Weight / Fat loss

I don't know- I'm afraid all I can give are guidelines.
Theoretically its possible to lose weight very effectively without cutting out carbs at all.
I think the RDA is 300g/ day.
I think the minimum recommended is 120g/ day.
So its somewhere between those two.

That's what I wanted to hear really. I didn't want to think all my hard work was for nothing.

I don't want to sound stupid but my general outlook has been - keep an eye on what I eat/ drink (I pretty much only drink tea and water anyway) and exercise more (commuting 7 miles, running a few times)

This should be enough for weight loss I think, it may not be as fast as low carb meals but I know I can get down there. I'll be happy once I'm 12 and a half stone, once I'm down to that I'll be aiming for comfortably under 12.