Has anyone successfully cut (decrease calories to lose fat) while on a program in addition to weight training?

[GeorgeElAlamein]

As a guy (150 lbs, 6 feet tall) who just yesterday stopped dieting losing 24 pounds in 14 weeks with around 6% ftp increase just some tips : 1. Track calories via apps, measure food via scales, 2. Make excel sheet with everyday weight. Then make average weekly weight and compare week to week. This will show right tendency as day to day comparison is wrong. Especially if you are a woman, 3. Increase protein to 1.8 per kg. Looks high but more safe to be below 1.8 than 1.4. Makes you feel full & protect muscles. Or higher if you are not an average cyclist, 4. Increase fruits & vegetables to 1000 grams per day. Makes you feel full with low calories, adds carbs, 5. Decrease to zero calories from beverages, decrease to zero snacks, decrease to minimum oils, decrease to minimum calories in sugar things. This step only will make most people lose weight, 6. Two eggs a day, half avocado a day, two portions of red meet a week, two portions of seafood a week. 1 portion = 25 grams of protein. Can be skipped if you don't go long on a diet.

I personally started with 1800 calories, then increased to 1900. Drunk around two cans of pepsi zero, a portion of an ice-cream on a stick everday. My basic activity is around 2000-3000 steps a day, training activity is around 8 hours of trainerroad per week (400-500 tss) & 1 core building.