i think we all did what the OP did on our first real cut
i remember years ago when i really dieted for the first time
read alot on the internet, came to the conclusion that a keto diet would work best, added some ECA for appetite suppression, but continued to hit the gym 5 days a week for like 2 hours straight (back in the day, lol)
all that on 1500 kcals a day MAX
ate like 3-4 times a day, a normal meal was like a can of tuna with some mayonaise
after 3 days i felt like death
i remember one time i nearly passed out during squats
was a walking zombie 24/7, only thing that kept me alive was the ephedrine
i dunno how long i kept doing that but i think after 3 or 4 weeks i had enough lol
nowadays i just hit tren+t3+sibutramine, try to keep calories as low as possible (which usually pans out to 2000-25000 a day), do some cardio here and there and when i cant stand it anymore and break down ill just have a huge cheat day (maybe every 10 days) where i eat as much as i want/can
the 2-3 days after that i usually drop calories especially low and go zero carbs and by day 3 im pretty much always at a lower weight again.
id probably cut twice as fast without the cheat days but i stay below 12% anyways so i have no pressure to cut fast
it still works this way and my mind just needs a break (=icecream and chocolate) every now and then