Gambling is a $40 billion-a-year business in the U.S. — and that doesn't include the $50 billion spent last year on weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Those drugs are a gamble too.

But it's not because they don't work. They do.

It’s because when you stop taking them — to cut expenses, avoid side effects, or because you think "mission accomplished" — you're going to regain some of the weight you lost.

That's especially true if you haven't adopted a twice-weekly resistance-training schedule.

In the STEP1 trial, people taking 2.4 mg of semaglutide (Wegovy) weekly for 68 weeks regained two-thirds of what they'd lost a year after coming off the drug.

The STEP 4 trial, also with semaglutide, saw people lose around 11% of their weight after 20 weeks; but over the next two years after stopping the medication, they regained almost everything they'd lost.

The SURMOUNT-4 trial tested the rebound from stopping the medication tirzepatide (Zepbound). After 36 weeks on the drug, people lost around 20% of their weight; but over the next year, only about 17% of those who quit the medication came close to keeping the weight off.

We support the use of these remarkable medications, but we also want you to maintain a healthy weight if you stop taking them. That's why we constantly stress the importance of upgrading your lifestyle habits.

We're at LongevityPlaybook.com 24/7 to help you make healthier choices — soon with our healthy longevity and wellness coaching program.