Well I did it and I am absolutely over the moon with the fact that the scales are at 185.2 which is actually a 0.4lb loss from what my weight was the day I started. 
Now to get DD to hide the scales again until next week.
Thanks guys. I really am absolutely delighted. Just hoping its the start of a downward trend again but all being well ill be in the 12s by the first week in march.
Holiday is in May but I dont see those size 12s happening by then. That said it could happen coz Im beginning to think Ill be a size 12 before I get to my goal weight but time will tell.
Well when I was ten stone I was a 12 but that was years ago and I can fit into some 14 things at the moment so I'm thinking i will be a 12 at a higher weight too I havent a clue why tho.