This may sound silly, but it just occurred to me. Maybe you're not getting enough calories in that meal plan....that would make your body go into "storage" mode with whatever you do get.

I actually eat more and also more frequently now than I did before I started this. I'm counting carbs and it was recommended that I have 3 meals a day with 45-60g of carbs plus 2 snacks that are around 15g of carbs. I work an odd schedule so I have to work around that but I was told to eat about every 3-4 hours to keep blood sugar levels steady, too.