Oprah
Oprah is in the news about her weight again. It’s not like the world hadn’t noticed that the Queen of talk’s lost pounds had found her.
“I’m mad at myself,” Winfrey writes in an article provided early to The Associated Press by Harpo Productions. “I’m embarrassed,” she writes. “I can’t believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I’m still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, `How did I let this happen again?”‘
I applaud her for talking about it. I also really hope that once she focuses on her health, losing weight will be easier for her. She better than anyone knows that restrictive diets don’t work. With all her wealth and experts at her beck and call, she still has to do the work.
We all remember Oprah wheeling out the wagon load of fat that represented the pounds she lost. Girlfriend was donned in her size 10 Calvin Klein jeans, and she looked so happy and proud of herself. This is what she said about that segment:
“I had literally starved myself for four months - not a morsel of food,” Winfrey recalled in 2005. “Two hours after that show, I started eating to celebrate - of course, within two days those jeans no longer fit!”
When you’ve had a lifetime of weight issues the pressure to get and remain “skinny” often drives you to the chips and chocolate. Add the stress of being in front of millions of people watching you like a hawk, and disaster is in the making. Fitness/wellness from the inside out should be the ultimate goal. If you want to lose weight to get into the cute jeans or for the reunion, what happens afterwards? Is that enough to keep you inspired forever? Optimal health is the cornerstone of any weight loss and fitness plan. When you take care of the inside the outside will fall in line. Trust me.
Hat’s off to you Oprah for being honest with yourself and your viewers.
December 10th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
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