don't worry about calories in and calories out. just eat clean and spread your meals out. that is why intermittent fasting works, has nothing to do with calories
a cup of almonds is more calories than a slice of pizza. so does that mean you should eat the pizza instead? of course not
if you continue to view your diet in terms of counting macros only, you will fail. that is why 95% of weight watchers customers end up going no where