Mith,

There is a mountain of evidence out there that says cutting calories beyond a reasonable level inhibits weight loss, especially in conjunction with a substantial increase in exercise. Just this week a study was released about how a small control group was fed 500 calories a day for a month and their hormone levels were measured before and after. After the severely restricted diet, the hormones that control appetite, were severely out of whack (as in they didnt get the signal they were full)

I think I read this on runnersworld online...will see if I can find it.

I can also tell you from personal experience, that cutting carbs and trying to do extended endurance events, dont mix.

I think if you are gaining weight after two months, I would agree something is off, I would think in that period it should be dropping.

I can also tell you from personal experience I have seen 10 lb swings in my weight in two weeks. So if you total weight loss to date has been low, then seeing it jump right back up in not uncommon.

I would take a very serious look at EVERY SINGLE THING YOU ARE EATING. There are tons of good food loggers on the internet. DO that for two weeks, then you ought to be able to draw some intelligent conclusions.

We all know exercise increases calorie usage in our bodies, and if we are limiting (within reasonable guidelines) our calorie intake, we will lose weight over time.

I have lost 30 lbs or 12% of my body weight but it has taken me since thanksgiving. I have had a solid month where my weight didnt go down, but then for no reason dropped 5 lbs. I have been discourage each week it actually went up, but I kept at it. I actually plot mine over time and being able to see the overall trend still going down has helped me a lot. In other words I have stopped worrying about one week of weight gain, but if that trend line bottoms and starts back up...well then I am getting worried.