In Sep 2023 I took a historic step to visited Hui Mei and then Henry Lew, to restart my calorie-restriction long-march (长征).

For a few months (at least) before Sep 2023, I was relying on sys1 more, and less on sys2 to regulate my cravings and respond to random attacks of enticing foods.

I now realize that /mindfulness/ (sys2 paying attention, self-regulating,,,) over my cravings/temptations/availability is important and often effective, as in the current context.

I am becoming mindful during office hours and after I reach home. I think sys2 workload is heavier in the latter, when availability is a bigger challenge.

— suggested techniques
* Hui Mei suggested swallowing very slowly.
* Hui Mei suggested holding a defense for 15m till the craving subsides.
* Henry suggested focusing on a part of the stomach
* Henry suggested a fixed allocation for the entire evening

These suggestions all require sys2 mindfulness.

— Limited sys2 resources for competing demands

Right now (Sep 2023) I have relatively few and light competing demands on my sys2 resources. (I will not list those demands.)

Safe to say that Circuit Breaker period was stressful. Tech xx (muscle-building) and demanding work projects often affect calorie-restriction. At those times, sys2 is overbooked, and I rely on sys1 (or no system at all) for calorie restriction.

— background heat .. Calorie restriction is a constant effort, and a classic background heat. I guess that when sys2 is tired out by such background heat, I would feel loss of peace and harmony, stressed out, less calm, more irritable.

Availability .. (esp. at home) is a necessary condition for the background heat. Fending off the wrong* temptations on a daily basis is an everyday workload for sys2.