Am I The Only One Sick Of Hearing About Oprah And Her Battle Of The Bulge?
There is probably not a black woman alive that can't sympathize with Oprah and her battles with her weight, but I've had enough this time. Oprah is just too damn dishonest and delusional about realistic weight loss, exercise, eating, and most importantly, her black woman's body type. I hate the way she keeps looking for a magic pill to control her weight and I really hate the way she talks about body image.
Oprah talks about "being skinny" and Oprah has never been skinny except that time she starved herself to death on that liquid diet. Oprah has been in shape and that was awesome, but to hear her talking about being "skinny" drives me nuts. "Skinny" and "thin" are white women's body image lingo, not black women's language. And what in the hell exactly is "falling off the wagon" when dealing weight?
Also, I have a hard time feeling sorry for a billionaire that can hire a cook, trainer, nutritionist, workout buddy, and masseuse to help her get and stay in shape. Not to mention someone that has the luxury to workout whenever, wherever, she likes and then take a long-ass nap after working out. Oprah needs to get realistic about her weight issues or just go get her stomach stapled and shut the hell up!
And she needs to stop making up bogus excuses. The business about her thyroid is laughable because there are pills, special diets, and workouts for people who have a thyroid imbalance. I should know, part of my thyroid was removed when I was a teenager, I have been dealing with my sluggish thyroid ever since, but I don't use it as an excuse in my struggles with my weight. As Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3 said to the overweight woman complaining about a thyroid problem..."stop eating thyroid then."
If Oprah wants to help herself and other black women like her, she needs to accept that she will ALWAYS have a weight problem. Always! Losing and regaining weight becomes mentally and emotionally ugly whenever a woman believes she has kicked her weight problem. It just doesn't work that way.
Weight issues are not just about food and working out, particularly for black women. Oprah could help by focusing her next weight loss effort specifically on the struggles of black women. Many black women in 2009 need to dedicate themselves to losing weight, becoming more active, and just improving their overall health. Oprah could partner with the Black Women's Health Project and start something just like Dr. Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Weight Challenge, just for black women.
In fact, I ain't gonna be waiting on Ms. Oprah to turn her next weight loss battle into a televised spectacle, I will be challenging my blogging sisters and brothers and readers to my own "get in shape" challenge. Stay tuned for details! Also feel free to drop a comment or an e-mail if you're already interested. No magic pills folks, just all the support and positive reinforcement you can stand!
