Have you made yourself metabolically resistant? Possibly. More likely, you've lowered your metabolism by restricting calories and going for long periods without eating. Eating smaller, more frequent meals (and not skipping breakfast!) will help with that.
If you are insulin resistant, keeping your carbs down should help with that.
How long will it take for your body to recover from being so stressed? That's difficult to predict since everyone's body is different. One thing I know for sure, though, is that if you start treating your body better it will certainly thank you for it in the long run.
Sorry to hear that you've been having such a rough time of it and are so frustrated. You're going to need some patience now to work through wha is going on with your body, so make an effort to give what you're doing an honest shot (at least several weeks) before jumping to another plan.
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I guess I did make it sound like I eat candy and pork skins all the time but I generally have a fairly "normal" dinner - either tuna and vegies, chicken and vegies or some type of grilled meat and sala
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Dinner sounds great, but you need to make an effort to eat more like that at the other two meals as well, add some healthy fats and possibly break those other two meals up into 3 or 4 smaller ones. I know it's hard, but you really need to get past the fear of fat. Healthy fats (not hydrogenated or transfats) like butter, mayonnaise and olive oil are good for us on low carb. They provide your body with energy and essential fatty acids. They help the body absorb vitamins and minerals and they keep our skin and hair from being dry and brittle.
See if you can get those two books by Dr. Schwarzbein from the library (it's too hot to do anything outside right now, so you might as well stay in and do some reading
). I think they (especially the second one) may address a lot of your issues.