100%
I see people saying they are on a 1000 kcal on day 1 of their cut and they then are suprised a week later when they quit it.
I like to drop food by 200 kcal then when stall increase cardio then when stall reduce kcals by 200 and rinse and repeat
I dont count cal to be honest but aiming to get as much protein as I can. I am not taking anything else at the moment, I used to do roid 15 years ago but havent touched it since
Personally on a cut
I aim for
1gram of protein per lbs of target body weight
I only count protein from primary protein sources like meat, eggs, dairy, or whey. I don’t count the protein in foods like rice, potatoes, bread, or oats because they’re incomplete protein sources and they’re mainly there for carbs, not protein.
I then target for 30-40g fats
I then adjust my carbs to fit.
I like to plan my meals around the protein source and split into 4-5 meals. So if I am say taking 185g of protein. I would plan 37.5G of protein then add carbs and fats as needed
Reta doesn’t make you burn that much more cals. Will it help yes but the biggest thing is how much you eat and if your having trouble eating under your main it doesn’t matter