1. Summary here
2. Links here
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1398766
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/367750
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/371250

3. Points from your post
1month - too short to judge, if you want it fast, fat removal surgery gives you instant result
avoid sweet food and drinks - https://www.instagram.com/p/BZOydUNhDVZ/?ta...-by=darklight79
9pm - your calorie in out matters so much more than meal time
avoid eating rice - https://www.instagram.com/p/BjEgnvaAGMp/?ta...-by=darklight79

It does not matter now. Your calorie in out is so much more matters than what time you eat. You gotta know how to walk properly before start thinking how to fly right?
Don't overthink and overdo things that are unnecessary else you'll get burnout real fast, because there are many details when you want to optimize every single thing, sustainable eating habit is what you should be focusing now.
Fitness will take your entire life to adapt and maintain, it is not like go ham in 90 days to get 6 packs then you can "automatically" keep it forever.

IIFYM
https://www.iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

That's normal. Your body will start to crave for more food because you increase your exercise level, you body wants more energy to survive itself, it is very logically reaction.
Our body only does 1 thing, Adapt to survive

If you know how much you need / can eat, you won't be worrying about "oh shit, i eat too much, oh shit i eat too less"
Worries, fears come when you do not know where you are at, what's coming.