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Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life.

Her weight began climbing in high school, and she spent years losing dozens of pounds, then gaining them back. Morris, 78, was at her heaviest in her mid-40s — at 5 feet 10½ inches tall, she weighed 310 pounds. The Pittsburgh resident also has had diabetes for more than 40 years.

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