I feel like I have been doing so well since I started this in March. Although I have set and reset goals several times (I wanted to weigh 135 by June 1st-
ha!), I have still made progress. Sometimes it would be about a pound a week and sometimes nothing for weeks and then a 3 lbs loss.
My issue is I feel that I have reached a stale mate in my progress. I recently completed a race that was fairly physically demanding which resulted in me feeling overwhelmingly hungry for days afterwards. I tried to plan ahead by packing Kashi and ww bread and PB to eat at camp (no heat or fridge). When I got home, my weight was almost 4 lbs greater than when I left (could this be muscle/water retention?). This was not regular hungry, it was unbearable. All I could think about was eating.
My questions are these: how can I get back on track and get rid of this nagging hunger and what actions can I take to better prepare myself for races in the future (I have one the first week of June which will be
twice as long). It seems crazy but, again, typical of my stupid body that great physical exertion could potentially work against me because it is so hard to go back to 12-1500 calories a day afterwards.
Sorry for the novel. I really want to keep making process and I feel that I have lost steam and grinded to a slow halt.