EzineArticles.com: If you have dieted in the past then you may have heard the term ‘cheat days’, or ‘cheat meals’. A cheat day essentially refers to a day of the week during which you are able to eat anything you like. For many people the concept of following this pattern is difficult to comprehend.

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How To Use Cheat Days In Your Diet To Lose Weight

EzineArticles.com: As a young girl growing up I learnt early on to associate my lovability with my body shape, size and appearance. If I was thin, I was loveable, if I was not, then nothing mattered, a part of me felt that perhaps I was destined to be alone. Food not only became my lover, became my fleeting source of momentary happiness and comfort, it also became the source of guilt and shame that ultimately prolonged the suffering as it feed the beliefs of aloneness

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Food, Dieting and Love: A Personal Journey

EzineArticles.com: Do you know that many overweight women subconsciously employ fat as a way of making themselves unattractive? Do you know this is supposed to fend off men who are perceived as a threat to their physical and emotional safety and security? Do you know this pattern stems from early childhood abuse stored as negative memories in the subconscious mind that can and must be permanently erased in order to fully address the weight problem itself?

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A Weight Loss Technique For Women Who Unconsciously Use Fat To Make Themselves Unattractive