Lifting while cutting..optimum fat loss?

[golfstar22]

My TDEE is around 2,500 calories a day and I'm currently eating around 2,000. I haven't lifted in over 6 months and just getting back into it. My question is, will lifting end up making any difference to the amount of muscle I have now or will it just ensure that my weight loss will mostly be fat? I'm 5'10", 195lbs, and 24 years old, btw. I have always been muscular without really lifting, though unhealthy eating habits and drinking have made me gain 35 lbs over the last 4 years.

[abridgel]

you won't gain any muscle really - it will just allow you to maintain as much muscle as possible depending on how hard you lift.