One month in.

Well, it's now September, and the leftovers of Hurricane Katrina (now nothing more than a lot of rain and some wind) are blowing around outside. School starts on Tuesday, and although I don't know for sure if I'm needed then, I'm considering my "day hours" tied-up as of then.

So far this week, I'm up a pound, but I know that it's just because it's "Puffy Time". I routinely puff up a couple of pounds once a month, and I'm still doing everything I'm supposed to be doing, so I'm not concerned.

Since it's the first day of the month, I updated my website (the weight loss chart and the measurements chart), but the measurement chart isn't very telling yet. When I measured in the beginning, I didn't measure my waist and hips in the right spots, so today's numbers are pretty much meaningless in those areas, and the rest stayed the same. Oh well. I know that there has been change in the waist, because I can feel it. I just don't know how much. There's always next month. :)

Speaking of next month ... I'm thinking that I might join a women's weight studio if I can afford it. I know that it's really expensive, but I think it's important. I can do cardio at home (assuming Jim and I meet regularly), but my little hand weights can only do so much. I think I'll look into prices today. The place I'm thinking of is actually walking distance, as well, so that's got to be a good thing too.

I'm a little nervous about going back to school. I want to keep my weight loss project on the "down low", the kids would say. I love the people I work with, but sometimes their support can be smothering. I know it seems crazy, spilling my guts on the net like this and not wanting to talk about it at work, but the thing is ... When I write about it here, I'm choosing to focus on it for a little while. At school, I'm likely just going to want to eat my lunch and move into the rest of my day, not discuss points for this and points for that. This is, in many ways, intensely personal for me, and I don't want to be bombarded with it when I'm just going about my day. I hope that made sense.

Anyway, I should get my day started. Have a good one!