Alison, the 44-year-old woman behind Body After Forty, sitting at her kitchen table with a cup of coffee, smiling softly at the camera

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About Alison

I’m Alison, and I’m 44. I’m a mum, I work, and for years I just got on with life without thinking much about my body.

Then things started shifting. My belly got softer even though I was eating the same. I’d wake up at 3am for no reason. Some days I didn’t recognise the woman in the mirror.

When I went looking for answers, I mostly found crazy diets made for 25-year-olds, or people telling me that’s just getting older. Neither helped me.

So I started learning for myself, trying things in real life, and sharing what works here. I’m not a doctor. I’m a woman going through the same thing as you, figuring it out as I go.

If you’ve ever felt brushed off, or like your body stopped listening to you, you’re in the right place.

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