Episode 58: Why Bodybuilding Competitions Don’t Fix Weight-Loss

Mid-February is often when frustration peaks and extreme ideas start to sound tempting. In this episode, we unpack why using a bodybuilding competition as a weight-loss tool almost always backfires for women.

We explore how contest prep impacts female hormones, metabolism, and mental health — and why extreme control reinforces the all-or-nothing mindset that keeps women stuck in cycles of restriction and rebound.

This is not an anti-bodybuilding conversation. It’s an honest look at why extremes don’t create lasting health or sustainable fat loss.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why bodybuilding competitions can look appealing when weight-loss feels stuck
  
  
• The difference between stage leanness and true metabolic health
  
  
• How prolonged calorie restriction disrupts hormones and metabolism
  
  
• Why weight regain after competition is common and predictable
  
  
• The psychological cost of extreme dieting and rigid control
  
  
• How all-or-nothing thinking undermines long-term success
  
  
• What women actually need for sustainable weight-loss and health
  
  

Takeaway:

You don’t need a more extreme plan — you need an approach that works with your biology, not against it.

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