hi,
firstly, WELL DONE! u r at a place that i am still dreaming of, but very much on my way

All what u have said is all things that i have thought about as its going to be a whole new way of life, which is what your friends will find hard to grasp. Also, they will see their friend who has lost an awful lot of weight in a very short space of time. what they wont see is that its controlled by u as well as your LLC and they will think all sorts. some will be jealous, some envious, especially if they have had weight issues in the past or current. This is YOUR moment!! u have worked hard to get into your size 14 clothes, no one should spoil that for u, the issues r with them, not with u cos u dealt with yours. im only part of the way through my programme and already i can see ppl being different with me, i know some of its out of concern but some is out of them not knowing what to make of the up and coming new me. but they will have to deal with that, which im sure they will in time. after all, its going to be like a new person to them all over again! enjoy what u have achieved, uv worked very hard, gone through ups and downs as well as gone with out to get to where u r, u should be very proud of yourself cos u r amaizin!!!!
as for forgetting how to chew, im sure ul be fine, ul get to start all over again, enjoying new flavours and so on, it will be fun im sure. your bound to worry about food to start with, its normal, if u didnt worry id be concerned! it shows that uv put thought into how u will now manage your new way of life, so thats good
i wish u all the best, id love to know how u get on, im sure ul be just fine

and again.....a big well done! hope iv helped, sarah lou xx