So, I've been around here for a long time. I lost 47 pounds and then gained back ten. I restarted my weight-loss regime (exercise and 1200-1400 calorie intake) last week and immediately dropped 3.5 pounds--Awesome! Except, that Friday night I woke up with the shakes and had to eat something. Ever since then I have been absolutely starving all the time---I tried to stave off the hunger on Saturday, eating more often but about the same calories. Sunday, I just gave in and ate whatever I wanted to eat, pretty much the whole day. My thoughts were that my body was somehow thinking that it was starving so I should just feed it to turn off that starving signal in my body. Didn't work. Still hungry all the time, to the point of feeling sick because I'm so hungry.
What is going on?
My DH said that I sent my body into starvation mode--but how, I'm eating! This has never happened before. My scale has gained back all three pounds I lost last week, so essentially I did a week's worth of work for nothing. I'm frustrated--and hungry. (I have been drinking enough water).
Please help. Thanks.