HCG does not slow down your metabolism if done correctly. In fact, it increases it. Most people find that they can eat more calories without gaining after HCG than they could before. So either something went wrong in your process, or there is an underlying issue you haven't discovered yet.
The first thing I notice in your account is that you weren't eating enough in P2. The HCG diet allows 500 calories a day, split in to 2 or more meals. And while you can eliminate a menu item here and there because you feel too full to eat it at that meal, it works best when you eat close to the 500 calorie limit.
In P3, one of the biggest mistakes people make is not eating enough. There are a lot of voices urging slowly ramping up calories in P3 and even continuing the P2 diet "plus a little extra". Neither of these are a part of the protocol. And following those ideas can mess you up after P3 is over, even if the P3 has seemed to be successful.
Your report about halving your calories in P2 makes me wonder if you restricted calories somehow in P3.
Keto is not a good long term plan for women, as we need healthy carbs to feed our thyroid and keep hormonal balance. Your experience with it is pretty normal in that it works for a while and then you stop losing no matter how perfectly you do it. Men seem to be able to handle it long-term better than women.
There are three different maintenance plans that keep your metabolism burning while allowing you to eat a normal amount. I've outlined them in this blog post: https://hcgdietinfo.com/hcgdietforum...ategies-21546/ You may find that one of them will work for you once you are in P4 territory again.
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