weight gain

Hi to all, I need advice, I had surgery 14yrs ago and have had no problem keeping the weight off,in fact I lost to much weight a couple aof times but gained back to my ideal weight,Sovhere is my problems ,I had my Galblader out last march 2013 and it was a tuff one I lost down to92 lbs,with in 6months I had gained my ldeal weight back and am still gaining, I don't eat more then 500 caleries a day ,I drinks 6-8 glasses of water a day,my question is why am I now gaining weight and how can I get back to where I want to be. Maybe I should fill you in on my profile,I am female 65 yrs young 5ft.3" my before weight was297# my ideal weight is 130.anyhelp is appreciated

Hi misslinda,

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You don't say which surgery you had and that might make a difference.

if you are eating under 500 calories a day and gaining weight, there has to be another cause, it is simply not possilble for that to happen without a contributing factor. Your resting body metabolic rate (the calories you use simply by being alive) is much higher than that.

You need to discuss this with a doctor and/or a nutritionist. 

How are you getting the 500 calorie a day figure?  Are you using "my fitness pal"?  If you're not actually logging, then I would humbly suggest you start there.  Log everything and anything that crosses your lips for two weeks.  It's a fact that people underestimate their calories even when logging. Perhaps you're eating more than you realize.  If not, you need to see your dr.  There's something metabolically wrong. 

Ditto from those above. You will not gain weight on 500 calories a day. You are eating much more than you think you are.

I agree with Grim... You are likely eating more than you think you are.  Are you measuring your portions out?  If you are looking at your portion sizes and "guessing" at the actually amount you need to stop.  You should take a week and actually MEASURE your food and then calculate the calories.  Those of us who have suffered from obesity have a skewed view of what a proper portion looks like.  If we knew how to eat the proper portion... we would not have needed to have surgery.