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"Real Housewives Of New Jersey star Caroline Manzo has reportedly said that she lost weight for &amp;quot;health reasons&amp;quot;.  Speaking to OK, the reality star - who has dropped 20lbs - explained that she was prompted to embark on a healthy eating and exercise regime because she &amp;quot;wasn&amp;#039;t feeling good&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I did it for health reasons, I wasn&amp;#039;t feeling good, I&amp;#039;m getting older. I&amp;#039;ll be 49 next week, and the wheels are starting to fall off. You have to worry about diabetes setting in, or high blood pressure. You have to take control of your body,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I never was ashamed of being heavier, it&amp;#039;s something I decided to do watching my husband [lose 100 lbs through lap band surgery] and starting not to feel good that I&amp;#039;d better take control of things.&amp;quot; She added that she still hopes to lose another 6lbs to reach her target weight of 115lbs, saying: &amp;quot;I will cap it off after 6lbs, but I will maintain. I&amp;#039;m certainly not going to be one of those people who are going to keep going.&amp;quot; Manzo - who revealed her new figure in June - also shared her weight-loss tips with the magazine, including not calorie counting, replacing soda with water and eating smaller portions. The Real Housewives Of New Jersey continues this Monday at 10pm on Bravo.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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