I agree. Sounds like too much, too fast. Save the theory stuff for a little later down the road. That's the way I'm doing it. I too started last year, actually last July. Had some lessons with a couple of different instructors but that didn't work out that well. So, I'm instructor shopping again but in the interim, I'm kinda teaching myself. Not the greatest method (for me anyway) but I am actually learning more on my own than I did with my instructors. Heck, it's been a year and I can play a few things, nothing overly complicated, but once you get a couple of songs under your belt, you'll get on a tear.

And yup, practice; there is no substitute.

One thing I figure is that if you have the passion, the desire and discipline, you WILL succeed.

No quitting. Your friends at GT would be very, very sad....