msjeep-- Good luck! I hope we can accomplish something. Are you doing the metabolism reset where you are going to up your calories to 2800 (your TDEE)?

And all of you should go over to the EM2WL website forum for additional support.

http://forums.eatmore2weighless.com/

Comfortable with your weight again - or your body again?

Notice how you use weight many times in places where it really doesn't make sense, where you really do mean body.

And you haven't ruined your metabolism, well, unless the bad undereating gave you thyroid problems, then yes.

Otherwise - your body is just doing what it needs to do - and there is recovery from the suppression. It'll adapt down, it'll adapt back up. Your genetics and amount of lost muscle mass just indicates how easy it adapts.
Of course you don't magically gain muscle mass back by overeating, but you can gain the normal daily burn back for the reduced muscle mass.

Notice this study that shows how much daily suppression some caused, some didn't - and how much recovery they had merely eating at suppressed maintenance. Took months, but still, possible.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/heybales/view/reduced-metabolism-tdee-beyond-expected-from-weight-loss-616251

And not a failure - because you are attempting to do something about it.
Doing something smart is better than just doing something you hope will be useful. That's usually good for short-term only, if even that.

msjeep...the same thing happened to me when I upped my calories. I went from never being hungry ever..like id skip meals and eat once a day and wasn't hungry even then to being so starving I couldn't wait to come home and eat. I eat almost every 3 hours or so now,at least a snack if not a meal. I think It is the metabolism running better, And for all of you hang in there it does work! I swear nothing I did could make me lose weight. I was eating less than 1000 calories a day a lot of days, some 1300 or so. and some even none. I was going entire days not eating and yet I wasn't losing weight or when I did lose weight I would just gain it right back when I ate normally as my body wanted to hold on to everything I ate. It will take time to fix our metabolisms but I know how many positive changes Ive seen in such a short time! My hair is better, my skin, my period restarted a little, I can exercise better and Im stronger! I know I would love to be able to eat normally and not stress about if im gaining weight, I just want to be healthy and happy as Im sure you all do too, and the only way that makes sense to do it is EM2WL. Good luck to all of you in your journeys

Don't mind the bad pics ive been taking them after I work out once a week so I could see the difference. These are about 1 month apart after I INCREASED my calories by 800 or more. Its only a 5 to 6 pound "Scale" loss during this time, but as you can tell from my decreasing belly it looks like a lot more than that as I am probably toning up a lot at the same time as I now eat enough to gain some strength etc. My fitbit steps also went from like 6000 a day to over 15000 a day some days hitting 20,000 all because my daily movements were slowed down due to a lack of food! I have no doubts the rest of my weight will come off in time as long as I continue to properly fuel my body! Anyways I hate posting pics of myself online but I thought you all needed some motivation! I hope this helps

Leanne - excellent progress indeed. You even look taller! (the picture frame).

I know right..a big difference for just a few pounds and Ill post some to the EM2WL website when I get a chance, I am still a work in progress though, although I think Im gonna throw my scale out the window :P once again no loss in a few days but im down another inch around my waist. So whatever ill just stop weighing myself (especially everyday, maybe once a month just to track but try not to care about what it says?). Might be a good idea for you ladies too!

I'm very new to this, as Heybales can at-test. I am a typical "Oh I've gained, better cut calories, didn't lose, increase calories, nothing or a slight gain, cut calories again, and repeat--I was in a vicious cycle for over a year and half. So I'm not exactly where your at as to having to do a reset, however I'm just coming off of a mini exercise / diet break.

In October of this year, I purchased a new work out video and with that, I made a promise to myself to try to follow this for one month without increasing/decreasing my numbers and let it be and figure it out from there. What I had a hard time coming to grips with is TRUSTING THE PROCESS! Accepting and believing it will work, believing what my actual TDEE was. Getting my head wrapped around it ALL. The other day, my weight jumped up 2lbs! Did I panic--you bet I did. My first instinct was to cut calories! But this time I didn't. I got some great advise and was assured things would move in the right direction if I gave it T-I-M-E. Time is what i needed, the next day, my weight was down, and as I continued my journey the rest of the week, the scale continued to move downward. My slight increase was water weight and that's all it was. Fluctuations. It happens.

I had to trust in the process.

Trusting the process has made my body stronger, my hair thicker, my nails aren't breaking--actually feeling healthy and good for the first time in a long time.

Tell youself-give yourself one month to dedicate to trusting it and not changing anything (calori intake and dropping cals or whatever) and see what comes of it. If it helps, record you daily calories and weight and measurements, on a spreadsheet so you can notice trends.

I'm no means any expert, but I am slowly learning to trust this process through trial and error and you've been given a LOT of GREAT advise from people here.

best of luck to you on your journey!