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Regarding the first point, it's because of the way hunger/satiety signalling hormones work. I'm oversimplifying, but the 'hungry' signal is produced by the stomach, whereas the 'full' signal is produced by fat cells. There's a noticeable lag between the stomach being full and the fat cells figuring that out.
Speculating on the 'why' of this kinda borders on evopsych, but at a guess; when food is scarce, it makes a certain kind of sense to overeat a bit when food is available. Historically this has been the case for humans a lot longer than we've had the relative abundance we have now.
In terms of practical advice, eat slower. Or wait a bit after you finish and see how you feel in 30min or so.