18 months on..... another factor is when one eats.
I notice a small study which supports the belief that eating late is a bad idea. In fact, iirc it's one way that sumo wrestlers gain weight - a big meal late at night.
In the study, late eating led to increased appetite, increased desire for salty or starchy foods. And dairy and veg, which one would normally regard as a good thing.
Summary here
https://newatlas.com/medical/late-night-eating-lower-calorie-appetite/ which doesn't actually say what constitutes 'late'.
The original study here
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(22)00397-7 says
....late and early eating protocols were established with an interval of 250 min between meals. In the early-eating protocol, participants ate meals at 1h0 m, 5h10 m and 9h20 m following wake time. In the late-eating protocol, subjects consumed meals at 5h10 m, 9h20 m and 13h30 m after wake.So if one wakes at 0700h, 'early' would be dinner by 1620h, and 'late' would be dinner by 2030h.
If one is working, dinner in the afternoon is probably not practicable, so the ideal time would be 'as early as possible'.
Food for thought, best way to lose weight.... big breakfast, moderate lunch, small dinner and not late.
AIY, how's it going?
Incidentally, there is also a link between weight and 'restless leg'.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29674254/V8