Rachel, it's great to see you're weight lifting. I am such a firm believer in women weight training if possible (or at least some kind of strength/resistance training). I wish my wrists would get better soon so I could get back to that myself! Just one word of caution...when you're working on your muscle like that the body will retain water to protect and heal the muscle, so try not to pay too much attention to the scale...especially soon after working out. Make sure you are taking your measurements too. I don't want you to focused too much on the number and missing all the other benefits, including reshaping your body. I found I did that before the number on the scale changed (it often took awhile to catch up)...so it may take a bit of patience in that regard, but you're totally doing the right things!