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I agree with Carrie on everything she mentioned. Pick an amount and try lifting a few, if it's too heavy put them lower, if it's too easy put them higher. Depending on what your goals are plays a factor in lifting weights too. For fat loss, you want to do a lighter amount of weight and do lots and lots of reps. For muscle building you'd want to pick heavier weights with lower reps and lifting slower.
Listen to your body. You should know whether or not you are giving it your all. A lot of people don't push themselves to how much they can actually do...so make sure you are wearing out those muscles and it's not too easy. You should be able to feel it a bit the next day...
Carrie also mentioned not working the same muscles everday, this is true. When I wasn't doing the circuit room at my gym I was splitting up my workout into 5 days.
Mon - Legs
Tues - Chest & Upper Back
Wed - Abs & Lower Back
Thurs - Biceps, Triceps, Shoulders
Fri - Legs (I do legs twice because they are the largest muscles)
I did 45 minutes of cardio all 5 of those days as well. Good luck!
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