When I began my cutting phase I was at 216 pounds. End I was 199.
My diet while cutting was basically, 4 caffeine tabs a day (roughly 800 mg to keep my metabolism strong), ten scoops of protein powder (200 g) to keep my muscle, and cardio three times a week in addition to my regular weightlifting schedule, which is twice a week of upper body and then lower body. And I never never exceeded 2500 calories a day. which sucks if you're a coke lover.