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How This Woman Lost 8 Pounds And 8 Inches Off Her Belly In Just 30 Days

When Cary Nazario saw the pictures from her cruise to Bermuda last September, she felt a mix of emotions. The happy memories from the trip were dulled by an unavoidable fact: Her petite frame had thickened since turning 40, especially around the belly. "It really opened my eyes," says the 45-year-old, who'd spent months avoiding clothes shopping. "Even though I felt youthful and didn't care about my age, I was unhappy with my appearance. I knew I needed to do something or it was only going to get worse."

It wasn't that Nazario hadn't tried to take care of her body in the past. She had a gym membership and did her best to eat healthy, but her busy schedule working as an assistant facilities manager made it tough. And when she did manage to squeeze in a workout, she'd power through a challenging class and wind up sore and exhausted the next day, with no interest in going back. "I started telling myself that being overweight at my age was normal and that I needed to accept the fact that this is what life at 40-plus was supposed to feel like—uncomfortable and miserable."

So when Nazario spotted a post on Twitter announcing that Prevention was looking for busy women to test the Fit in 10: 30-Day Belly Fix, she figured it was worth a shot. Unlike other programs she'd tried in the past, the plan was structured around 10 minutes of exercise a day and simple, clean eating—no diets, no crazy workouts. "I figured I had nothing to lose—other than my belly—so I signed myself up," laughs Nazario. 

Part of Nazario was skeptical. She was busier than ever with moving to a new apartment, and she'd tried other programs in the past. "I told myself to take it one step at a time, so I just started with the workouts—and my body reacted to them almost immediately," she says. Since she only had to commit to 10 minutes of smart strength training a day, Nazario didn't have an excuse to skip it. "By the end of the second week, my clothes were fitting better and my energy had skyrocketed." At that point, Nazario decided to get serious about her diet and added the Fit in 10 clean-eating guidelines. Soon, her boyfriend was using the Fit in 10 recipes to cook her delicious meals. "He's the cook in our family, but the recipes were easy to follow and we both enjoyed them."

By the end of the month, Nazario had lost 8 pounds—and 8 inches off of her belly. "I was at a point where I thought how I looked on the outside would never match how I felt on the inside, but I was wrong," says Nazario. "I'm back—and it was so easy."

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