dont want to slow metabolism that way because it will promote fat gain and less lean mass gain

Honestly...eat about 60/40 carbs to protein without neglecting your essential fats. Make sure to stay with brown rice/yams/oatmeal and other high GI carbs so they digest slower and dont cause insulin spikes (promoting fat storage) and then stick to chicken/fish/egg whites/random servings of beef/pork along with whey shakes immediately after working out and before you go to bed (prevents going into a catabolic state overnight since you are not eating) and might even try drinking one in the morning w/ breakfast

Cut back on your cardio and try to limit it to 30min a session so you are not burning all the calories your body needs to build lean muscle tissue, but are still providing your body with a fat-burning metabolic boost

any other questions just shoot me a pm and i can explain stuff a little better, and btw i've got a bachelor's of exercise and health science, certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, and am starting my master's of applied exercise and health science in the fall...just so u know that i'm not just pulling this stuff out of my ass