Confusion about injury recovery and fasting

Hello!

I've been doing 'omad' for six years or so now, five consecutive days per week.

I've been under the impression that when the body is not preoccupied with digesting food, it instead focuses on repair and maintenance and such things.

But then I read that cortisol levels (that typically increase during a fast if I'm not mistaken) impede anabolic processes in general, but specifically the production and strength of tendons.

What am I missing? Seems like a contradiction to me!