Thin Mints

[shardavarius]

There are times I wish I could send myself a small box through time, the opening of which would release a hidden mind-control powder and cause 5th-grade-me to devote every waking moment from then on to the study of physics.   Then, having accomplished so much by the time I exited high-school that they would have to invent new superlatives merely to

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[hufflepest]

I have a very simplistic answer you probably don't want to hear.

The y chromosome.

[tealtori]

That's similar to the Chinese food paradox. No matter how stuffed you are on Chinese food, you will be hungry again an hour later.

[seorin]

How much water did you drink?

If your body is not getting enough water, you can feel hungry even when you're actually quite full. I run into this problem a lot, and have to force myself to drink water before actually eating something to make sure I'm not overeating. Not that you need to worry about that like I do, but if it's something you haven't considered it could help you feel less hungry :)

[deer_mews]

I get that blank look after you say something to me because, inevitably, something like this is going through my head.

[shardavarius]

I can't believe I failed to think of that! I credit "The Phantom Tollbooth" with having done more to shape my sense of humor than any single non-parental source. I am shamed.

[deer_mews]

Heh. So are your parents, for being publically associated with your sense of humor...

The answer!

[deer_mews]

I thought it might be something like this... In a nutshell -- the simple fats and sugars in cookies go straight to the bloodstream and create a spike in insulin, which drives your blood sugar down, which makes you hungrier than when you started. There really is Subtraction food! Uh, this would also seem to explain Chinese food, which has a lot of ingredients that would do the same thing, but on a slight delay, as you usually do have a few proteins and complex carbs at the same time...