Chapter 9 - Vice or Virtue - What’s Really Driving Your Hunger?
Have you ever reached for food—not out of hunger—but out of habit, stress, or the hope of feeling just a little better?If so, you're not alone. In fact, you may be caught in what I call The Vice Cycle—a pattern driven by sugar, overdesire, and the false promises of quick comfort.This week’s episode is based on Chapter 9 of my book, Delay and Pray®, and it's one of the most important episodes yet. We’re talking about how dopamine is tricking your brain, why cravings feel so urgent (and what to do instead), the difference between overhunger and true hunger, and how to step from the Vice Cycle into the Virtue Cycle, where peace and purpose live. You were made for more than short-term comfort. You were made for lasting freedom.Help Beth reach her goal of bringing 1 Million Catholics back to the Church: Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Delay and Pray® Links:Get your copy of Delay and Pray® (book)The Catholic Fasting CoachInstagramFacebookLinkedIn
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Chapter 8 - Feasting on Life
As we celebrate the 4th of July, let's remember that true freedom isn't just found in fireworks and barbecues, but in feasting on the beauty of life with a heart rooted in gratitude.Today, we’re talking about Chapter 8 of my Delay and Pray® book, a chapter that's all about one of the most joyful and misunderstood parts of our fasting rhythm: the feast. We'll walk through the Eat Fast Feast cycle and consider a new mindset around feast days. Instead of binging or using food to numb emotions, true feasting becomes a deliberate, sacramental, moderate, and joyful act of honoring God.I encourage you to embrace the true freedom found in Christ - the freedom to enjoy food without being enslaved by it. Help Beth reach her goal of bringing 1 Million Catholics back to the Church: Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Delay and Pray® Links:Get your copy of Delay and Pray® (book)The Catholic Fasting CoachInstagramFacebookLinkedIn
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Chapter 7 - Too Much Sugar
I am a woman on a mission to help you trade sugar for sanctity, one bite and one prayer at a time.Today, we’re diving into Chapter 7 of the Delay and Pray® book - and if I could title this episode anything else, it might be “Your Gut Is Not Just a Place for Digestion - It’s a Sacred Space.”Because here’s the truth: our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and how we treat them matters. And in today’s culture, that sacred space is under attack … from the inside out.Sugar will never satisfy. But the abundant life of Jesus will. This week’s episode might just change how you think about digestion, donuts, and what it means to truly “glorify God in your body” (1 Cor 6:19-20).Help Beth reach her goal of bringing 1 Million Catholics back to the Church: Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Delay and Pray® Links:Get your copy of Delay and Pray® (book)The Catholic Fasting CoachInstagramFacebookLinkedIn
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Chapter 6 - Dining In With Jesus
Today is all about imagining yourself at the dinner table with Jesus. What is being served?The body of Jesus and your body. Really - that is what we will concentrate on in today’s episode and Chapter 6 of my book, Delay and Pray®.I am inviting you to dinner - but not in the way you might expect. We’re talking about what I call “Dining In with Jesus.” This is a powerful mindset and practice that will transform not only your body as you dine in on your fat stores but your soul, too, as you crave the Word of God and the Body of Christ in the Eucharist over eating anything else. If you’ve ever struggled with intermittent fasting or felt like food had too much control in your life, this episode is for you.Help Beth reach her goal of bringing 1 Million Catholics back to the Church: Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Delay and Pray® Links:Get your copy of Delay and Pray® (book)The Catholic Fasting CoachInstagramFacebookLinkedIn
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Chapter 5 - The Thought Model of Possibility with God
From Chapter 5 of Beth's book, Delay and Pray®, we are introduced to the Thought Model, a powerful framework for renewing the mind and transforming habits through spiritual fasting. Drawing on scripture, the teachings of the Saints, and personal coaching experience, Beth explains how our thoughts shape our emotions, actions, and ultimately our results. Beth shares how we can identify harmful thinking, build bridge thoughts grounded in faith, and align our mindset with God’s divine truth. The episode encourages journaling, prayer, and coaching as tools for growth and renewal in body, mind, and soul.Help Beth reach her goal of bringing 1 Million Catholics back to the Church: Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Delay and Pray® Links:Get your copy of Delay and Pray® (book)The Catholic Fasting CoachInstagramFacebookLinkedIn
Delay and Pray® is a weekly podcast about Spiritual Fasting especially true when it comes to losing weight permanently. Beth Bubik is the The Catholic Fasting Coach and she is an expert on the subject of Spiritual Fasting: Why to do it. How to do it. And, when to do it. It's all about delaying food for a spiritual purpose--especially sugar, flour, and alcohol. She coaches Catholics how to spiritually and physically fast to utilize their weight and food struggles as a gift to explode their own prayer lives while helping the souls of others.
Every week, Beth will teach you how to literally live out St. John's scripture in every way: "He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30) Lose the weight and gain faith!
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