Day 16: The day I joined the gym

That's right. Today I joined the gym. It was hard. Harder than day 1 of walking in my opinion. I logged in 2 miles on the treadmill and it kicked my butt! It felt a little more difficult than walking around a track, I'm not sure why though. One thing I did not like was how slow the time seemed to go. When I use my pedometer I stick it in my pocket and I don't look at it until I've finished for the day. On the treadmill I was slowing watching the calories and the distance move ever so slowly. The guy in the row ahead of me had a genius idea. He took a towel and covered up the screen on his treadmill so he didn't have to stare at it during his entire workout. I'm going to totally do that next time.

Another amazing discovery is the 21 day fix plan, thanks Becky!! The last two days I have been researching clean eating. I always thought that clean eating meant boring eating. I could not have been more wrong. I found so many yummy recipes with natural ingredients that I cannot wait to try. I found a tasty looking cinnamon bun, turkey and avocado burgers, and even a coffee and peanut butter smoothie. Oh, and cauliflower crust pizza that looks so amazingly mouthwatering (thanks to my cousin for this one). I literally cannot wait to go grocery shopping this weekend so that I can try out these new recipes.

I'm amazed at how simple they are. So simple I cannot believe I did not know this information. Today for lunch, I had a turkey wrap on a whole wheat tortilla with bacon and mozzarella cheese with some cottage cheese and water. It was delicious and filling too. Dinner I sautéed up some red onions and steak served with brown rice and corn. I just cannot get over how simple these two meals were but how filling and how good they are for me.

Current stats: I am down to 255 pounds. I average a mile a day when I walk, usually more. And my meal choices continue to get better and better. Oh, and I drink so much water sometimes I feel like I should move my computer into the bathroom at work. I'm up to about 64-72 ounces a day.

Progress is the name of the game and I am totally winning!