Oprah Winfrey has been publicly body-shamed for 25 years over her weight, but she blamed and shamed herself more than anyone else. Now, Winfrey is embracing her body, health, and weight by blocking out external and internal pressures, including those who criticize her for using weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy. In a recent interview with People, Winfrey confirmed that she is taking weight-loss medication and her matter-of-fact approach to it has us cheering her on.
“I was actually recommending [weight-loss medications] to people long before I was on it myself,” Winfrey tells the outlet. “I had an awareness of [them], but felt I had to prove I had the willpower to do it. I now no longer feel that way.”
Winfrey’s journey to embracing weight-loss medication wasn’t easy, but she released her own shame and now uses it as a tool to manage her weight in her holistic routine, which includes hiking, using WeightWatchers, and maintaining a strict eating schedule. Winfrey emphasizes that taking weight-loss medication is just one part of her hard work to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Winfrey’s perspective on using weight-loss medications is a refreshing look on a controversial topic. While opinions vary, she emphasizes that obesity is a disease and using medication is not about willpower but about managing one’s health. Judging people for their personal choice to use weight-loss medication is not acceptable, and it’s something Winfrey is refusing to do to herself as well.
Winfrey expresses her calm acceptance and gratitude for using weight-loss medication, seeing it as a gift and a relief rather than something to be ridiculed. She is done with the shaming from others and herself. Oprah’s story is a reminder that personal health choices should be a cause for celebration and support, not judgment.
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