In today’s episode, I interview my friend and colleage Dee Gautham, personal trainer and nutrition coach, as she shares her personal story on how she overcame eating disorders to become a fitness coach. She shares how she now has a passion for helping professionally busy women to lose weight in a healthy manner.

Listen in to learn the importance of losing weight from a place of love and not hate. You will also learn how it is possible for your past feelings to haunt you even as an adult and why it is crucial to handle them the soonest.

‘You can’t logic your way out of things.’- Dee Gautham.

Top Takeaways:

The story of past insecurities and how they shaped Dee’s present.

The harm brought by bikini competitions.

Finding inner peace through self-development.

Using food as a drug to cope with life’s failures.

Overcoming the fear of leaving a job that offers a ‘sense of prestige’.

The importance of having a financial plan before quitting your job for entrepreneurship.

The value of loving every aspect of yourself and not limiting it to your body.

Key Moments:

[1:02] Who is Dee Gautham and what does she do?

[2:22] Dee shares her story on her fitness journey- from eating disorders stemming from insecurities to a fitness coach.

[10:46] When she fell into bodybuilding and basic nutrition.

[12:17] The truth about the struggles of bikini competitions and how they destroy a competitor’s body image.

[13:51] How Dee found peace after doing a lot of self-help and self-development around her relationship with food.

[15:20] When did she feel the need to be an entrepreneur?

[19:37] Dee explains how external factors accelerated her fear of leaving her job.

[20:58] How side hustling gave her the confidence to overcome the said fear.

[22:20] Why having a financial plan for Dee positioned her in a better place to quit her job.

[24:57] What are her future goals?

[27:39] Learn why delegating duties is important and how it can help you with your fitness goals.

[30:10] Dee shares how she inspires her clients to see non-physical value in themselves.

[32:21] The importance of not hating yourself through fitness.

[35:03] The act of fighting feelings with feelings.

[38:12] How seeing other people’s experiences helps release shame.

[39:53] What is Dee’s most powerful message right now?

Relevant Links:

Website: Dee Gautham: Welcome

Instagram: Personal Trainer, Nutritionist (@dee_gautham)

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