Oprah Failed To Lose Weight Permanently – How Can You Do Better?
Oprah is one of the most successful women of our times. She has handled a lot of problems in her life.
In 1992 she was at 237 lbs. Then she did what all of us are told: Eat less and work out harder. And brought her weight down to 160. This is respectable: She has lost nearly one third of her body weight! And she thought she had lost weight permanently. Now, being in her mid-fifties, things have changed.
She started to have imbalances in her hormonal system- the thyroid made problems. Most of us over 40 can relate to having hormonal changes in our bodies. And the medication for it made her less energetic, sluggish and dull.
Even worse: Since the reason for her weight gain was now “officially documented” by an authority, she didn’t had to blame herself any longer… it’s not the lack of will power, it’s a malfunction of the body. So the responsibility shifted: From her to an unavoidable external instance.
Do you have reasons why you can not lose weight permanently that have nothing to do with you, putting you mentally in the situation of an helpless victim? As long as you feel like a victim, you are powerless… And your weight won’t change that way.
Now back to Oprah. All of this lead her to give up her diet and start eating whatever she wanted. She mentions especially three emotional reasons to overeat (and you might check in with yourself if those sound familiar):
- eating to comfort
- eating to soothe
- eating to ease stress
From my experience, these are very common – and making permanent weight loss very hard. Food should never be eaten for emotional reasons… Emotional eating will only make you fat forever, not allowing you to lose weight permanently.
Recommended Reading:
- Permanent Weight Loss Over 40
- Stress In Uncertain Times
- On Fingerpointing And Responsibility
- Permanent Weight Loss Over 40
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3 comments
I watched oprah once doing a show about people who lived to be healthy and old.
It simply boiled down to two things, staying physically active each and every day, and eating a proper diet.
Hormonal imbalances can be kept under control with proper diet, and exercise.
Every person in my wife’s family tree is over weight and has diabetes, yet she is 51 and 125 pounds due to following my eating and exercise plan.
Great to read your wife is doing fine! A side note: To become healthy and old, being involved in a community (meaningful social interactions) helps a lot as well.
Thank you for this very informative article. I am JUST starting exerciser and trying to learn more so this was very good for a newbie.
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