my midnight hunger was mostly matchmaking downtime

2026-10-08 990 views 1 post

not a huge revelation but it kind of rocked me. i always thought i was a late-night snacker because i was actually hungry.

last tuesday i did a 3-hour ranked run and put a tally on a sticky note every time i got up. 11 trips. only two were real stomach hunger. the rest were after a loss or waiting on queue. i swapped my usual soda for seltzer and still caught myself reaching for the can during load screens out of pure habit.

so the thing i learned: my body might be fine, but my hands and brain are on a different timer. now i try to keep a water bottle on the desk and not eat during queue.

anyone else notice their cravings are tied to downtime more than actual hunger?