I Transformed My Body So I Could Take These Nudes But Weight Loss Wasn’t the Problem

A year of dieting, exercise, and mantras proved one tragic idea.

On the move. (Photo by Morgan Cousins)

I called my best friend Anwar in November of 2020 to deliver the news and come up with a plan. He is a fitness expert, by any measure, but his most official credential is his body, near 40 and as chiseled as he’s…