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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Peloton Strength 3-4 times a week. I usually do 30-45 minute classes. Typically 2 upper body, 1 glutes/legs and 1 full body per week. Sometimes I add in a quick core or yoga class. My weights range from 10lbs to 50lbs.

My favorite instructor is Rebecca Kennedy because she focuses so much on hypertrophy (muscle building) which is so important for us![/quote]

Rebecca is my favorite too! I love her programming (other than snatches, I hate those) and her energy and music.

I'm also 45 and lost 20 pounds last year and built muscle by tracking my food, eating at a small deficit, walking around 8k steps on average a day, and 3x peloton strength classes. It took discipline though, I had to make the exercise non-negotiable, even on days when I didn't want to workout.

Two things: 1. Just start. Many times when I didn't want to workout, I forced myself to just start. Often I ended up feeling great by the end and was always glad I made the choice to workout. 
2. Find your maintenance calories. Too often I see women eat way too little trying to lose weight. There's so much research about how eating too little can backfire on losing weight (and keep you miserable!). I ate at a 200 calorie deficit and lost about .5-1 pound a week. Seems slow, but I have kept it off even when I wasn't tracking or working out for a few months. That's success to me.

Good luck OP! Come back and report and what's working or not for you![/quote]

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