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  • Losing 25 pounds in 2025

    Happy New Year my friends - I hope you had an amazing Holiday Season and are ready to start 2025 with a bang.

    It’s time to lose 25 pounds in 2025 - I’ve already done it. It’s your turn. If you are a client - then you’ve already done it. It is time to invite your friends to do it, too!

    Weight loss is just a great benefit. The biggest secret of Delay and Pray® is not only a renewed body, but a renewed soul, mind, and spirit. A blessed life all the way around. We just use the practical goal of weight loss as a measuring stick. And a good one at that.

    2024 truly was my year of surrender. I’ll be talking about that and all the things that I personally prayed for and the miracles that surfaced, including my own mindset.

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    38 min
  • Feasting During the Christmas Octave

    Merry Christmas! We have made it through Advent and are now in the Christmas Octave, which extends the Christmas celebration from Christmas Day through New Year's Day - the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

    The Christmas Octave is truly the time to rest and feast on friendship and family.

    Remember feasting is not binge-eating. Eating to enough feels good and celebratory at the same time. Don't forget to binge on Sacraments, Activities, and Connection.

    Today, I share a feasting plan to help us treat our body and soul as the gift that it is. Try redefining Feasting for yourself. Your life will change immensely.

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    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    https://stmargaretmary.org/the-octave-of-christmas/

    Book: With Christ Through the Year by Bernard Strasser, 1947

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    16 min
  • Sugar & Dyes are No Gifts for Kids with Dr. Brandon Vinzant

    The Delay and Pray® podcast usually focuses on adults, but I want to discuss how daily doses of sugar and white flour and poorly produced processed foods affect our children and grandchildren.

    You will be astounded at the often disguised unhealthy ingredients we are putting into their sweet little bodies.

    I have a terrific doctor on the show today, Dr. Brandon Vinzant, who is part of 'The Wellness Way' network of doctors. We discuss all of this and give you great advice and alternatives to consider during the holiday season.

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    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    The story referenced came from this article

    The Wellness Way

    Dr. John's Healthy Sweets and YumEarth

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    38 min
  • The Words of the Infant King

    We are in the midst of the Advent Season and it can be easy to lose our peace amidst the holiday chaos.

    In this episode, I share my methods for integrating prayer, organization, and the Delay and Pray® approach to transform your experience of the holiday season.

    Discover strategies for simplifying festive preparations and enhancing spiritual growth, inspired by the wonderful book "The Mystical City of God" by Venerable Mary of Agreda.

    Join us to explore how to live out Advent intentionally, balancing celebration with spiritual readiness for the arrival of the divine Infant King.

    Embrace this season with hope and joyful anticipation. Have a Blessed Advent!

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    19 min
  • Find Your Why with Client Leslie Brown

    After years of working in her weight loss practice helping others lose weight, Leslie Brown, a Family Nurse Practitioner, realized that although she had all the answers for others, there were a few missing pieces to the puzzle for her own journey.

    She had to admit she needed help and external support to finally achieve her health goals.

    Leslie joined the Delay and Pray® Group Coaching Experience in July 2024, and at Week 13, she is down 24 pounds.

    She shares her practical and spiritual goals and the WHY that makes her cry. Her results so far have been so much more than just weight loss.

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    36 min
  • Slaying Dragons with Dr. John Wood

    Dr. John R. Wood, a mobile eye doctor and author, shares his new imaginative children's book series, where the seven deadly sins are portrayed as dragons to slay and conquer.

    He zooms in on Gluttony for us and explains how it is the most subtle dragon - twisting something good and useful like food and drink into addiction. How do we slay this dragon?

    In this episode, you will hear stories about Dr. John's life as the young Sir Rolland on his quest for holiness. "They are stories created by a family for families."

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    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    The 7 DEADLY DRAGONS Book Series

    Connect with Dr. John Wood @extraordiarymission

    3 Powerful Weapons Your Family Needs To Slay Dragons

    The Shawn Ryan Show with Fr. Dan Reehil [YouTube]

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    33 min
  • Thanksgiving Gratitude

    Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Are you concerned about how you will feast on this day?

    Remember, the very word 'Eucharist' means Thanksgiving. Whatever your plans are this year, try to begin your day with Mass. 

    “Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 14:15)

    Will you come and dine in the Kingdom of God with Jesus to begin your holiday?

    If you are interested in the recipes mentioned in this episode, you can download Beth's Holiday Guide from the link below, and get tips to keep you spiritually fasting and feasting well, through the holidays.

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    Resources in Today’s Show:

    The Catholic Origins of Thanksgiving

    Get Beth's FREE Holiday Feasting Guide

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    17 min
  • The Backpack of Resilience

    Beth talks about setting 'impossible goals' with divine assistance to achieve lasting weight loss and spiritual breakthroughs, even through the holiday season.

    Through the metaphor of a "backpack of resilience," filled with spiritual tools, Beth shares personal stories of overcoming challenges and emphasizes the importance of embracing short-term discomfort for long-term success.

    Beth inspires us to pray and shift our mindset to break free from old patterns and achieve miraculous transformations.

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    17 min
  • Choosing Greatness Over Comfort with Monica Elias

    We welcome Monica Elias, a Catholic mindset coach from Australia, to explore choosing greatness over comfort, and the benefits of spiritual fasting for weight loss.

    Monica shares her experience navigating life as a mother of four and a time coach, focusing on personal growth and overcoming food challenges.

    We discuss the virtues of Magnanimity and Pusillanimity, and how these guide our journey toward spiritual and physical health.

    Whether you're embarking on a weight loss journey or are curious about spiritual fasting, this episode is packed with inspiration and guidance.

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    Connect with Monica Elias

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    37 min
  • Prayer Lowers Insulin Even on Halloween

    As Halloween beckons with its sweet temptations, Beth shares how to maintain a prayerful mindset while managing our candy choices.

    Dive into insights on the varying impacts of candies on insulin and learn how even on treat-filled holidays, better choices can be made.

    Beth provides practical tips from her own journey and helps you discover how prayer can lower insulin levels, fostering health and spiritual growth.

    Let's journey together to delay, pray, and thrive.

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    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    Effect of 6 Months of Meditation on Blood Sugar, Glycosylated Hemoglobin, and Insulin Levels in Patients of Coronary Artery Disease

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    17 min

About Delay and Pray

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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.

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