So i'm 6 months out from surgery and finally getting off my butt and exercising. My weight loss for the last 2 or 3 months has been super slow. This last month i've completely stalled, i've even gained 2lbs in the last 8 days.

2 weeks ago i started cardio, mainly on the elliptical doing 45-55 minutes at a time 5 days a week. I'm super depressed that I actually start doing good and working out and then see the scale move in the opposite direction!

Has anyone else had this happen right after they start exercising?

My doctor told me that if I eat 1200 calories and burn 400 that is great because with food and exercise I need to have a minimum of 800 calories a day. Has anyone else heard this? The other day after diet and exercise I only had a net calorie of 191. I have upped it to 700 net after exercising. Any info would be helpful please thank you