Hey mate.
I dont like the sound of the total upper one day, total lower the next day, in under 45 minutes?! Fine for lower i spose cause you can just do heavy squats followed by quads, hams and calves but no way would i want to work ALL my upper muscles hard in one go. I split mine routines up into chest/shoulders/biceps on one day and then legs/back/tri's the next day. I dont do a lot of cardio work at the moment as im very lean naturally but i should get cranking on that as the belly (im 32) is now showing a little more than usual!.
I guess from your height and weight your body fat is above average so yeah loads of carido will help.
As for impact after training, i find the same thing sometimes. Its too easy to get into a bad habit of just doing the same routine and weights day after day. Your muscles will respond to variation and as others have said on other threads keep track of what weights you are using and increase it each week or whatever. Muscles wont grow unless they're pushed.
Also, reassess what you think you know about form. Is your technique really working the intended muscle groups or are you just going through the motions? Easy trap to fall into.
As for diet, i eat 6 times a day, about 3000 cals, but im trying to bulk up. Greek goddess wrote an intersting post about trying to lose weight but being told to eat more - if i remember right she lost 14kgs?
As for the word toned, i agree with you its just a word and some bodybuilders here are afraid of it. Check the last few posts by me on this thread:
http://www.uk-muscle.co.uk/getting-s...meals-day.html
I hope some of that helps even though its a bit long winded.
Just as a side note, a couple of your replies come across a bit defensive - "thanks for stating the obvious" - she was only trying to help mate.