Could I have messed up my metabolism with past diets?

I am a little over 6.5 months out of RNY lap surgery. I have lost about 106 LBS. I know this sounds like a lot of weight; however, I had two months during this time frame where I have either gained a small amount or stayed the same. I have been exercising since May. In the last 1.5 months, I have started weight training and I perform cardio also. I probably burn around 500 calories when I do both at the same workout. Last week I could only do the cardio, and I burn 350 during this time. For the several weeks, I have only lost about 2LBS a week. I could probably lose this amount on a conventional diet. Here is the question; I look at the before and after people on this website, and I really feel like I should have lost more weight by now. I started at 362. I am fearing that I will not even get close to my goal weight. My time is ticking away, and I am not sure what to do about it. I see people at my support group who have lost tons more than me, in the same amount of time, or they had less weight to lose. I have wore out nearly every diet known to man before WLS. Could I have simply ruined my metabolism before I ever got started. I am considering keeping a food journal. Thanks to you all for reading this and hopefully, responding.

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