Donna Cooper's weight loss, accompanied by an icon showing how she feels about her weight, is displayed on her laptop at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Donna Cooper prepares a roast beef sandwich with a recipe from the Mayo Clinic at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Donna Cooper shows her exercise bike at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. Generally, Cooper maintains her fitness regimen with walks with friends. Once she's done with her Wegovy injections, Cooper said she’ll just continue with a strict diet and exercise plan. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Donna Cooper's cat Cade bats at her exercise bike at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Doses of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, are stored in a refrigerator at Donna Cooper's home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. “To me, it’s a help, it’s an aid,” says Cooper, 62, who lost nearly 40 pounds in nine months using Wegovy along with diet and exercise. “At some point you have to come off of them. I don’t want to be on them forever.” (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Donna Cooper sits for a portrait at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. “To me, it’s a help, it’s an aid,” says Cooper, 62, who lost nearly 40 pounds in nine months using Wegovy along with diet and exercise. “At some point you have to come off of them. I don’t want to be on them forever.” (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Donna Cooper pets her cat Cade at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. Cooper has heard that people gain back weight when they stop using drugs like Wegovy, but she hopes to be an exception. She's on her last box of Wegovy injections. Once she's done, Cooper said she’ll just continue with a strict diet and exercise plan. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Donna Cooper prepares a roast beef sandwich with a recipe from the Mayo Clinic at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)