Hello! So I've finally decided to join a forum as I have spent a lot of time browsing other threads of similar topic...but none have really given me answers. (Yes I am aware there is a female section but it seems quite dead)

I'm not lean, nor am I obese. I hold fat around stubborn female areas (lower abdominal/thighs/glutes)

I do weights 5 x week + 20 minutes of HIIT 1 x week (sprints on treadmill or x-trainer)

I started my reverse diet about 2 weeks ago, starting from 1700 calories.

(My maintenance is around 2000, I am looking to increase calories by 50 every week)

I'm going to be taking my first dose of 10mg (split in half) tomorrow.

Now the question is, should I take advantage of the var and use it to pack on as much mass possible (Continue my reverse diet)

OR

Is it possible to make decent gains on var while at 1700 calories?

Thanks in advance