I did the stronglift program for about 6 months starting last May and I absolutely loved it. I couldn't start with a bar for any of the exercises (well, I tried squats with a bar my first workout and then could barely walk for a week), but my weights went up fast. The presses were my nemesis though. They were the only thing I didn't really improve on.

I will say, you should maybe delay more than a week or two before you decide how many sets of squats you want to do. My legs were absolutely wrecked the first couple of weeks, but after that I never felt that the squats were leaving me unable to do anything else. They were exhausting while I was doing them, but after a shower and a couple of hours of rest, I was fine. I had to do yoga on my off days though because my hips would get super tight.