Do the right thing.

Posted at July 11, 2011

Do the right thing. It’s the simplest and, at times, the most challenging thing to do. But you know when you’ve done the right thing. You feel great about yourself. You feel proud of yourself. After all, you’ve done the right thing.

In the last two months I’ve lost 22 pounds by doing the right thing. True, some of the weight that’s come off was the result of an unexpected emergency gall bladder surgery. Most has been other things – walking a ton at work, no longer eating food from restaurants and fast food places, buying groceries at health-concious stores like Trader Joe’s and Sprouts, and drinking as much water as possible. The best part of how this weight has come off is the fact that it’s come off through real, true lifestyle changes. I’m not keeping a food journal. I’m not busting myself down at the gym six days a week. I’m not obsessing about it. I’m just living my life in a different way. I’m looking at food as fuel and not a reward. I’m doing the right thing.

I’m also doing the right thing with my finances. I’m working a job that covers my bills and spending. I’m no longer putting anything on my credit cards. I’m ever so slowly building up an emergency fund. I’m recreating my resume in order add a second job to my workload and pay off my debt faster. I’m doing the right thing.

How are you doing the right thing in your life? Doesn’t it feel great?!?!?

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About Sara


Sara Hefty (B.B.A. and H.H.C.) teaches workaholic women how to have it all and flourish without burning out, binging or being spiteful. As an expert in transformational health coaching, she holds women accountable for letting go of unwanted weight, being brilliantly nourished, grounded in truth and feeling confident, happy and playful every single day.

As a woman with her own weight loss story, wide-ranging family heritage of cancer, and a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Sara’s appreciation for convenient nutrient-dense food, personal growth, inspiring design, financial responsibility, and social entrepreneurship led to her “Pursuit of Ownership: Health, Home, and Legacy” model of heart-on-fire-hot empowered living.

Sara is the founder of PROJECT LUX and SaraHefty.com. She currently lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with her husband Brian and hound-dog Raja.