How to stop treating yourself like a robot

Today’s newsletter is inspired by a client who asked me a few weeks back:

“What do you mean Rouba when you say I should be befriending my body?”

We were discussing how I could support her break her pattern of overeating.

I am sharing with you today how I went from fighting to befriending my body

?? Keep reading as I have a special gift for you

Ten years ago…

Come with me ten years back to Rouba who relied on food as her best friend, abusive lover, comforter and energizer:

- Food would rescue me when I was too tired and falling asleep, allowing me to push through and accomplish impossible tasks

- Food allowed me to complete demanding and complex projects and stand tall in tough moments when everything was falling apart

- Food distracted me when I was in unpleasant situations allowing everything to pass

- Food consoled me when I was down and lonely, giving me happiness and company

- Food entertained me when I was bored

- Food made me alive, joyful and playful

I was too obsessed with food that I did not realize that I was fighting with my body in all shapes and forms treating myself like a robot and constantly pushing through.

A lot was happening on the inside too.

I felt defeated and lamented my lack of results in slimming down “not enough Rouba. You’re not eating less and exercising enough.”

I was bothered by my appetite which kept sabotaging my efforts. I just could not understand why using willpower to stop overeating was failing.

I simply hated my body, after all it was constantly betraying me.

Does this sound familiar to you?

The turning point

The turning point happened when I was going through a period of intense turmoil at work and in my family. After all, deception came in buckets from all directions.

I began to rise from that rock bottom. I felt I deserved better that being a lonely and obese workaholic. So began my self-love project of proving to Rouba that I loved her.

I wish more overeaters knew that excessive eating isn’t about their appetite—it’s about their disconnection from their body.

Let me tell you what reconnecting with my body has involved

I stopped treating myself as a robot and began doing this instead

1. Making peace with my worst enemy: this body that I felt trapped in
2. Moving from living in my mind to learning how to operate in my one and only body
3. Building an affectionate, intimate and friendly connection with my body
4. Showing up for myself by detecting and managing stress before it leads me to binge eating

And let’s be honest, I still catch myself treating my body like a robot and working non-stop.

That’s when my food craving kicks in and informs me that my body is in a state of turbulence and that it’s craving for comfort and tranquility. My cravings are now an alarm bell that invite me to slow down and attend to my body because once I charge my batteries, I do not overeat.

I wish more overeaters knew that building a more loving relationship with their bodies will reduce their self-sabotage so that they binge less.

Here’s the good news: you can learn how to befriend your body and reclaim control

and that’s exactly why I have created a FREE body connection guide for overeaters

I will be teaching you how to restore your body connection through a guide + a quiz + a meditation

You will discover the warning signs of body disconnection and assess the impact it has on your overeating. You will also get to experience what it really means to connect to your body.

Are you ready to connect with your body?

DM me the word "BODY" so that I share with you a link to download the guide.

Love ,

Rouba