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In this 50th episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast, Beth shares her interview by Megan Graupmann of the Fiat Institute. This institute is an education program for hormone coaches and they invited her to share the Catholic approach to intermittent fasting.

“It is always better to focus on improving BOTH your body and soul rather than the race to be a certain size. Getting healthy in body and soul is so important to becoming a Saint — let’s do it together!” - Beth Bubik

Beth shares how she came to be the Catholic Fasting Coach and her struggles with sugar and alcohol consumption, emphasizing the power of coaching and turning to God for support.  

Beth and Megan discuss the impact of hormones on managing both the mind and body, including the significance of self-awareness and the role of nutrition in navigating life's different stages, such as postpartum and menopause. They shed light on why women crave carbs during certain stages of the menstrual cycle and why the quality of our food and homemade options are important. 

Beth shares examples of how we can challenge unhelpful thoughts and replace them with thoughts that lead us to invite God into our struggles and find freedom from the dieting mentality. She includes a list of better-quality activities to replace cheap dopamine and help us find a balance between pleasure and discipline. If you are tired of dieting and ready to ditch the diet mentality, you will want to listen to this episode.

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In  today’s episode, Beth is interviewing Sam Kelley, an international presenter, author, and speaker, and the founder and president of Fierce Athlete Incorporated.

“Our bodies are more sacred, holy, beautiful than the rest of creation, which is hard for us to internalize…It's hard for us to live out of that truth and place of freedom.” -Sam Kelley

Through her business, she integrates highly-competitive athleticism with Theology of the Body, primarily in the highschool and college athletic arenas. Throughout their conversation, Beth and Sam explore the body-soul composite, suggesting that in order to have a physically healthy life, you need to have a great spiritual life, and vice versa! 

Have you ever thought of a workout as a Holy Hour? Sam shares the motivation she receives when she dedicates her workouts to suffering and praying for specific intentions, and uniting her experiences with Christ’s passion. She also shares how community sports like pickleball can be a great way to love on your community, and even to evangelize!. 

If you’re looking to get started on your fitness journey, Sam shares practical tips for people of all ages and in all stages of life. She and Beth also explore the effect that exercise has, not only on your body and soul, but also on your mind. And finally, Sam explains the deeper truths hidden throughout this conversation: that understanding our innate value as daughters of God can be the inspiration we need to live our best life ever.

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Fierce Athlete Website

Be Fierce: The Athlete's Guide to Growing Physically, Mentally, and Spiritually

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In today’s episode, Beth is sharing the counterintuitive idea that exercise can actually make fasting easier!

“Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, 

but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win.” (1 Cor 9:24)

She describes the personal benefits she has experienced from exercising throughout her day, and shares multiple resources detailing the positive effect of exercise on our bodies, minds, and souls. But for those who associate the word “exercise” with dieting, Beth has a suggestion: replace it with the word “movement!”

Beth shares research from Harvard Medical School about the detrimental effects that sitting for too long can have on our bodies, ranging from lower back pain to Type 2 diabetes. On the other hand, she shares the positive effects that exercise can have on our brains (improving our moods and increasing positive neurotransmitters) and on our fasting bodies (upregulating fat-burning and increasing compounds essential for muscle growth). 

Beth encourages all of us to find ways to make our workouts fun - think pickleball with friends! - to help escalate the wellness of our bodies, minds, and souls. With this in mind, she shares stories proving that communal exercise such as sports and dancing can help eliminate social anxiety and improve learning. Working out while fasting isn’t just about losing weight - it can create a domino effect of positive results for yourself, your community, and ultimately, your world.  

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Spark by Dr. John Ratey, MD

Fast. Feast. Repeat. by Gin Stephens

The Dangers of Sitting - Harvard article

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On this special episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast, Beth is sharing the ‘main course’ of her Hungry for God Virtual Dinner Party: an interview with Sr. Dede Byrne.

“It’s before the Blessed Sacrament that I found the love of Jesus, and the power of that love.”

