And bro, if u arent competing there is really no reason to suffer for just the sake of getting lean.
I would do it the most conservative way possible. Taylor actually made a good point. If u want to have ur carbs, what I would do is. Lower them, 400 grams of carbs per day is a lot. But dont drop them too much, just drop them 100 grams down to 300 per day. This little bit will be a shock to ur body. And place them all around ur workout and for breakfast. And the other meals u have during the day just have protein and veggies. And since u only eat four meals per day, that might just be ur last meal or last two meals. Oh yea, and cut out all sugar and processed foods. This alone will cut some fat off ur body
This isnt what i would do for a contest. But just for a regular guy trying to lose weight, just time ur carbs around ur workout and have em for breakfast and lower em just a bit. Then, once ur fat loss slows, lower them a bit more.
Then when u get lean and stay there for awhile, start upping ur carbs again and see how many carbs u can eat without putting on fat, and stay there.
Just try stuff and see what works.
Hope that helps
Glen