My name is Peter, I turned 68 last October and the Dukan Diet has got my life back on track. I feel on top of the world.

When I was married at 21 years old I was 73kg. As the years went on I gradually put on weight. When I turned 40 I tried a few different diets but came back to my old weight plus a bit more. The time I got to 60 I was on blood pressure tables and found it hard to actively play with the grandchildren. I loved walking and camping but found I was always getting out of breath. I had another go at going on a diet and joined Weight Watchers. I went from 122kg to 117kg in 5 months then lost interest in it.

• My favourite support Dukan food: Marengo Chicken

• My Dukan treat: Too many to mention

• My favourite form of exercise: Walking with my dog Monty

• The best compliment someone has paid me: People never stop saying how well I look

• What keeps me going: I can't remember feeling so well and I don't want to lost it

• The advice I would give to other Dukanians: Don't give up!

The next morning I woke up and told her it now or never and that I was going to start the diet. I made up a shopping list from the book and commenced the Dukan Diet that day, the 19th August 2010. I had weighed myself at home just before we left and I was 128kg. I strictly stuck to the Attack Phase for 8 days walking about 1 to 2 hours along the beach every day.

When we arrived home I couldn’t wait to get onto my computer to find out more about this “Diet”. After I did my calculations I was told that my goal weight should 95.4kg on the 24th March 2011. I weighed up very quickly the cost for my programme would be easily covered by the saving of not drinking alcohol. I signed up on the 3rd September 2010 weighing 123kg.

Today, the 13th February I am 95.7kg.
The biggest draw back about the diet is that I keep having to buy smaller clothes! I have come down from 127cm jeans to 102cm to date, and I still have another 300gms to go. The good part is I can’t remember feeling so well, no blood pressure, no heavy breathing when walking or going up stairs, no indigestion, no sweating at night and constantly getting compliments on how good I look.

If you truly want to lose weight and live a healthier life there is no other diet except the Dukan Diet which teaches you how to eat properly at the same time trains your mind.