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Recent research shows that without a constant maintenance plan, those who lose weight soon settle back into old habits and revert back to unhealthy lifestyles. This results in back-stepping or possibly even going back to the starting point. In 2010, a Penn State College of Medicine study discovered nearly 85% of people regain most, and often all, of the weight lost. This can be for a number of reasons. Some are because of lack of motivation, stress, life changes, or the weight was lost too rapidly, making their losses impossible to maintain. 

Obesity is a condition that affects over 40% of adults in the United States. Unfortunately, there is no magic pill that will cure it. However, there are two new types of medicines that, when combined with a low-calorie diet, promote excess weight loss and get rid of stubborn body fat.

An experimental drug from Eli Lilly has the potential to provide greater weight loss benefits than any drug currently on the market. The experimental drug, retatrutide, helped people lose, on average, about 24% of their body weight, the equivalent of about 58 pounds, in a mid-stage clinical trial. This was announced at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in San Diego. The findings were also published in The New England Journal of Medicine.