Bodybuilding and nearing 50

kikih64

I'm looking for some insight/advice. I will be 48 this year and have decided that I need to add weights to my routine. I've always been pretty active cardio-wise, but have never seriously tried to lift. I read some stuff on bodybuilding.com, and I fell into the typical female stereotype - cardio, cardio, cardio, then maybe a zillion reps with a two pound weight. That website is great and I've been looking at some of the plans. I love the pics of the fit women (not the steroid kind - that's not my goal) and really hope I can achieve results like that. I don't plan to make it a total life change though - I still need time to do things other than working out, and I'll still cheat a little on my diet, drink a little, that type of thing.

Has anyone else out there started late in life, and what were your results? Any advice, tips? Thanks all!