Well, I don't believe in cutting and bulking at all (I do both at the same time and just adjust cardio/diet if I want to strip off some bodyfat - which is rare because I take all steps to keep myself lean at all times) - like you said, a carb and fat cutoff a few hours before bed, in this window you can eat green veggies and dairy with your protein sources. For example my carb cutoff window includes two meals, for the first tends to be a lean protein source (chicken/tuna) with a huge salad or vegetables, with a big protein drink for the prebed meal (mixed with some milk).
Then, a brisk walk for 45-60 minutes in the morning on two cups of green tea (metabolism booster), and 5-10g of glutamine or BCAAs (if I can afford them, I find that glutamine works just as well).
I'll do this cardio on every day except leg training day (5-6 times a week for me), and occasionally take a shorter walk in the evening but that's more recreational.
Take some more glutamine pwo, and 30 minutes later have either a pro/fat meal (prolongs fat burning) or pro/carb (don't overload the carbs here) meal, then eat exactly as you normally would until your carb cutoff. Basically the only thing that a 'bodyfat stripping' (I refuse to call it cutting) would be different in that the rest of the time (when I'm permanently trying to grow, or 'bulking') is the increased cardio; cardio is intended to burn the fat, not a reduced calorie diet.
I don't believe in cardio beastings (your workouts will suffer and you may lose leg size) or a protein-only meal (i.e. solid food) / protein drink before cardio because likely as not it'll be oxidised as fuel anyway.
I also believe that dropping your body down to 1g of protein per lb bodyweight will do more harm than good, depending on your metabolism, current muscle mass, etc etc. It's the best way to lose muscle - you didn't BUILD muscle on 1g per lb, how do you expect to keep it on 1g per lb?
