Hobbies really distracts me from cravings

I love to eat and I notice it's always been easier for me to not overeat when I get into exciting hobbies and projects where my hands are busy and I don't want to stop. Sometimes I've even tried to find something nutrients dense just to fuel my body as fast as possible because I don't want to spend time eating, things that usually triggers me to eat more.

It can be anything from learning a new dance, lifting weights, sewing, solving a puzzle, flipping furniture and even some videogames also have the same effect on me.

My theory is that it raises some of the same feel good levels in my brain like dopamin or something because it feels like the same force of not wanting to stop as when I overeat.

Can anyone relate?