-Monsignor Francesco Maria Greco

This inspiring woman is the Mother Superior of the Community of the Little Workers of the Sacred Heart, a surgeon, and a retired US Army colonel. Throughout her various callings, Sr. Dede has maintained a deep devotion to the Eucharist and the sanctity of human life. Her experiences show us that when God calls us, He doesn’t just want certain parts of us - He wants all of us. 

Raised in a home devoted to the Eucharist, Sr. Dede describes Christ as the “main course” of our lives, and shares moments when an interaction with the Eucharist was quickly followed by unexpected blessings. She suggests that Perpetual Adoration is where you receive your “to-do list” from God, and calls the Mass and Adoration the “twin lights” of the Eucharist.

Declaring herself “not just pro-life, but pro-eternal-life,” she is also deeply passionate about the sanctity of human life - she spoke on it at the Republican National Convention, and is actively involved in bringing awareness to the crime of euthanasia and the power of a holy, natural death. 

If you love Sr. Dede and want to hear more from her, check out the International Week of Prayer and Fasting event on October 28th - she’ll be speaking!

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On this special episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast, Beth is sharing the ‘salad course’ of her recent Hungry for God Virtual Dinner Party.

“You can do hard, and you don’t have to do hard full throttle at the beginning.”– Lisa Canning

This was an interview with Lisa Canning (The Possibility Mom), and Erin Ingold (co-founder of Metanoia Catholic). In this discussion, Beth, Lisa, and Erin are covering everything about fasting: from thought work, to redemptive suffering, to failing forward. Whatever your circumstances may be right now, these women have tools that can help you move forward with God.

Do you ever find yourself coping with life by pouring a glass of wine? Lisa has some amazing words of wisdom on this scenario, and Beth and Erin join her in exploring how your intellect can inform your will and help you choose the greater good. Beth and Erin also share the power of suffering redemptively, and Erin encourages all listeners to find their unique, God-given way to fast for others. And finally, Lisa poses a powerful question: “What’s the alternative?” You can be frustrated that fasting is hard and wallow in your failures, or you can choose the alternative - to find your motivations, be merciful towards your failings, and try again with God’s help. As Beth and Lisa say: Hold your results with loose hands. Offer your desires to God. Trust His process. And detach from the result. You can do hard things!

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On this special episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast, Beth is sharing the ‘hors d’oeuvres’ of her recent Hungry for God Virtual Dinner Party: an interview with Jay Richards, author of Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul.

“I would like to just suggest the possibility that the perfect fast of bread and water is actually referring to the Eucharist and Baptism.”– Jay Richards

In this episode, Jay shares how an impending medical procedure helped him to discover the metabolic power of fasting, and how this discovery led him into a rediscovery of fasting from a Christian perspective. With this information, he was able to use science, theology, and history to create a method for the modern-day American to reach metabolic flexibility while growing closer to God.

Beth and Jay discuss the Eat Fast Feast cycle, and how it honors the ancient liturgical calendar. They point out that our current American diet makes it very difficult to fast easily, and that our cultural mindsets are keeping us from reaching metabolic flexibility. They also address topics such as snacking, reverse-engineering your fasting for special occasions, and the difference between feasting and overeating. They emphasize the ways that fasting recognizes and honors our body-soul composite, and finally, they remind us that no matter what is happening in our lives and the lives of our loved ones, we can always tackle it with the power of prayer and fasting.

If you want to experience the transformation that the Eat Fast Feast cycle offers, join Beth’s Delay and Pray program! The course begins on October 2nd, and doors opened on Sept. 25th! The last course was sold out, so don’t delay - get in here and change your life!

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On this special episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast, Beth is sharing the ‘dessert’ and grand finale of her recent Hungry for God Virtual Dinner Party

“Our mission is to go to Heaven and take as many people with us as possible.”– Sr. Dede

You will hear an interview with four women who have participated in her Delay and Pray Group Coaching Program. Jackie Copeland, Jenay Franco, Nikki D’Souza and Stefanie Moss are here to share their stories about the miracles that have occurred in their weight loss, their health and fitness, and their relationships, since they began this spiritual fasting journey.

From the theology and science behind metabolic flexibility to the importance of coaching and community, Beth has crafted a program that is guaranteed to propel you on your journey to permanent weight loss and life-changing miracles. If you want to experience the transformation that these ladies have achieved in their lives, join Beth’s Delay and Pray program! The course begins on October 2nd, and doors open on Sept. 25th! The last course was sold out, so don’t delay - get in here and change your life!

