I was recently on a similar journey. Went from 204lb on Jan 3 to 173 on Mar 30th. I'm 5'7"
I'm now on a slow clean bulk and up to 181. I did Hiit 2-3 x's week and 30-60 mins of cardio 2-3x's week with 60-90 mins of weights 5 x's a week.
Just some thoughts and some things that work for me...