A 6 foot tall man and a 5 foot tall woman do not use the machine with the same adjustment. If you like machines, you need to make the adjustments that are personal to your size and mobility.

- nutrients are higher since the farm to market time is reduced

- your calories per meal are normally reduced naturally as you eat more fruit and veggies and less meat and processed foods.

- in season fruits tend to have more water retained as they have less time to dehydrate (that is why that local watermelon or cantaloupe tastes so good)

There are lots of economical reasons too if you are trying to slash your grocery bill so it is the perfect time for a garden or to visit your local farm.

If you are not, there is no sugar or energy food for you. Caffeine and sugar are quick fixes to bigger issues with your diet and lifestyle. Are you dehydrated? This will make you not only feel tired but will make you want to eat more. And sugar will not fix it, you will still be dehydrated after your chocolate “fix”.

Many people were conditioned as children to soothe themselves with food. Bad day? Mom gave you a cookie to feel better. Depressed? She made your favorite meal. Homesick? She sent you cookies at college. And on and on it goes.

Now don’t blame Mom but also learn that food does not fix your emotions. Chocolate does not make you less stressed. Fixing your stressor does. So work on fixing that and you will see the weight come off.

You don’t plop meat on your dishes and not wash them — do you??

Same goes for your bags. Any bag, especially those used to haul fresh produce and meat needs to be washed in hot water. And it is also not a bad idea to have one that is a separate color that is for meat only.