Oprah Winfrey admits setting ‘unrealistic standards’ for dieting

Oprah Winfrey doesn’t look very happy or proud of her weight loss journey.

The television producer shed some light on her dieting journey, which has been the center of attention for the media for years, and what she feels about it being a contributor to promoting unhealthy and unrealistic diets.

The 70-year-old media mogul appeared in a three-hour live YouTube special weight WatchersTalking about leaving diet culture behind with fellow stars Rebel Wilson, Amber Riley, weight Watchers CEO Sima Sistani and various doctors and many expert voices.

Winfrey reflected on how the media’s attention to her weight made her obsessed with her looks and led her to adopt extreme and unhealthy methods to lose weight.

“I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture,” she said during the live event.

“Through my platforms, through the magazine, through talk shows and online for 25 years, I have been a major contributor to this. I can’t tell you how many weight loss shows and makeovers I’ve done and they’ve been a staple for as long as I’ve been working in television.”

He added, “I shared how that famous wagon of fat was going oprah show This is one of my biggest regrets. It sent a message that starving yourself with a liquid diet sets a standard for people that I or anyone else cannot live up to. The very next day my weight started increasing again…”

“That wagon of fat moment was set in motion after years and years of thinking that my struggle with my weight was my fault and that I needed to process the shame I felt privately as my public yo-yo dieted. It even took until last week for the moment to become a national joke,” she said.