Hi - I am Heidi and hoping to lose a total of 40lbs!!!

[hlinds]

I am Heidi from Dallas, Texas USA and I will lose 40 lbs on the Dukan Diet. I want to be a size 10 again, I have a whole closet of size 10 clothing that has been gathering dust over the past 3 years (this is how long it took me to gain my extra weight). I love talking to people and creating new friendships so I hope there will be some support on this site Wishing the very best success to all of you on this fantastic journey.

[Linda]

Hello Heidi. It's really good to have you around. Good luck on the diet. My weight has been hanging around for 22 years, and I'm a size 12-14 when you can count every bone in my body. Only one size 14 in my closet though.... and then I cheated by shifting the buttons. It's probably a size 16, but loose now. The label looks good though and it won't be long until I have to move those buttons back .

[hlinds]

Well hello Linda, I am so glad you responded to my HELLO - I have more size 14's in my closet than I care to count.....so a huge bravo to you. I have never felt comfortable talking about myself let alone the thought of posting weight loss achievements online (public's eye), but I have been trying to do so on this site and it feels good. I am now down 11 pounds according to the scale. I am not sure where it has came off as my clothes are just a little looser. I keep trying my size 12's but they are way to tight in the thighs and hips for me to be comfortable, if I was 16 again I am sure I would appreciate the tightness but not now. I saw on another post that you have dug an area for a garden, have you grown anything yet? My daughter and I grew tomatoes and green beans several years back and it was so much fun to come home and see how they had grown - now I come home to see how much my grand-baby has grown and changed. Continued well wishes on this Dukan adventure to you and everyone on this site and beyond. Talk to you soon. Heidi

[Linda]

11 pounds already - great going

Yes, I've grown vegetables before. I grew up on a farm and all our food was home grown. I started calling back my farming experience a couple of years back for two reasons - because these skills will matter if the world changes in the future, and because I think all the chemicals and interferance with food might be contributing to our health problems. I ordered in half a trailor load of vege growing soil to improve my garden and all of a sudden things grew. In fact, they grew so well that even through the winter, I have a small garden full of growing vegetables. I cover them from frost. Spring is approaching and I have seedlings preparing in a little greenhouse but there was going to be nowhere to grow them. That's why I dug up a big new patch. By August/September, when the frosts are over, I'll have it topped with vege growing soil and seedlings ready to plant for Spring. It's good fun, healthy, and great exercise. I can't put tomatoes and beans in up here until at least October, so I usually buy well grown tomato plants. My favourite is the Wis...something unspellable.. Peach, a fuzzy yellow tomato that tastes wonderful.

[hlinds]

Linda - that is wonderful that you are doing all of that how industrious of you. I do not think I could ever keep a large garden going like that, I have a hard time with my 2 house plants. I do not have a green thumb at all, which is why I think my daughter and I grew tomatoes and green beans (they did not need to much help)

I bet your garden makes your PV days wonderful, I bet you kitchen smells delightful I fully agree with you on the reason to take up gardening again. That is a very useful tool to have along with canning your own food. I know how to can dill pickles but I do not think I could survive very long on them. I enjoyed my PV day very much yesterday for dinner I had a lean hamburger patty with grilled onions, mushrooms and asparagus. Oh my goodness was it so yummy. I lost 8 more ounces - woohoo !!! I do hope it stays away. I have never heard of the tomatoes you mentioned as your favorite, I will have to go to our local farmers market and see if they have some. Take care and wishing you continued success Heidi

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