November 2018
Anne Marie Russo had always loved summer. Every year, she'd spend hours by the pool and at the beach with her husband and their three children. "I always wore a two-piece," says the stay-at-home mom. "Even after three pregnancies, I could still pull it off." When Russo turned 50, though, everything changed. Suddenly, the Italian foods she used to eat without care—like chicken parm, pasta, and meatballs—were sticking to her midsection.