Changing your diet according to a box of supplements is not the way to go my man
Take a look at this to calculated your daily caloric needs so you can start off the right way
It also has a spreadsheet on the bottom if your to lazy to read the whole thing
http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/How_Many_Calories_Do_You_Need%3a_Calorie_Calculators_-_Includes_Quick_Spreadsheet_Too!/m_45013/tm.htm If you new to lifting even for a cut a good basic compound routine would be sufficient enough
Remember when you are cutting your putting your body in a calorie deficient state so your muscle gains and strength gains would not be as great as when bulking
IMO 4x12 is a little high
What exercises are your doing ?
Most importantly your not working legs,back,shoulders, etc you need to work the body as whole
Also if you think doing ab exercises will lose the fat on the stomach no my friend there is no such thing as spot reduction those exercises will only strengthen the abs not lose the fat around, doing five hundred of them is almost a waste
You can only dictate how much you should be lifting everyone is different
Once again with hard work and dedication only time will tell your results
Forget the supplements for right now focus on listing your diet and cleaning it up if its not already
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