June 5 My new little plate and my dot diet

I found a new plate to simplify my measuring. It is plastic, 7 inches in diameter, dishwasher and microwave safe. It has 3 sections: 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup and 3/4 cup. I thought I could use it to measure my food: starch, protein and veggies. I tried it and it worked nicely. I also have a 2 cup bowl for my salad, a 2 cup mug for my soup and a small bowl for fruit. I found a 16 oz. Figi water which I can refill 4 times to get my 8 cups of water. My favorite coffee cup is 16 oz. so if I can limit myself to 3 filled with coffee I can stop at 48 oz. of coffee. I have an 8 oz. glass for milk and 1/2 cup container for soft cheese. Pecans and walnuts are 10 calories per half nut or 5 per fat serving. A piece of fruit is 70 calories a serving. My check off sheet has dots for each serving and when I eat something I will fill in a dot. When the dots are filled in I have to stop eating. No more measuring and no more keeping a food journal. I hope this works. Tri

Here is how my dot diet works:

3 protein servings in the 1/2 cup plate section

3 dairy servings: 1 cup of milk, 1 sf pudding cup, 70 calorie yogurt, 1 oz. of hard cheese, 1/2 cup of soft cheese.

3 starch servings in the 1/3 cup pate section or a slice of bread, 1/2 bagel etc.

6 veggie servings in 3/4 plate section or 2 cup bowl for salad or 2 cup mug for my veggie soup.

3 fruit servings in the small bowl or a piece of fruit

3 fat servings are 50 calories each: 1 t. of oil or butter or 5 nut halves.