Hi,
Sorry its been so long, just catching up on your diary and things seem to be going really well for you. I am so pleased, you are such an inspiration to me. Its really nice when you measure yourself and you have lost inches, I think its a really good way to measure progress because you can actually see that you are getting smaller. Well done on your little dinner/friend outing, I completely understand how you feel about being anxious around new people and making new friends. I am the same, I am very outgoing with people I know well but put me in a room with some new people and I hide in the corner, can't seem to think of anything to say to them.
Just want to say a SUPER WELL DONE for all the exercise you have been doing, its amazing and you are a total inspiration. Keep it up!