I was about to pick up some frozen bar for 550 calorie yesterday. I used to eat two on a whim. Never realized that it’s basically lunch.

I think this is a key point. Not just for weight control but for so many things.

It is agonizingly simple to destroy near constant mindfulness with a few moments of mindlessness.

This is why I love trading. You cannot falter. It has changed my personality as well.

Do you mean training or trading as in stock trading?

Stock

Presumably trading meat stock for vegetable stock? ;)

Poker has the same vibe. You need to consistently made good decisions, even in the face of adversity, with the hope that the long run is long enough for those decisions to pay off.

Yep

As fun as it is to make fun of Americans, many European countries aren't that far behind. It is a universal problem.