Weight Training - I've been going for a short while

First post, this is going to be a myriad of thoughts. After this post, they'll flow a bit more logically.

It's been about 4 weeks since I started this year's stint of weight training. Right now I'm alternating day to day (lower body Mon, Wed, Fri... Upper Tues, Thurs, Sat... Rest on Sunday). It seems to be going well so far, I can already see a definition difference. It's interesting experiencing this change. I find myself waning on motivation sometimes. Not for lack of desire to be healthy, but simply because I live in a modern world and want to see a difference now, not later.

I'm still going though. I combine my daily weight lifting session with 30-60 minutes of cardio. My preferred method is a recumbent bike. It's easier on my back, providing much more support than an upright bike and less jarring impact compared to jogging. However, I do go for the occasional jog. Usually a few times a month, not nearly enough to make a huge difference. I may increase that activity a bit.

I do 10 different exercises for the upper body and on lower body days, 6. I'm going to add a few though when I start singling out body areas. As of now, my upper body routine takes about 30-40 minutes and my lower body is around 20-25 minutes. This doesn't include the cardio of course.