Questions about IF and how effective it is at keeping fat in check.

Male 17 153 lbs here. I’ve been doing IF for about 4 months now and recently went on April break. I realized during break that when I have structure to base my fast around, it works very well because I’m occupied with school. But without structure, like April break and soon enough summer vacation, I feel as though it won’t be sustainable because the structure from my life will be pretty much gone. I can handle not eating when with my friends and they order/go out for food in order to stay in check with my calories, but in terms of actually fasting I’m not sure if it’s worth it because I’d like to be able to eat when I want during the summer. So to get to the point, is IF really that effective in keeping fat down? And if I should keep doing it, how should I adjust to the loss of structure?

Edit: forgot to mention I’m 5’6” and have been lifting for around 2.5 years. Also that I’d like to stay around my current weight as I wrestle and would like to wrestle at the 152 lb weight class.