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Oprah Hits 200 Lbs, 'Fell Off Wagon'

Talk show host 'fell off the wagon'

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 9, 2008 11:05 AM CST

(Newser) – Oprah Winfrey has once again hit “the dreaded 2-0-0” pounds. The talk show queen, who has famously struggled with her weight for years, writes, “I definitely wasn't setting an example. I was talking the talk, but I wasn't walking the walk,” in... Read full story »

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