I'll be bulking mostly till March, and then I'll be doing my cycle diet again to cut for summer, I don't like the gut look in a swimsuit and I'm not out to look massive, just muscle bound and cut, which is what the girls like.
What I do is go somewhat below 10 calories per pound of lean muscle for 3 days, (maybe 7 calories per pound) then just before starvation mode kicks in I go up to 18 calories per pound for 2 days. I may lose a little muscle but it burns a ton of fat, I'll also do a lot more cardio during this time.
Its the only thing that helped me lose 4 inches of lard off my waste over the this past summer. I'm hoping that if I bulk up and gain more muscle it will be a little easier than that 4 inches.