Oprah Winfrey has been quite a television host in Hollywood for several decades and continues to host controversial questions and topics unafraid in front of the world. One of the rare moments of her recent special saw Winfrey talking about her weight and body shaming from the world.
Talking about how she had once lost 67 pounds with a strict liquid diet, Winfrey was horrified to learn that she had gained it the very next day. In an ABC special, here’s what the television host had to say about her weight loss journey.
Oprah Winfrey Had Suffered With Body Shaming!
It was recently that Winfrey released a TV special called An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution. The episode, which premiered on ABC talked about Winfrey’s journey through the troubles of weight loss.
During the special (via ABC News), the television host recalled one of the most famous moments of the internet when she rolled out a wheel of fat weighing roughly 67 pounds. This was done to show the world the amount of fat Winfrey had lost by staying strictly on a liquid diet.
“In an effort to combat all the shame, I starved myself for nearly five months and then wheeled out that wagon of fat that the internet will never forget. After losing 67 pounds on a liquid diet, the next day, the very next day, I started to gain it back. Feeling the shame of fighting a losing battle with weight, is a story all too familiar,”
As the special continued, Winfrey revealed that she had one of the most “aha” moments in her career in front of a live audience. Talking about willpower and obesity here’s what Winfrey thinks… is the cause.
Oprah Winfrey Claims That Obesity Cannot Be Helped Through Willpower!
Taking the terminology, Oprah Winfrey had some controversial things to say about obesity in her TV special. During her talks, Winfrey revealed that obesity cannot be helped through willpower since it’s a “disease” and it’s about the brain!
“I had the biggest ‘aha’ along with many people in that audience. I realized I’d been blaming myself all these years for being overweight, and I have a predisposition that no amount of willpower is going to control. Obesity is a disease. It’s not about willpower — it’s about the brain.”
Although there are several people who would disagree with her, Winfrey seems adamant about her claims and even feels proud of herself. Oprah Winfrey can be seen in An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution which is available to stream on Hulu in the U.S.
