So I've been cutting for awhile now with carb cycling which altough it's been working, hasn't been going quite as fast as I'd like it to and i absolutely HATE cutting, so I'm trying to get it done asap. I have no problem sticking to my diet, but I hate it.
Monday I started something new to change it up a little, after researching intermittent fasting for awhile i decided to give it a go, mostly as I really do like to have large meals when I eat so it works perfectly for me in that sense, I can get though the day without eating and get to eat my fill when i do. I also combined it with a ketogenic diet to make it go a little faster.
I know that ketogenic diets do break down muscle faster than carb cycling or plain deficets, but I'm willing to take the hit to get it over with faster. My main question is, with doing IF and keto at the same time, how should i reflect that in my macros? Im eating at about 600 under maintenance now and I'm wondering if that's too much given tat I'm doing IF and keto. Also I am doing refeed days on weekends in which I am eating withing 200 of maintenance with much higher carbs, about 60% of my calories are from carbs on those days. I have specific stats if their needed, but I'm always second guessing myself while cutting and some reinforcement from a vet would be great.