Oprah Winfrey Reveals She Uses Weight-loss Medication And Says Access To Weight-loss Drugs Is A Gift

Oprah Winfrey, whose body weight has been a topic of debate for decades, has finally revealed her body transformation. 

The icon, and the ideal star of many, Oprah shared her lifestyle changes and ways of getting slimmer which also includes taking weight-loss medication. Oprah not only revealed that she takes weight-loss medication but she also expressed her gratefulness towards them. She says it has helped her feel good from the inside out. 

Without revealing the drug’s name or brand, Oprah explained how the drugs have helped her manage her weight, instead of continuing to deal with the inconsistent nature of putting on and losing weight. “I now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing,” she told People in an interview published on Dec 13th. “The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for.”

Oprah Winfrey Weight Loss: Her Experience

Oprah also shared about her experience of being the talk of the town for her weight for decades and how it affected her mental health. Weight fluctuations “occupied five decades of space in my brain, yo-yo-ing and feeling like why can’t I just conquer this thing, believing willpower was my failing”.

Expressing her disappointment in dealing with this helplessness of not being able to deal with her weight situation, Oprah said, “I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself,”. further explaining that “willpower” is not the answer to Obesity, since it’s a disease. 

“I had the biggest aha along with many people in that audience,” she recalls the interview posted in September. “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.”

She adds, “Obesity is a disease. It’s not about willpower — it’s about the brain.”

However, Winfrey, who’ll turn 70 next month,  revealed that even though she is on weight loss drugs, the medication alone could not have helped her shed the pounds. There is a whole lot of hard work and lifestyle changes to gain gradual victories in the weight-loss journey. 

“I eat my last meal at 4 o’clock, drink a gallon of water a day, and use the WeightWatchers principles of counting points,” explained the media mogul. “I had an awareness of [weight-loss] medications, but felt I had to prove I had the willpower to do it. I now no longer feel that way.”

Revealing her adventurous ways of losing weight, Winfrey added, “After knee surgery, I started hiking and setting new distance goals each week,” she noted. “I could eventually hike three to five miles every day and a 10-mile straight-up hike on weekends.”

Oprah expressed how she is physically and mentally in the best shape ever.

“I felt stronger, more fit, and more alive than I’d felt in years,” she said. “I know everybody thought I was on [Ozempic](1), but I worked so damn hard. I know that if I’m not also working out and vigilant about all the other things, it doesn’t work for me.”

Expressing her gratefulness, She added, “It was a second shot for me to live a more vital and vibrant life.”