My father had an old set of weights laying around, now of course, I was on the 'lose weight' with only cardio kick until he told me that building muscle was a key in burning extra calories. I was worried about getting "too buff" and not 'cut down' as I wanted to look, and he instructed me it takes tons of work to get 'too buff', something I've found out over my current 3 year travel with bodybuilding.

Nothing is better than the energy release, stress release, general health and goal driven mindset that accompanies staying in shape and having something to be proud of.