Jon Rowley

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March 27, 2024

Should I Use Weight Loss Drugs?

I’m not a scientist or a doctor here. I’ve been a practitioner of real life and am fortunate to not be glued to any sort of dogma on what is the best way to be a healthy human being.

I also do have a good dose of common sense. With the weight loss drug craze hitting hard right now, I’m getting asked quit frequently if “I should go on _____ weight loss drug”. Well my professional answer is “I’m really not sure”.

I don’t (and neither does literally anyone) know the long-term affects of injecting something into your body on a weekly basis... So here’s something to think about:

From one of my favorite quote makers Mark Twain “It ain’t what we don’t know that gets you in to trouble. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.”

So will this miracle drug be what you’re looking for? Or is where you want to be going to require some good old fashioned hard work and consistency for the rest of your life?

I’m no Nostradamus but I’ll put all my money on the ladder over the long-haul.

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