CWO,

I wanted to drop you a note to let you know how much I have appreciated the encouragment and info in your column.  I started reading CWO this summer and it has been a God sent to me.  In July my daughter took a picture of me that was a huge wake up call.  I got on CWO and started reading your “Live Well!” articles.  While reading I was convicted of the sedentary life style I had been living.  I was not excessively over weight, but was extremely unhealthy and could barely keep up with my kids.  Through your encouragement I began eating healthier and walking daily.  In the past my attempts at weight loss have been centered around the things of this world–appearance, ego–and though i would have some success, I would burn out shortly and go back to my old ways.  I have lost 20 pounds, eight inches from my waist, and feel better then I have in years.  The only thing that I have done significantly different is shifting  my focus from myself to my Lord.  I can now run with my kids and join my husband in his many out door hobbies.  Thank you so much for being there giving encouragment at the exact time that  I needed it.
 
Crystal Schwartz

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