Oprah show 1/5/09 chatter

[ohMom]

i found Oprah very real, and human. i wouldn've never thought she had anxiety so strongly on her show about her weight. she always pulls it off cool.

i know i've heard it a million times, but for some reason when she spoke her emotional reason for overeating something clicked. i think i have always thought "emotional eating" related to sadness, loneliness, etc. i never thought to look at myself for maybe a neutral emotion, if that makes sense. i 'm going to have to think about this, but i think i overeat when i'm overwhelmed. I have this desire for closure and when i think about all the 'things' I need to do, i get overwhelmed. When I have alot of stress (good or bad) i get overwhelmed. when parenting a teen and tween brings a challenge, i get overwhelmed. i think i see a pattern

 

[dare2dream]

Thanks for starting this thread. I was reading the thread on this show on the CB this morning and everyone there was really bashing her. The consensus was that she is a spoiled teenager that just needs to get over herself. Most people said the were 'over' her and and didn't care what she had to say anyway.

I wonder if we here on the WISH forum viewed the program differently because we all have individual weight issues we are trying to deal with.

I cried like a baby for most of the show. Yes that is me, Yes I understand, Yes I know what you mean. Oprah I heard you. My emotional battle with myself, my self esteem, and my eating has been getting worse over the years. I am just sick and tired of all the drama. I checked my calenders for last year and DH and I seriously started our weigh loss program at the end of March. In all that time I feel like I have gotten nowhere but some moments I worked so hard. Unfortunately most of the time I was not working at all.

2009 just has to be different for me. I can not go on living like this. I am a bright and intelligent woman. I know I have issues that I need to overcome and they are deep and hard to change.

One year from today I want to be looking at 2010 with hope. I want to be able to look back at all I have accomplished in 2009 and feel great about myself. I turn 50 in April and it is time to start really living.

As Oprah said let's all learn to love ourselves this year. Take time for us. To make the time to do what we KNOW we have to do to get healthy.

 

[MelanieC]

How funny - I just posted on the BL 7 thread how this show really touched me. It touched me big time. I've never seen a show about Weight Loss that resinated with me as much as this one did. Usually you watch them and its just hey do this and it really doesn't tell you anything new.

Well her show, while not really telling anything I didn't already know - presented it in a way that I have never seen. She was real, she was human and showing her weakness. I bet those who are bashing her have never struggled with weight. They haven't felt the power food can have over you. I do believe like Oprah that food is my drug of choice. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I live a good simple life where my family is everything. I think that somewhere along the way I've learned that food is calming and I've used it and abused it like a drug. Like she said if she doesn't plan and she gets overwhelmed she turns to that bag of blue corn chips - I do the same. I can feel it when it happens, I get stressed and the next thing I know I'm putting something in my mouth and tasting it till my whole body relaxes. I'm usually not hungry, It doesn't make me happy a few minutes after I've eaten it so because I'm still looking to fill that stressed feeling I go looking for more.
I hate when ppl get all high and mighty - of course they don't understand -they don't suffer from it.

I'm looking forward to Bob Greene's webcast on Monday night. The questions he asked were good.

Probably the best book I've ever read -Diet wise was his first book with Oprah. His newer books since then suck and its really written so differently and all about his pay website. He really sold out - especially when he teamed up with these manufacturer's. He used to be about the non processed foods but now he makes money from them - so I don't like his books now. The first one was different, and really explained how things worked. I need to go back and read that one.

I also loved how she showed how to get back on track. I think it was great - showing menu's and how she is carving out time for exercise and getting her nail's done. Her message is great - Love yourself and treat yourself with love.

Also - Bob was right - someone with these kinds of issues can't just lose the weight and its all hunky dory - I think you have these issues for the rest of your life and you have to manage each and every day for the rest of your life or you fall off the wagon and end up back in the same place. Just like Oprah did, and just like I did.

 

[CarolA]

Well I didn't see it, I actually forgot but my view is why bash someone. (There is a reason I don't post on the CB. It's like a hobby there) If you don't like them or thier TV show no one is forcing you to watch and in this day it's not like you don't have other choices LOL!

I think she's human. Sure she has more help then most of us, but that doesn't overcome "human"

I did read her "website" this morning and I think that the one thing that keeps coming up is that you have to make a long term lifestyle change. I was reading the BL thread and one thing that kind of "scared" me is the "diet" focus. It's like the WW commercial says "Diet's don't work" I had a friend who did that Medifast diet after Oprah did it. EXACT same long term result. MORE WEIGHT. You have to find something that works for you long term. I am down about 10 pounds over the past year. Not much but the lifestyle changes seem to be sticking and workings (Slowly, but a year ago I would have posted a gain over the past year)

The other thing both she and Bob pointed out on her website is that you do have to adjust for age. I am heading towards 50 VERY quickly and it's true! What would have come off quickly with the amount of workout I do 10 years ago just hangs around for entertainment now! LOL!

I am not a huge Bob fan and I don't really like Dr. Oz so I probably won't bother to record todays show. I am kind of a "watch Oprah on rare occassions" but I do like her magazine!