Despite that, it is probably fair to say that I have been exposed to gambling and its downfalls slightly more often than the average person.

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She has a gallon of water on her desk at work. ("I'm constantly going to the bathroom, " she says.) She's given up French fries and French bread, possibly her two biggest diet downfalls, although she gives herself permission to splurge during one meal a week.

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