Thread: Losing fat while at caloric deficit and lifting

I've worked out in the past but stopped going 2 years ago until recently. About two months ago I started lifting again because I noticed I had accumulated a lot of fat over the years. I started with a decent upper/lower split workout plan going 4-5 days a week. I do light amounts of cardio 2-3 days a week from just walking at work. I am 6'0, 24 y/o and weighing around 193 lbs eating about 153g of protein daily. I only drink water, eat fruits, pasta, eggs, etc. mostly with little to no sugar intake daily.

I used an online calorie calculator specifying my maintenance calories would be around 2750 cal and I've cut back to around 2250cal a day. I haven't moved in terms of weight which was expected because I am developing muscle. But I wanted insight to if zig-zag dieting would be a better way to cut fat or should I maintain eating at a 500cal deficit to achieve fat loss? It's difficult for me to tell if I've been losing any fat, especially since its been 2 months but since I'm early in the process I wanted to move in the right direction.

Example of zig-zag diet:

SUN - 2092
MON - 2350
TUES - 2450
WED - 2300
THURS - 2200
FRI - 1920
SAT - 1750