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In today’s episode, Beth is encouraging her listeners to get hungry for God by diving into Spiritual Fasting.

“Fasting is a basic physiological need and above all an ancient spiritual practice.”– Beth Bubik

She explains the three parts of successful Catholic Fasting, and the two types of fuel our bodies burn to give us energy. She also shares the fasting practices of the ancient Church, explaining the metabolic flexibility that occurs while following the lifestyle practiced by the early Christians. And finally, she’s reminding her listeners of the power of the Sacraments, and encouraging them to “Begin again with gentle repentance” and give themselves fully to God.

Beth begins by admitting that Spiritual Fasting is not for the faint of heart, but with the three tools of the Eat Fast Feast Cycle, mindset work, and the Sacraments, it can create miracles in your life. She explains that our bodies burn two types of fuel - sugar and fat - and explains the science behind each. She shares the benefits of being in ‘ketosis,’ and encourages her listeners to reach ‘Catholic metabolic flexibility’ by eating, fasting, and feasting with a spiritual purpose according to the Church year.

Beth goes on to share that the ancient Church fasted most of the time, creating an optimal experience of health for the early Christians. She compares the experience of fasting to Christ’s words at the Last Supper, suggesting that fasting gives us the opportunity to offer our bodies as a sacrifice for others. The reason diets don’t work is because they are me-centered and involve persistent calorie restrictions that make us hungry. Catholic fasting involves a healthier metabolic approach while enjoying wholesome foods and offering up any suffering for the sake of others. 

And remember: God loves you infinitely. As Beth says, “Shift from desperation to confidence in God and you will see miracles in your body, your life, and in the world.” Give yourself fully to God in Spiritual Fasting - you won’t be disappointed. 

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In today’s episode, Beth is using the classic kids’ game, Chutes and Ladders, to illustrate our journey to Heaven, with all of its chutes of disappointment and ladders of virtue.

“Beware of the thief on the street that will steal your purse and beware of the thief in your mind that will steal your promise!” - Jim Rohn

She explains how to discipline disappointment, and encourages you to dive into fasting and your Catholic community in order to reach your goals.

Discipline your disappointment by choosing to get back up and try again after a chute experience, and by avoiding negative self-talk. Beth uses her book club and St. Michael’s Lent to illustrate the importance of a strong Catholic community that will help you up at the bottom of chutes and support you back up the ladders. She also shares a quote by Jim Rohn, suggesting that we should guard our thoughts from the thief of joy as carefully as we guard our homes from normal thieves: in other words, avoid negative self-talk that will keep you crying at the bottom of the chute, instead of looking for the next ladder. 

Life is full of chutes. You get to decide if you want to ride down them and give up, or if you want to stand up and find the ladders God has scattered near you. Imagine the future goal you are trying to accomplish. Feel it. Live in it. And go look for your next ladder. As Beth says, “Being a saint is the real Chutes and Ladders game, and Catholic fasting will surely get you there!” 

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Did you know that a few glasses of wine before bed can throw off your sleep schedule for days? In today’s episode, Beth is explaining the science behind alcohol’s effect on the human brain.

“With good sleep, everything is better.” - Beth Bubik

The glass of wine that you ‘need’ to relax in the evenings isn’t helping you relax - it’s actually stimulating your fight-or-flight response, shutting down the regenerative process of your brain, and ruining your sleep.

Luckily, Beth has a few tips for improving the quality of your sleep, and it starts with fasting from alcohol in the evenings. She’s also sharing ways to create a quality sleep environment in your bedroom, and a bedtime routine that will optimize your sleep experience. And of course, she’s giving you fair warning of the habits that are most likely to damage or even completely ruin your chances of rejuvenating rest. 

Beth reminds us that good habits beget good habits: for example, quality sleep will lead to quality days! The reverse is also true: a few drinks or some caffeine before bed will rob you of good sleep, which will in turn rob you of your best life tomorrow. If you’re ready to reclaim your right to dream, don’t miss this episode!

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