Advice below is on the money bro,good planning and hard work will give the results you are looking for.

Make best friends with your kitchen and hit the gym hard,plenty of cardio like Hollywood says, no need for aas just to cut back a little,commit to the diet and workouts results WILL follow.
The self esteem doing it this way will be far greater and also build knowledge for further improvements.

age? stats? cycle history?

Dialing in your diet and hitting cardio is a good start bro