If you’re a midlife woman and you’ve ever thought: “My body doesn’t respond like it used to.” “I don’t feel like myself anymore.” “I can’t even eat pizza without gaining weight.” You are not alone. Somewhere along the way, many women start believing that enjoying foods like pizza is the reason their metabolism “stopped working.” But pizza isn’t the problem. The problem is how we’ve been taught to think about food. It’s Not the Pizza — It’s the Pattern In midlife, your body is