A View on Oprah’s Embarrassment

Dianne Williamson of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette wrote an article today about Oprah and her weight struggle.

A few things that stood out:

Why do people think that just because Oprah is richer than rich that this should not, could not possibly be an issue for her?

It has been proven time and time again that money does not buy happiness and as much as you can use it to get or do the things that can help you lose weight, it can’t make you hit the gym or eat right.

Only you can do that.

And only when you truly are ready to.

She also wrote that “some feminists are furious with Oprah. They say that by apologizing for her weight gain, she’s making other plus-size women feel that they should be embarrassed, too“

Well I do not think that she was apologizing for her weight gain. I feel that she was once again struggling and admitting it in hopes of doing something about it and to motivate other people to do something about it if it is an issue for them.

And honestly a lot of plus size women are embarrassed about their weight.

They didn’t need Oprah to be the spokesperson for this.

I am so grateful that I can honestly say that I am not embarrassed about my weight.

I am at times frustrated by it.

And for purely vain reasons.

I like clothes.

I like to shop and there are plenty of times when I find something that I love and I can’t fit it.

And for me that blows major!

So usually that is the only time that my weight even matters to me.

I have a very healthy ego and a high confidence level, what I like to call Major Curvatude (which was the impetus for this website)!!

So I don’t spend a lot of time wondering about or caring about what other people think of me. I try to spend my time loving me and working on having the best life that I can.

But I realize that some women are completely miserable about their weight but just haven’t found the energy, courage, strength or what have you to do something about it.

Why?

Because it’s hard to do!

And so whereas I am not embarrassed by my weight, I am working out regularly to lose some weight so I sympathize with the women who are and part of what I hope to do here at Curvatude is to encourage them to live a complete life.

One where they are consciously making the choices that enrich their lives so that they are happy and content with themselves.

And in spite of what any of the critics may be saying (and they are always saying something), I appreciate Oprah for coming out and saying hey I know where I went wrong, now I just need to do something about it.

After all, isn’t that the first step to changing anything?

See also 9 Lessons From Oprah’s Weight Battle Defeat