Okay Subscribed too! This is actually a pretty fun read. Will, you are starting off very well with a great plan. I do want to stress though that you focus most of your efforts on understanding nutrition over the next time period. There is so much "crap" information being given about this and yet it is the most important thing in your success. Look up Alan Aragon, Lyle McDonald and Jamie Hale. Read everything you can for free and then ask questions to figure out where to go next. Leigh Peele is also an exceptional resource and is on this board actually.
If you have the knowledge of how nutrtion plays in this game, you also have the tools you need to make it work and stick.
Oh yeah... and the weight lifting thing is fun (and great) too.
Looking forward to next post.