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"Real Housewives of New Jersey&amp;apos;s Caroline Manzo got a major body makeover.\r\nThe fiery matriarch -- famous for her &amp;quot;thick as thieves&amp;quot; catchphrase -- showed off a much slimmer frame on Wednesday&amp;apos;s red carpet at the NYC premiere of Grown Ups.\r\n\r\nManzo told UsMagazine.com that, so far, she&amp;apos;s lost &amp;quot;twenty-plus pounds. But I&amp;apos;m tiny, so 20 pounds on me is a lot! I&amp;apos;m only 5&amp;apos;1&amp;quot;!&amp;quot;\r\nThe reality star and married mother of 3 said she practices &amp;quot;portion control&amp;quot; with her diet, and plenty of other restrictions. &amp;quot;No soda. No juices. Coffee only once a day. Gallons of water.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWhat about the carb-heavy foods seen on the show? &amp;quot;If I want pasta I eat it earlier in the day,&amp;quot; Manzo, 48, explained. &amp;quot;If I want cheesecake, I have half a slice instead of a whole, and as the day progresses I eat less and less.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nOn the show, Manzo&amp;apos;s husband Albert (co-owner of catering house The Brownstone) revealed an even more dramatic slim down as the second season began -- but Caroline says her weight loss was more for herself. &amp;quot;I was just feeling very bloated. I&amp;apos;m going to be 49 in August. The wheels are going to start falling off soon so I want to look as good as I can!&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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