The Plus One Theory
The Plus One Theory Podcast explores how small, intentional actions can create big, lasting impacts in our personal and professional lives. Each episode features inspiring guests sharing their experiences with kindness, resilience, and the transformative power of doing just one more, The Plus One Theory in action.
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The Plus One Theory
Episode 40: Breaking the Binge Cycle
The Plus One Theory podcast launches a new series called "Delay the Binge," exploring how learning to pause before emotional eating can transform our relationship with food and create lasting change. My personal journey from struggling with emotional eating at nearly 300 pounds to developing a simple but powerful pause technique demonstrates how small, intentional actions can lead to meaningful transformation.
• Origin story of Delay the Binge emerging from a marketing conversation about the Plus One Theory
• Personal struggle with emotional eating that led to weighing almost 300 pounds
• The breakthrough discovery of pausing and saying "I can have this tomorrow if I still want it"
• How one pause represents a Plus One that accumulates to create sustainable change
• Understanding that Delay the Binge applies beyond food to overthinking, overworking, and other behaviors
• Announcement of the free Delay the Binge Collective launch event on October 2nd from 7-8pm Central Time
• Future monthly membership opportunity for ongoing community support
• "Your past doesn't define you, it prepares you" philosophy applied to emotional eating
Sign up for our free online Delay the Binge Collective launch event at DelayTheBinge.com. If you can't make it live, we'll send you the replay - just give us your email and name to stay informed. Hit follow, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who could use the support.
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Welcome to the Plus One Theory podcast, where we believe small, intentional actions add up to meaningful change. I'm your host, pam Dwyer, and today's episode is a little different because we're kicking off a brand new series called Delay the Binge. Now, if you've been listening for a while, you've probably heard me mention Delay the Binge here and there, probably heard me mention Delay the Binge here and there, but today I want to tell you the full story of where it came from, why I created it and what we're building together now. So a few months ago, I was meeting with a marketing agency and I was explaining the plus one theory, how it's all about taking small, intentional steps what I call plus ones that stack up over time to help you finish stronger. And they said to me Pam, this is wonderful, but once you explain it, the plus one theory is awesome, but we need something more specific to grab people's attention right away. So we started talking and brainstorming and we talked about all the ways I've been helping people apply the plus one theory in their own lives through speaking, through coaching, through everyday choices, and we just kept circling back to health and wellness.
Speaker 1:Because here's the truth I used to struggle deeply with emotional eating. My weight climbed to almost 300 pounds. I was sick, I was tired and I was depressed and I felt out of control. And then they asked me one simple question Well, how did you finally get control of it? And without even thinking or skipping a beat, I said I learned how to pause when I felt the urge to binge. I taught myself to stop in that moment and say I can have this tomorrow if I still want it. That pause gave me space. It took away the urgency, the shame and the all or nothing, the shame and the all or nothing. And that pause became the turning point. And right then, in that conversation, delay the Binge was born. Since that day I've been working like crazy to bring this to life. What started as something I used personally has grown into a method and now a community.
Speaker 1:Because here's the thing delay the binge isn't separate from the plus one theory. It's a perfect example of it. One pause is a plus one. One intentional choice in the moment can change everything and over time those pauses add up to a new identity. And if you followed me for a while, you know my motto your past doesn't define you, it prepares you. My past struggle with food and emotional eating prepared me to teach this, to walk alongside other people who are tired of the cycle, who already know what to do but can't figure out why they're not doing it.
Speaker 1:So what does this mean for you and for this podcast? Well, it means we're dedicating an entire series right here on the Plus One Theory podcast to the new and upcoming Delay the Binge. In these episodes, we'll talk about emotional eating, overthinking, overworking and all the ways we binge when life feels too heavy. I'll share practical tools you can use in the moment, stories from women just like you and conversations with health and wellness professionals who can help us go deeper, because this isn't just about food. This is about building a routine and structure that actually works for your unique life. I mean, you're a one of a kind right, and here's the exciting part we're not just talking about it, we're practicing it together. I'm so excited.
Speaker 1:On October 2nd, from 7 to 8 pm Central Time, I'll be hosting the very first Delay the Binge Collective launch event. It's free, it's online and it's your chance to learn how to pause in real time, try out the tools and see if this is something you want to continue with us each month. You can sign up at DelayTheBingecom and if you can't make it live, no worries, I'll send you the replay. All you got to do is give me your email and your name and you'll be in the know. This very first event is free and after that the collective will continue as a monthly membership, because change doesn't happen in one day. It happens in a community, one pause at a time. So here's what I want you to do Hit, follow, hit, subscribe and share this episode with someone you care about, someone that could use the support.
Speaker 1:Because the truth is so many people are struggling. They've got the tools, they've got the education, they've made the progress, but they still find themselves stuck in a binge cycle, going up and down like a yo-yo. Delay the Binge is about figuring out why. It's about building new tools and practicing them until they become second nature. Remember, every pause is a plus one, and a plus one at a time helps you finish stronger than you started. So stay tuned for our series Delay the Binge in the next few episodes. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening and see you next week.
