My apologies for waiting a year for my second post.  That won't happen again.  I got side-tracked.
I've lost some weight in the last year.  I started this blog at 237 pounds, and I'm now at 223 pounds.  I'm happy with the 14 pounds but I know that I've just started.

One of the good things that has happened is that I found a friend that likes cycling as much as I do and we established a regular routine.  Our regular course was about 18 miles and we rode it as many days during the week that we could, excluding weekends.  We're both retired so we could do that.  We rode at 10:00 a.m., and because of where we live, we had a headwind on the way out and a tailwind on the way back.  Riding back was always more fun.  During the last month after it started to get cold we changed to 1:00 p.m. when it was a little warmer, which gave us a tailwind on the ride out and a headwind on the return trip.  That took some adjusting.

Now its getting too cold to ride, so I've started hiking.  Here in western Colorado we are blessed with a myriad of trails and scenic areas to hike in.  That'll work until it snows, which could be this week.  After that I will be on the stationary bike and doing Hip Hop Abs to stay fit, or hopefully become fitter.

I take Chews 4 Health dietary supplements, and have for the past year.  I like them so much that I became an affiliate for the company to at least earn commissions on the product I use myself, which works out to be about a 15% discount.  I haven't had any major sickness since I started taking them.

I'm going to list an ingredient in Chews 4 Health in each post until I've listed them all.  Here comes the first:

GOJI
It's hard to ignore all the positive publicity Goji berries have been receiving in the media.  These include:  The Today Show, LA Times, Time, Harper's Bazaar, CNN, ABC, Larry King, Oprah and many others.   Even world renowned  "celebrity dermatologist" Dr. Howard Murad recommends Goji in his latest book, The Cellulite Solution.  Goji are delicious, bright red berries native to the Orient.  There are many health benefits attributed to the Goji berry and most of these have been linked to it's very high antioxidant properties.  These berries also contain powerful polysaccharides which have anti-aging properties, help improve learning and memory abilities and remarkable immune system enhancing capabilities.  (These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA).  This could explain why the Goji berries may contribute to living a longer and healthier life.  Goji berries have 18 amino acids (including 8 essential amino acids.)  Essential amino acids are ones that the body cannot produce and must come from the food we eat.  Goji berries also contain trace minerals and protein.  There is more beta carotene in Goji berries than in carrots and they contain more vitamin C than oranges!  They are also a rich source of naturally occurring B1, B2, B6, vitamin E, essential fatty acids and phytonutrients.  Not all Goji is the same!  Some manufacturers use artificial heat and sulfur dioxide to retard the fermentation process.  These procedures diminish the berries' nutritional potency.  Chews 4 Health contains Goji berries that are naturally processed, verified and tested to contain no sulfur dioxide.