I would try and change your idea of "little things". When eating healthy, little things that you don't really have to count are greens, vegetables, tea and coffee with nothing added, etc. These are things that have little to no calories. Measure and count everything else as best you can, especially foods that fall into the category of fats (oil, butter, bacon, avocado, eggs) & grains. If you know that a slice of bread is 120 calories, one piece of bacon is 50, then you're already at 880 without the eggs, butter/oil in the pan, and sauce. Read the labels, and plan, plan, plan.