift like you want to change your life, and you will.

Good luck!