Losing Weight or Not Gaining

Let's not focus on the fact the hotdogs I ate were unhealthy and fattening. I know that.

When I eat a hotdog, I never manage to bite it straight across. It seems there is always a bit of the bun left on the backside, the fold of the bun, sticking up. I always just take my fingers, pinch off that part and put it on my plate. I don't relish just a bit of bun. I put little mustard and a little more Miracle Whip on the hotdog.

Monday, I put the bun pieces together in the shape of a bun. It turns out that I made two hotdogs with two buns, but I ended up having eaten only one bun. There was a whole bun left on my plate, albeit in pieces.

Many times, I do little things to avoid eating extra calories. I pinch off the outer bun when I eat a plain hotdog.

I like butter on different food items. However, trying to slice butter straight from the refrigerator would mean I used much more butter than I intended. I use a paring knife and am able to slice a very thin piece of butter from the stick. It is not much of a saving of calories, but I figure every calorie counts.

Obviously, I could do better, like not eating hotdogs and buns. But, this works for me.

Do you have any unorthodox ways of saving calories?