After almost ten years on the WeightWatchers board, Oprah Winfrey resigned in order to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Just prior to the Friday airing of “Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution,” Winfrey publicly revealed her decision.
How did Oprah explain the effects of using medicine to lose weight?
Throughout the episode, her goal was to eradicate the stigma associated with medication and weight reduction. “I hope that by having this discussion, we may begin to shatter the stigma, the guilt, and the condemnation. should quit criticizing other people for their weight or the way they decide to reduce or not reduce it, and, above all, to quit criticizing ourselves,” the celebrity stated.
Source: CNN
Winfrey had acknowledged using weight-loss medicine earlier in December. demonstrating empathy for visitors who related their experiences and the reasons behind their use of prescription drugs such as Mysimba, Ozempic, Victoza, and Wegovy.
She also discussed how taking medication to lose weight gave her relief. Describing how it enabled her to get over her obsession with eating and her sense of fullness. “For years, I believed that those who had never had to follow a diet were simply strong willed. And for some reason, they were more powerful than I was. It’s not like you possessed the willpower because you weren’t fixated on it!
