I tried losing weight the cardio way, and between burnout on cardio and not understanding my nutritional needs enough, failed miserably and gained back what I lost. In October 2011, I got angry at myself for being so fat, and decided to do something about it, something that would work this time. I started researching, got started on Starting Strength's 5x5 program and haven't looked back.

I feel like I'm actually doing something to improve myself long term when I'm lifting weights, a feeling you just don't have after you've cooled down from a cardio session , whereas the next day your muscles are still going "hey, that was quite a killer workout yesterday". It's been so much easier for me to adhere to than cardio, though I still do some for heart health.