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Elizabeth Mwanga: 'Almost losing my life motivated me to lose weight'

Who: Elizabeth Mwanga, 33Town: Queens VillageOccupation: TV producer

Height: 5'1 1/2"Weight before: 205 (June 2007)Weight after: 100 (Oct. 2009)

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Her story: Elizabeth Mwanga was never a slim girl. At 27, she was an ample 5-foot-1 1/2 and 150 pounds. But after a bad breakup with a boyfriend in 2004, she began drowning...

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