Hi, my name is Terry Smith and I'm a developer and aspiring entrepreneur.

After one hell of a weekend of ups and down, I am pleased to say I am joining JeremyWright’s #10morepounds challenge.  On Sunday I ate quite a bit of junk food, then I punished myself in the gym (which is normally a rest day for me) and as a result I was quite upset with myself and my body image.  So this works out perfectly, since there’s nothing as motivating as a group of people coming together to accomplish a similar goal.

Jeremy has a great post here with a lot of helpful tips and I’ll be posting my few and far between insights on weightlifting.  In the meantime, I’m going to try to post weekly photos of myself starting later this evening.  Here are of my own as well:

1. Don’t get into any habits.  The only way to keep losing weight consistently is to mix it up and shock your body.  Otherwise your body will just get used to your workout and you won’t get anywhere.
2. I agree wholeheartedly with Jeremy’s eat smaller portions remark; the reason to eat many smaller meals throughout the day is to increase your metabolism and gain control over your portion sizes which is a big part of the battle.
3.  It’s all about the cardio… you can choose to do a lot of cardio (anywhere from 30 – 60 minutes) or, you can do resistance training and then do cardio (20 – 30 minutes).  Your resistance training will ensure your energy is burnt and you have nothing left to burn during cardio but fat.
4. If you do resistance training, I always try to work opposite muscle groups and do two exercises per muscle group.  So triceps and biceps and for each one, do two exercises.  This ensures that you are working all of the available muscles to their max.
5. Finally, always listen to your body.  A little pain the next day is fine, but if you really hurt then lay off.  Also on this note, don’t overtrain… your body needs time to recover, with lots of sleep and at least two consecutive days off a week.

Stay tuned (all two of you) to watch the transformation!