You did not fail the diet. The hunger came back louder.
After a hard diet, hunger hormones can stay high for a year, which people often call failure.
After a hard diet, hunger hormones can stay high for a year, which people often call failure.
Fast drops on a crash diet often come from water and stored carbohydrate, so the scale can climb again when food returns.
Crash diets can drop the scale for a few weeks, then hunger and a slower burn help the weight return.