Day One - exercise

I am going to lose 40 pounds in two ways, food and exercise.

For exercise, I will be running on the NordicTrack 7600 R Reflex Deck. As of last week, I was up to 2.5 miles in 30 minutes. I want to get up to 3.0 miles in 30 minutes. And, as usual, I will be doing this 5 times a week.

So picture me running on this each day.
If all works out, next week I will have my BowFlex here at my house. Then I can start doing some light strength training.

Sadly, my ankle has been hurting this week, so I haven't been running this week. I am hoping I can run on Monday with little to no pain.