Bikinis After Babies

If you feel like you’re doing everything right in your bikini competition prep or fitness journey training hard, eating “clean,” hitting your steps — but your body isn’t changing then this episode is for you!  In this week’s episode of Bikinis After Babies, we’re breaking down the most common bikini prep and fat loss mistakes women make and exactly how to fix them so you can start seeing the progress you’ve been working so hard for.

In this episode, we cover:
1. Training Hard… But Not Training Smart → You might be showing up consistently, but if you’re not training with progressive overload and real intensity, your body has no reason to change.

2. Underestimating sleep + stress → If your sleep is inadequate, overstimulated, overtraining, and stressed out… your body will fight fat loss.  Recovery isn’t optional in prep/fat loss. It’s part of the plan.

3. Inaccuracies in nutrition → You can eat clean foods and still eat too many calories.
And yes… almond butter can stall your prep faster than a slice of cake. Food quality matters, but calorie intake still drives fat loss.

4. Ignoring biofeedback → Digestion, cycle changes, inflammation, water retention, stress… these matter more than most women realize.  The scale doesn’t always tell the truth — your biofeedback does.

5. Comparing your journey to someone else’s → The fastest way to ruin your progress is to copy another person’s plan without knowing their body, metabolism, or history. Comparison creates panic decisions — and panic decisions ruin physiques.

Your results aren’t stalled because you’re not capable. They’re stalled because you’re repeating patterns that don’t match your goal physique….because most stalled results aren’t caused by bad genetics or a broken metabolism. They’re caused by small, repeated mistakes that add up over time… and keep you stuck in the same physique year after year.

We hope that you enjoyed this episode and if so, we would LOVE it if you would rate, subscribe, and leave us reviews on how this podcast has helped you 💕 We’d also love to hear from you about future topics you would like us to discuss so please leave us a comment or reach out to us with your questions and suggestions!


About Momshell Method Fitness:
Ready to embark on your fitness journey?  We would love to help you reach any fitness goal from losing the baby weight to crushing your competition goals!  

Follow this link to schedule a discovery call with one of our team members and learn how Momshell Method Fitness can provide you with the tools you need to be successful with customized nutrition and training plans for busy moms → http://bit.ly/loseweightgetsexy

Contact your hosts:
Mandy Rochon 
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mandyrochonfit/ 
Facebook: Mandy Rochon

Gillian Hughes, IFBB Bikini Pro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillianhughes_momshell/
Facebook: Gillian Hughes

Mandy’s Posing Sessions
1:1 In Person (KC Posing Studio) →  https://bit.ly/inpersonposingwithmandy
1:1 Virtual Posing → https://bit.ly/virtualposingwithmandy

Posing with Gillian Hughes, IFBB Bikini Pro
1:1 In Person (St Louis Posing Studio) → https://bit.ly/stlposingwithgillianifbbpro
1:1 Virtual Posing → https://bit.ly/virtualposingwithgillianifbbpro

Nuethyx Formulations Supplements → 
https://nuethix.com/
(Use code “Momshell” to save 10% off your order)

Toxic Angelz Bikinis → https://toxicangelzbikinis.com 
(Use code “GILLIAN” or code “MANDY”  to save 15% off your order)

MISAJO Sports → https://shopsiham.com/collections/workout
(Use code “GILLIAN10” to save 10% off your order)

Squeeze Me Skinny Waist Trainers → https://www.squeezmeskinny.com 
(Use code “MOMSHELL” to save 10% off your order)

The Shoe Fairy competition heels → https://www.shoefairyofficial.com 
(Use code “momshell” to save 15% off your order)

Labwork and Personalized Recommendations:  Practitioner Depot: https://bit.ly/practitionerdepotxmomshell (Use code “momshell” to save 5% off your order)

Our Amazon storefront- fitness outfits, more supplements, beauty items and competition needs → https://amzn.to/46GL1nd


Creators and Guests

Host
Gillian Hughes, IFBB Bikini Pro
Co-Founder "Bikinis After Babies" Podcast, IFBB Bikini Pro, Certified Personal Trainer and Women's Nutrition Specialist, Online Fitness Coach
Host
Mandy Rochon
Co-Founder of "Bikinis After Babies" Podcast, Certified Personal Trainer and Online Coach, NPC Bikini Athlete

What is Bikinis After Babies?

Bikinis After Babies is the one and only podcast where real moms talk about their bodybuilding contest experiences. We are sharing the inside scoop, the nitty-gritty, the hardships and the victories as we navigate the rigors of competition prep while juggling family and careers. We’ll be joined by IFBB bikini pros who share their incredible stories of managing many responsibilities as athletes while defying stereotypes as women who compete in bikinis after babies!

Whether you’re a new mom thinking about stepping on stage for the first time, or a mom looking for inspo and insight on how to manage contest prep as a busy mom, this podcast offers helpful tips and inspiring stories for moms with big goals!! Make sure to rate, subscribe, and leave us a review to let us know how much this podcast has helped you 💕

About Momshell Method Fitness:
Ready to embark on your fitness journey? We would love to help you reach any fitness goal from losing the baby weight to crushing your competition goals!

Follow this link to schedule a discovery call with one of our team members and learn how Momshell Method Fitness can provide you with the tools you need to be successful with customized nutrition and training plans for busy moms → http://bit.ly/loseweightgetsexy

Mandys Posing Sessions
1:1 In Person (KC Posing Studio) → https://bit.ly/inpersonposingwithmandy
1:1 Virtual Posing → https://bit.ly/virtualposingwithmandy

Posing with Gillian Hughes, IFBB Bikini Pro
1:1 In Person (St Louis Posing Studio) → https://bit.ly/stlposingwithgillianifbbpro
1:1 Virtual Posing → https://bit.ly/virtualposingwithgillianifbbpro

Contact your hosts:
Mandy Rochon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyrochonfitness/
Facebook: Mandy Rochon

Gillian Hughes, IFBB Bikini Pro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillianhughes_momshell/
Facebook: Gillian Hughes

Momshell Method Fitness Supplements → https://www.momshell-method-fitness.myshopify.com
(Use code “BAB” to save 15% off your order)

Toxic Angelz Bikinis → https://toxicangelzbikinis.com
(Use code “GILLIAN” or code “MANDY” to save 15% off your order)

Squeeze Me Skinny Waist Trainers → https://www.squeezmeskinny.com
(Use code “MOMSHELL” to save 10% off your order)

The Shoe Fairy competition heels → https://www.shoefairyofficial.com
(Use code “momshell” to save 15% off your order)

Labwork and Personalized Recommendations: Practitioner Depot: https://bit.ly/practitionerdepotxmomshell (Use code “momshell” to save 5% off your order)

Our Amazon storefront- fitness outfits, more supplements, beauty items and competition needs → https://amzn.to/3zySJ4C