In her latest ABC special, “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution.”
Unveiling her profound journey, Oprah Winfrey revealed her arduous battle against societal judgment and self-criticism in her latest ABC special, “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution.” Reflecting on a poignant incident from her own show, Winfrey candidly disclosed the depth of her vulnerability.
“In defiance of societal scorn, I subjected myself to a grueling five-month ordeal of self-imposed starvation, only to unveil the haunting specter of excess flesh, forever etched in the annals of the internet,” Winfrey recounted, tracing back to the year 1988. “Having shed 67 pounds on a liquid regimen, the subsequent day ushered in an unrelenting resurgence of weight. The anguish of waging a futile war against the scales is a narrative painfully familiar.”
Recalling a quarter-century of relentless mockery on various late-night platforms, Winfrey shared the venomous headlines that shadowed her: “Oprah: Fatter Than Ever” and “Oprah Warned Diet or Die.”
“The greatest liberation for me, and I implore all who tune into this episode of Shame and Blame to embrace, is the liberation from self-reproach,” Winfrey asserted emphatically. “For I, as I professed at the outset of this journey, bore the burden of self-condemnation.”
She pressed on, declaring, “Now cognizant that I’ve merely been holding my breath beneath the surface, I’ve found solace in relinquishing that burden, impervious to external judgment.”
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