Originally Posted by
Lehsyrus
You don't want to lose the muscle you've built. I've been on a slow clean bulk so I don't add the extra fat, because I hate cutting.
You're going to want to put yourself at a caloric deficient. So basically cut out 500 calories out of your maintenance amount. For example, I am 6'4" tall, 195 pounds, with 18% body fat. My caloric maintenance is about 2400 calories a day. If I want to lose weight (such as fat), I would only eat 1900 calories a day.
Then with your cardio, be sure to do your standard 30 minute treadmill (or whatever you enjoy), but also continue to lift. Lift heavy for two days a week, then do light weights with many reps the other days to keep the muscle and to assist toning it while you strip the fat. This will assist you in keeping the muscle you have already built.
Make sure to eat at LEAST 1 gram of protein per pound of body fat, to resist losing any muscle you may lose while cutting the weight. Eat at a 3:2:2 ratio, where the first 3 is protein, the 2 is fats (healthy fats from olive oil, nuts, etc), and the 1 is carbohydrates.
Choose one day a week where you lift healthy where you double the amount of carbs you take in. This will give your metabolism a boost and continue to keep it running strong while you cut the carbs for the rest of the week. You don't want your metabolism to slow down.