On Tuesday I tried a tiny pause instead of my usual after-dinner snack hunt. I set a seven-minute timer, put on my shoes, and walked to the mailbox and back.
Halfway there I noticed I was more tired than hungry, and my shoulders were up near my ears. When I got home I had a glass of water and sat for a minute before deciding whether I actually wanted a snack. I didn’t, which surprised me.
I wrote one line in my phone: “tired, not hungry, shoulders tight.” Nothing dramatic, but the evening felt less foggy and I didn’t do the usual mental replay at bedtime. I’m trying to be cautious about drawing big conclusions from one night.
For anyone who tracks body signals: do you use a small pause like this, or does it make you overthink things?