For the record I've got an organically grown Excel sheet .. probably horrific but it does exactly what you describe, viz. calculate maintenance. Really funky stuff happening when I resumed lifting after having been ill for a while .. mtn going sky-high towards 2700kcal. Alas, I got fat realllly quickly once it dropped when I got accustomed to lifting again.
The drop in metabolism happening when you get used to a program, is a good reason for changing up your program frequently if you're more interested in maintaining a high metabolism than in gaining strength. For the latter 'greasing the groove' overrides changing things up constantly.
BTW, from people using a device called BodyBugg the appalling realization was that household chores & gardening , snow shovelling etc. burns a lot more calories than lifting.. some people even decided to give up on HIIT as it made them too burnt out/lethargic for the remainder of the day and effectively decreasing metabolism.
Now.. off to check your sheets!
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