Any long term post ops find themselves starving to lose weight?

Hi everyone. I am going to 4 years post op in July, and although very happy with my weight loss of almost 200 lbs, I never really did reach my goal, and I would like to drop about 30 more lbs. The odd thing is that in order for me to do this, I am practically starving myself, because if I don't, I don't budge and will gain. If I eat let's say more than 400 to 500 calories a day, I gain weight, like 10 to 15 lbs in a few days, back and forth. I exercise, and don't eat bread, or carbs, take my vitamins and read labels all the time looking for hidden sugar. I had the surgery for the obvious reasons, but to think that I have to starve myself to lose was not what I bargained for. My family thinks it is ridiculous that I have to do this, but they too see the same problem, I gain weight with normal food (1000 good calories a day) consumption. I find myself existing on protein shakes or facing 10 to 15 lbs and maybe more if I kept eating "normally". I've had my pouch checked and I am in tact, but I think it's because my metabolism is so screwed up from all the stupid diets I did prior to the surgery. I guess I am just looking to see if anyone else suffers from this. This has been going on for some time, because before I used the Atkins diet to lose most of my weight, now I can't even do that. And for anyone attempting to be negative, yes, I exercise, yes I get my protein, water, etc, no sugar, no carbs, I mean I am doing it all RIGHT. AHHHH!!! lol. Thanks for any replies.

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