Keeping calories "high", and protein down?

[stumblean]

I am 29, 5 foot 10, 185 pounds, been on the keto diet for about 2 months, resuming/re-starting in the New Year. Started weight training/training in general just a bit before keto 6 days a week, and also on intermittent fasting (20 hours off 4 hours on, sometimes 22/2, and if switching around things for weekend extended fasts of 30 hours).

I've so far had no issues keeping my carbs around the 20g mark or lower, up until now I've also been keeping calories fairly low considering I want to build muscle. Average around 1800-2000 calories, at the most 2500, but I'm going to accept that the 3,000 calories I initially thought was way too much, may be what I need to get further results in bulking up some lean muscle (though so far everything has been effective). I also use whey protein which I could restrict but it's also the source of my BCAA's and I just like using whey shakes as well, but the protein brings me way over.

I've been eating steak, fish, eggs, cheese, chicken, leafy greens, butternut squash, getting up the calories would be fine, but when I get to around the 2,000-2,500 mark I find the protein is going through the roof, closer to a gram per pound of body weight or more. To be honest I just gave up trying to even worry about protein recently, planning on trying again in the New Year.

Sorry for the ramble.

Advice?

[cmurray]

Are you seeing progress? If you are seeing what you want, keep your protein where it is at. I typically lower protein and add fat if I am not seeing the progress I want.

[stumblean]

Yes I definitely am, weights gone down a little but I was fine with my basic size and weight, but my body fat is down 9% to 23 in under 3 months.

But the thing is, and my reason for rambling before, I'm practically starting fresh, training a lot often with high intensity, and also doing intermittent fasting, any one of these things would show progress in most people, so I don't know if I'm getting enough progress.

So thanks but I'd really just rather know some suggestions of how I can get the calories up but keep protein at around 120g a day.