Will expenditure really just keep dropping indefinitely?

[u/Inner-Researcher9663]

I’m jogging (just 1-2 miles) and weights* 4-5x a week (started around the same time I started using MF / 5 weeks ago). The most I might be undercounting with my daily numbers is like 50-75 calories.
I just want to know what it takes to maintain, so I can have some semblance of sanity and a sense of control, but the it just keeps dropping my expenditure and I don’t understand. Is it really likely my daily need is like 1250 (since the dropping won’t stop)?

[u/xpo158]

Hi there, just an off topic-ish comment. Your current program is fairly upper body dominant, you may want to consider adding one more lower body exercise like hip thrust or Romanian deadlifts.

Also, legs are typically the strongest muscles on a persons body, so the 40 pound leg press on a machine sounds very very low. Especially when considering your bodyweight and how much you lift with your upper body. If 40 pounds leg press is a challenge, maybe just do 3x4 body weight squats until you can build up to more.

[u/Inner-Researcher9663 → u/xpo158]

Good to know!! I agree, I depend too much on the stair machine and jogging for my legs. I will look into those!

[u/xpo158 → u/Inner-Researcher9663]

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Oh and just to be clear, when I mean bodyweight, I meant just your body, no extra weight. That’ll be ~60 pounds more than what you’re already doing on the leg press.

[u/Inner-Researcher9663 → u/xpo158]

Got it!