Body Signals as Clues
Growling Stomach + Heavy Muscles
Hungry
Walk outside in the summer and your skin is sweaty- Why?
It's hot/ the sun
Growling Stomach
Hungry
heavy eyes, slow brain, heavy muscles
sleepy, tired
Heavy Eyes + Heavy Muscles
Tired, sleepy
You are wearing new shoes and you have pinching pain on your heel- why?
Your new shoes hurt your feet
Heavy, tight stomach
full
tight chest, fast brain, fidgety hands, pacing feet, antsy muscles
anxious, worried, scared
Dry Mouth + Dry Throat
Thirsty
You are in a loud room and notice that your ears are hurting- why?
too loud/too much
dry mouth
thirsty
too much ears, fast brain, shut-off voice, whole body sore
sensory overwhelm
Wiggly Muscles + Distracted Brain+ Fidgety Hands
Distracted
You have not eaten in 3 hours and notice that your stomach feels growly- why?
You are hungry/ need to eat
shivering, tight muscles, goosebumps on skin
cold
loose muscles, focused brain, talking voices, loose toes
calm
Burning Eyes + Stuffy Nose+ Nauseous Stomach
Sick
You eat a lot of pizza and notice a heavy tight feeling in your stomach- why?
you are full/ate enough/ ate too much
sweaty skin, cranky brain
hot
Clenched hands
Curled toes
Hot head
Tight muscles
Grumbly voice
Frustrated