can exercise stall your weight loss? Help please

I have increased my exercise from 3 days of cardio (60 min) to 6 days in the past week. I have stalled/ maybe gained a pound. Is this normal? How long will this last? I eat @ 750-850 cal 80-90 g protein and 40 carbs a day. Is this enough? I am sore, tired, and not losing. Did i mention sore?  

calories to 1000-1200 if you are doing 6 days, double your protein (rember if you are RNY post-op, you have about a 60% malabsorption rate/40% never gets absorbed), and get your daily water to keep your bowels moving the toxins and burned waste out of your system.  Also be sure to get your iron (multi-vitmain) and B-12 to combat fatigue as your workout level increases.  You can experiment some or get some blood work done. Too much B-12 just passes with your urine. Too much iron can mess up your liver over the long term but a shortage of weither or both can can serious fatigue.  I also take OTC magnesium at nite for leg soreness and twitching.  

I like to think of plateaus as your body adjusting to the best metabolism for your change of lifestyle.  It is trying to figure out if it is in crisis or if your are going to provide proper nutriton to support increased activity so it doesn't have to hord storage to sustain itself.  Also as your muslces tone, they weigh more but they also tighten and make you look better.  SO as you do this long term, you may not lose as much or lose as fast, but you will readjust your body proportions and you will look ravishing.  Check out some of our Exercise and fitness babes blog pages before and afters,....sizzle..........and see for yourself.

thanks so much for your response. I am just trying to figure this out. It is all very new to me. =)

if you are goign to keep up that level of exercise, you will probably need to add some carbs - nice complex ones will do just fine. 

Your muscles are recovering from this change and hold water, the weight will start dropping off again soon, do not fear!

Thank you thank you thank you! I appreciate your response. How many days a week do you exercise? do you ever rest your muscles? I am push, push, pushing myself right now. I hope I am doing the right thing. I can't afford a trainer. 

REST and RECOVERY are important parts of exercise.

I'm training for a race right now, so I run 4-5 days/week.  I stretch every day, and try and do strength training 2X week. 

If you want to do 6 days/week, definitely change up what you do so that muscle groups get a rest.  if you run/walk 6 days a week, switch two of those days to biking or weights or yoga or swimming.  I would say at this stage, it's most important for you to do workouts that you enjoy and are sustainable good healthy habits.  Don't overwork yourself or you won't be able to keep up. 

I think that is what i am doing pretty much. . .
m bike &strength train or just kickboxing 1 hr
t    jog walk 25 min
w - - - --
th zumba 1 hr
f jog walk 25 min
s zumba 1hr
sun jog walk 25 min
Maybe I will try to add some strength training on another day. I am just starting so I am tight, sore, and tired. But, like I always say, I am focused on the finish. =)
thanks again

I work out 7 days a week from 2 to 3 hours a day. sometimes even more. I do strength training 3 times a week. My calories are anywhere from 1200 to 1600 calories and my protein is between 100 to 115 gms a protein a day. Every morning I make sure I have fruit in my cereal usually a banana and couple strawberries. I also have either a protein shake before and after my workout and sometimes if I am there long time I will go eat a half of protein bar in the locker room then after I done working out as I am walking out eat the other half.

Today workout was walk/run track 13 laps (1mile) , 200 crunches, 100 push ups, power flex class, step aerobic class, walk/run track 13 laps, crunches 200, 100 push ups on ball, cross ramp machine 33 min then walk/run 13 laps. Then I was exhausted so went home. Then tonight I did the jillian 30 day shred did level 1 and 2 and try to do level 3 as well but only made it thru half of it skip thru some of the parts. so I ended up doing 75 min of the total dvd. So guess I had a great workout today. It was suppose to be my weight training day but didn't get in the weight machines but in the powerflex class we use free weights and bands and in Jillians its mix up with free weights, cardio and abs. So I got a mix of everything today. I usually do an hour on the cross ramp but was happy to get thru the 33 min. I did the power flex and step class right after each other as well. The both were an hour long and step last extra 15 min for ab workout lol Guess that is why I was so tired.

Tomorrow is my surgery anniversary I am down 177 lbs and feel great.

happy surgi-versary! You have done really great. I guess my issue is that I have never been either thin or fit. I don't LOVE exercise, but feel great when I am done. I really don't want to blow my opportunity to capitalize on the surgery. Not to mention that I am still making payments on this sucker. Honestly, I just want to be healthy and the bottom line is that exercise will make me healthier. I am inspired by your journey! thanks for the tips and sharing your routine with me. =)

Any suggestions for the carbs? I have the same problem. I'm exercising like mad and still not losing much weight- last month 2 1/2 pounds, the month before that 4 pounds. I do know that I need more protein. I eat around 800-1000 cal. Thanks Julie