u/Inevitable_Egg_9516

I'm (20F) trying to get into fitness (as I have been my whole life but that's a whole other conversation), and I'm working out at home as I'm only comfortable going to women's only gyms and there's none near me. I understand I should be weight-lifting, so I have adjustable dumbbells - 2 that go upto 7.5kg each. I have an upper/lower split that I'm working on and my main question rn is how much I should be lifting. Will the 7.5kg dumbbells be enough? Online I see people hip thrusting like 40kg and it makes me wonder if my hip thrusts are even effective if I'm using such low weights compared to others. I don't want to spend too much money on weights and I don't really have the space for them either.

My stats:

Current weight: 75kg

Goal weight: 63kg

Height: 166cm

Age: 20 (F)

My goals:

- lose fat

- build muscle

- grow my glutes

My current plan:

10k steps daily + strength training x4 a week + Pilates at least x1 a week

Split

Monday - A

Tuesday - B

Wednesday - rest (10k steps)

Thursday - A

Friday - B

Saturday - Pilates/active rest + core

Sunday - Pilates/active rest + core

Diet:

No restrictions

Calorie deficit (~1600cal but I struggle to track so this is also a work in progress)

Protein ~130g

I’m not great at using my diet tracker but I’m pretty conscious of consuming whole foods, high in protein/fibre, low in calories.

I need help. Is my workout split okay? Im not sure if the full body workouts for A and B are okay?

I’d appreciate any tips anyone’s got for me. I feel like I’ve been on a weight loss / strength building journey for so long and I’m not seeing progress - but this is all a new plan that I’m taking on and have been doing so for the past week and I feel great :) pls lmk if I’m missing anything or doing anything wrong

Note: I workout at home and ONLY have access to resistance bands, dumbbells (adjustable - go up to 7.5kg each but I can order more plates later on if need be), and a standard walking pad. I don’t even have a bench that I can use for incline DB rows or anything.

Thank you!!

How heavy should I really be lifting?

Beginner workout split - ADVICE NEEDED!!