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When aging changes your body in ways that feel like losing yourself

I used to be naturally skinny without trying and after hitting forty my metabolism changed and I do not recognize myself or know how to dress this new body.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The physical form that carried your identity through decades betrays you with changes that feel foreign rather than natural, making you a stranger in your own skin.

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