Most important tool for health:

A digital food scale! 

I love that thing.  It's easier to measure food- no clean up. 

1. Put plate on scale- zero scale. 
2. Add food.  Record amount. 
3. zero scale again add side dish record amount.
4. continue until all food is on your plate.
5. Add calories-
6. Eat peacefully; knowing you have not eaten more or less than you thought, because grams don't lie.  :) Measuring cups are messy and I feel a quandary when using them.  Do I really shove the rice in there, or do I lightly sprinkle it in?

Anyhow, Thursday will have been six weeks on the PRISM food program.  I am going to weigh in and report my findings.  I'm going to be proud of myself regardless of what the scale says because I have done a good job.

Side note: I am passionate about health.  When Peter asked me what I would want to add to my new life here in Alta I said, "A friend to exercise with."  Truly.  I need motivation to get out there and do it.  You know?!   

Jillian DVDs and treadmills don't quite cut it!

Anyhow, a brainwave came to me: I could study and train to be a personal trainer. That would make me HAVE to work out (lots of buddies) and help channel my new passion for learning about health, and I would have a career that worked into my time table and provide some decent income... hmmm?  It's a  certification process with a big fat test.  Could I do it?  Do I really want to?