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article_snippet.sent: It didn't matter how many pounds I dropped, I would always see a fat pig when I looked in the mirror. '
article_snippet.sent: and I was getting thinner and thinner by the day. '
article_snippet.sent: and I didn't know how much more my body would take.'
article_snippet.sent: but I knew I needed to be there.'
article_snippet.sent: I know my illness will always be there
article_snippet.sent: but I know how to deal with it all now. '