LadyT I think 1kg a week is roughly doable, even if reasonably optimistic. That is about what I am aiming for too. Mind you I think I am thinking of those crash diets I used to do as a teenager, where somehow you seemed to be able to lose about half a stone a week or something! Ah, to be young again, and worried about being 9 stone 5.
I have a wedding to go to at the beginning of May and that would mean I would be back to my normal weight if I lose 1kg per week. So if I lose a bit less hopefully I will be almost normal, and will be able to wear a nice dress that I have earmarked for it, that is currently in the loft with all my other pre-preg clothes.
So I went and changed the size 14 jeans for size 16!! Eek. They look really good though. And my mum said she can't wear a size 14 in M&S jeans either, and she is usually a size bigger than me, so that made me feel ok about the size 16 horror! They are not the 12 quid ones though, those don't come in short, so didn't try them on. I think they were 16 quid 50 so still pretty el cheapo.
Sybil I am with you on the dieting techniques. I am seriously cutting down when on my own, and in the evenings sometimes we are having slimming style food, but also having nice stuff just in smaller portions. I have also cut out almost anything sweet and am keeping a food diary. And when I eat out I just choose something slimmingish, fortunately not eating out that much in the evening, and in the day can usually get away with a sarnie or some soup. However, I am still hoping to lose 1kg a week . Optimist, me?! I also have a problem in that I am used to eating loads as I used to have time to do loads of exercise (used to cycle about 100-200 miles a week, and could eat almost what I liked). Now I don't have that time, so have to eat less. Sigh.
I think I am also going to have a good sort of my wardrobe and find things that suit me, that I can still wear. And put other stuff in the loft.
AND when I hit my target weight, I am going on a shopping spree to find lots of nice new clothes!
This week I expect to lose less as we are going to MILs for an "alternative Christmas" (as I was otherwise engaged on Xmas day ). Hmm...I expect I will have to stuff myself full of food, and can't take my bike/turbo trainer with me without looking like an exercise nutter. Hopefully we will get in some long walks with the dog!)