Liz, as someone who often overeats after dinner, my two cents is that this is all addictive desire, and has nothing to do with your daily intake.
I know for me that I’m never hungry after I’ve eaten dinner. When I take more food it’s because I’m saying things to myself like, “I’ll just have one more bite or I need a break or it tastes so good…” which then leads to an endless meal, where I am too full, sleep poorly, wake upset with myself, feel out of alignment, have poor digestion, etc. In fact this happened last night.
There was no need for food.
I too use IF during the day, I generally eat two meals. I KNOW that any story my mind gives me after dinner about eating more is always AD…