New to the group :)

I had my VSG on April 9th, 2014 and I'm down 43lbs so far. Yay me! But I'm definitely concerned about losing my focus as time goes by, so I thought perhaps joining a group would help boost my motivation.  Does anyone have any tips for how to handle all the summer cookouts and parties? So far I've been surviving by bringing my own food, but it seems everything there is either grilled to the point of being way too dry to handle, carb loaded, or sugary.  I don't want to be a party pooper, but I don't even really want to be AROUND that stuff. 

Congrats! My surgery is going to be first week of August. Do you have any tips for me?