Jordan Rubin and his "Perfect Weight America" is the reason for my lack of entries. With my wedding being only 4 months away, me and the girlfriend decided that it would be worthwhile to change our eating and fitness for the healthier. I've been flirting with the idea for months now (after reading bits of Dr. Oz's "You: On a Diet" I started slowly changing my snacking and eating habits)... and figured it be fun to embrace a healthier approach to eating and fitness.

Rubin's focus is simple and intuitive: the more natural, the better. Naturally fed meats. Organic fruits and vegetables. Food based supplements. The general train of thought is that our bodies are built to digest foods in their most natural forms. So it's been goodbye to processed foods... and hello fruits, vegetables, fish, and chicken! Rubin's book does promote a lot of products from his "Garden of Life" nutritional supplement company, but once I got past that annoyance, I learned there was a lot to be learned from his approach to eating.

It's been a week since I've started and I'm surprised to discover that I've been feeling great without the breads, rice, and starchy snacks. But what's been driving me CRAZY is all of the time it takes to prepare meals. I LOVE cooking. But I feel like all my free time is spent cooking, cleaning, and buying groceries.

I now have a better handle on things... so I'll be back to blogging. As for now, though, wish me and the fiance luck on getting healthy! :-)