Off Topic: Oprah's Recent Weight Loss Shiw

It has been shown that after stopping semaglutide, one year later trial participants had regained two thirds of the weight they had lost, with similar effects on the cardio metabolic variables.
“Findings confirm the chronicity of obesity.”

Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Vol 24, Issue 8, August 2022. pp. 1553-1564.

I suggest reading ‘Why We Get Fat’ and The Case against Sugar. I yo yo dieted for my whole life. I am a sugar addict. I am 50+ pounds less than I was 10 years ago. The way I can maintain is by eating strict Keto, which means no sugar, less than 20 carbs a day with intermitant fasting. I cannot control my eating unless I do this, simple as that, for me.

The drugs that Oprah is promoting after she got caught faking weight watchers:

(a) she has a financial incentive to push, and;

(b) costs ~$977 a month (though manufacturers will happily get you hooked by teasing with a discount).

The diet industry is shameful at best and evil at worst.

When people are trying to lose weight it's important to maintain muscle mass. It's not clear to me that losing weight is a worthwhile goal, but getting stronger and more flexible will move some of that weight to muscle which makes clothes look better and provides more health benefit.

Yo-yo weight loss/gain is the WORST! I was morbidly obese most of my children’s young lives and beyond. My nine year old asked me to please not get fat like some mom’s. I did it anyway. I found out later in my life they were embarrassed and their friends, in high school, were sure my husband must be cheating on me. He’s a decent looking guy, he travels yet he wasn’t, he’s also very loyal. I tried pills, weight watchers, sooo many things. My husband tried to encourage me to get healthy but I told him, I’m not ready yet , I can’t face gaining it all back and more again, it’s too depressing. I sat in my obesity for about two decades, and struggled with weight and dieting my entire life. I give credit to my mom for my endless cycle of weight obsession, starting at 5 years old.

Then I got very ill with West Nile Virus. We didn’t know it was WNV until almost three weeks later. (If we would have done a spinal tap in the ER we could have found out sooner, just seemed extreme. In the end of the ER visit, I got the sense they thought I was just drug seeking or something, yuck). Anyway, that illness jump started me almost 20 lbs. Since I was so sick and didn’t know why, I wondered if I’d done it to myself, being so unhealthy. I was disgusted with that idea and since my husband had to take intimate care of his fat sick wife, I couldn’t stand the thought of putting him through that again, by my own doing. (Of course we found out later it wasn’t my fault, but still). I capitalized on the 20 lbs and simply started walking about 2 mos after diagnosis. I had to start slow cause WNV can do a number on you. It took about a year not to feel the muscle effects. Didn’t worry too much about my food choices. Figured if I at least started exercising and not dieting it had to help. I was about 52 hrs old. I also got turned onto Dr Phil’s “20/20 Diet” book about the same time. That really helped me with food choices and how exercise could also benefit. The exercise aspect was in line with other exercise ideas I had read. It certainly wasn’t THE answer, yet it was very helpful and I’ve given the book to a few friends and still think it a solid inspiration.

So, 1 1/2 years later, I had lost 110 lbs. Seven years later I’ve kept most of it off. I’ve yo-yoed twice about 20-30 lbs. Really bites, I finally got rid of fat clothes and bought lots of new ones, have to be able to fit in them! I didnt weigh myself often and went by how clothes fit me. That was another trigger, the scale. I had a terrible and obsessive relationship with the scale my whole life. Giving up that burden helped too. I also didn’t tell anyone how much weight I’d lost during the journey. Sometimes I think sharing it is a bit prideful and “pride comes before a fall”, at least for me. It was between myself and me.

Getting older is definitely making my workout regimen harder. I’ve gotten into some bad eating habits again and without exercise I’ll gain back too much. I’m still fighting with myself and working on the 20 lbs again, dammit. I can at least run after grandkids. And being smaller definitely helped when caring for mom, getting into precarious situations often. I gained the 30 just before mom got here and at the beginning of her stay. I had to get exercise again, hence the wheelchair for long walks and the stationary bike in her house. I could be a little obsessed with exercise, scary since age will curtail it. Gotta start eating better again!

My daughter just started the shots. Her endocrinologist encouraged them due to her pre diabetes, her Graves’ disease and the thyroid issues. I’m worried about the weight gain when she’s done and how easy that can be and the depression that goes with it. I’m curious too.

Long response, thanks for reading.

you should be very proud of yourself!!!