Okey. I has been a full month since I have started my #NSNG journey and I can report that so far it has been the best choice I've ever made towards health improvement and checking my food log I've come to realise that apart from the bread and pasta, what I'm eating now is very similar to what I ate when I was a little girl.

If something resonates to your brain as a logical thing, then you have to try it in order to either confirm the fact or refute it. In my case, the postulate that fats are bad for your health and sugar and grains are good it's something I grew up with because it was taught to us in school, the doctors always preached the same thing and you ended up believing it because everyone else did so. But coming from a country with an extraordinary yet not very famous cuisine where meat is ubiquitous and a meal is not a meal unless it has meat in it, I grew up on a healthy and nutritious diet, even though we had sugar and grains in it, they weren't the majority of the diet and we had our fair share of healthy fats and proteins every day.

The benefits I've been experiencing since following the #NSNG regime (it is not a diet, it's a way of life... or so they like to say) are fantastic and there in plain view.

On the physical side:

- I have lost 5.6kg in a month without hunger and discomfort. The biggest weight loss happened when I took away milk from my diet and replaced it with almond milk or coconut milk. I didn't replace all dairy, only pasteurized milk, I still eat cheese, butter and single and double cream.

- I have more energy and I feel satiated longer after a meal.

- My vegetable intake has been greatly increased. I even have vegetables with breakfast now!

- My migraines has stopped, not a single migraine during these 30 days.

- Even though I have reduced my workout time and sessions due to busy schedule, my weight loss hasn't been affected.

- No acne or chin breakouts anymore. Skin is not oily anymore.

- Hair is looking good and lustrous.

- Almost no sugar cravings and when I do give in is with berries and plums.

At Pearl Jam's concert in Milton Keynes (July 11th, 2014)
Happy because I was looking forward to this concert and
because I now fit back into a "S" t-shirt! 

On the psychological side:

- Lots of energy that translates in productivity and feelings of accomplishment.

- Not so moody anymore. Apart from some PMS symptoms that have actually decreased since I started #NSNG, mood swings are been rare which makes me a more tolerant person, which is great for the people around me... :)

- No comfort eating. No comfort drinking. Now I eat because I need to and I drink because I enjoy it, not because I need it at the end of the day.

- More confident dressing up now, not feeling the need to cover up all the time.

- More conscious about what I eat. I find myself checking the labels of everything and making smarter choices regarding food and drinks. Before I thought that because something was expensive it was usually better, and it turned out not to be so.

- More educated, because I needed to find out the truth about this thing that is making me feel better than I did in years which took me to read a lot of books on health, hormones and nutrition.

Happy with my raw coconut water in Covent Garden #NSNG

So, the 30 days are over but now it is not a challenge anymore and it is becoming a way of life. I like it and it does good to my body and mind, even my DH is beginning his challenge into the #NSNG after seeing the results and he is liking it as well.. and my little brother has started taking away sugar from his diet (he is keeping the grains in for the time being) and also seeing the benefits of saying no to added sugars.

I'll keep you posted on this.

Baci per tutti!

Leti~