Mel, you are doing very well with all that weight loss and being so strict on your diet is just simply doing a fantastic job, well done ,
I use to find it very hard going out restaurants with friends, i try to keep away from anything white [ which i love ] but trying to keep my sugars down and keeping my weight down can be very hard at those times, especially when others say " why don't you have some chips [fries in US] or white bread/rolls, drink beer or other stuff, it won't kill you " you know the drill, i used to try to explain the reasons but give up now because they just don't get it or don't want to understand,, no matter how much you try, so i just laugh these days and tell them i don't eat/drink that rubbish, i like to only eat healthy stuff and it shuts them up straight away.
keep up the good work,
Brian