I had not been working out very much from about September through February, and it definitely showed. I finally got settled in my new house and started STS again. I did week 1, 2 and 3, and now I am repeating week 3, I am definitely seeing results, my clothes are starting to fit again, I can start to see my muscles becoming more defined, my endurance and strength are increasing, and I am regaining that overall feeling of just being strong I used to have when I worked out often.
I have only missed one cardio workout in my rotation, and I take one rest day per week.
I will start week 4 on Tuesday or Wednesday, then will repeat week 4 again, then I go on vacation for my rest week. I decided to lengthen meso 1 to 6 weeks to accommodate my vacation schedule instead of starting and stopping meso 2. I think this was a good idea since I could a use a bit more of the endurance work right now.
I recall last year, I did the 3.5 month rotation, but when I started I had been working out a lot, so Meso 1 did not produce as noticeable results for me then as it is now. But somewhere in Meso 3 was when I REALLY noticed differences in my body and strength.