Well, my lovelies, I watched it.
The Oprah Winfrey special that just came out a couple nights ago: Shame, Blame and The Weight Loss Revolution. If you missed it you can still catch it on Hulu.
If you have followed me for very long then you are well aware that I love me some Oprah. I’m not saying she’s right 100% of the time, I’m just saying that when I went to Maui I figured out where her house was and then I stood at the bottom of the hill and cried while my friends took pictures.
In all honesty I watched the special mainly because I wanted to hear her explain why she left Weight Watchers. As many of you can probably relate, I grew up a Weight Watchers girl. There’s not a point on this earth that I haven’t tried to count in my life. Even after all these years I know which food are “free” and which ones are not. But with the life-changing results that Ozempic, Tirzepatide and more are bringing to the weight-loss game, Weight Watchers seems like a thing of the past. And I was curious as to how they would “re-brand it,” since I had heard that the CEO of WW was going to be on the program.
Sima Sistani, the WW CEO, made the comment that they would be known for being “a community” for people, that “Weight Watchers is not just about weight loss, It’s about education, and it is about care. That’s our new philosophy is to help people live longer, happier lives with weight health care.”
I’m wondering how y’all feel about this. I’m wondering how I feel about this.
In the last year I have lost almost 60 pounds through working out, intertermittent fasting and with the help of Beautiful Yu products. Recently I was put on Tirzepatide by a doctor who is trying to get my hormones back working properly and I can see what the fuss is about! Man, the food noise in my head has decreased tremendously. Which, if you have grown up with a “food obsession” like I have, then you know that noise can be deafening.
But the one thing I have noticed? It doesn’t go away completely for me. The obsession does, the compulsive desire does, but I’m still human. I still get cravings. I still like buttered popcorn at a movie. I still watch a TikTok about someone’s favorite Subway order and then suddenly I want a Subway sandwich. I’m not DEAD for cryin’ out loud.
This is why I like intermittent fasting. Because I can crave or desire all I want, but I am not going to eat between 8pm and noon, period. IF has created those boundaries for me, without me having to journal them, count them or weigh them. And it’s nice, especially for someone with ADHD. No clutter. No counting. Just no food.
That’s why I love Beautiful YU products. Because my eating window is smaller, I can get less of the “good stuff” in. So their Earth and Ocean Greens product makes sure my vitamins, minerals and 100 healthy fruits and veggies are all covered. Their Collagen has transformed my hair (its growing back!), my skin and my joint aches. Their Probiotic keeps me on the reg. lol And their Trim Fit (which my friends affectionately refer to as my “crack”) gives me energy and subsides a multitude of cravings during that low 2pm-6pm window that I personally tend to get.
And then there’s working out. Do I like it? Yeah. Do I love it? No. Do I think weight training has made significant changes to my body? Yes. Do I feel better? I do. But do I think that there is another - rarely talked about - component? Yes, and here it is: Do I think working out does just as much for my mental state as it does for my weight? WITHOUT QUESTION. It’s better than any anxiety pill I’ve ever taken.
I’m so grateful and thankful to God that we are in a day and age when losing weight is actually doable. Easy? No. But doable? Yes. And I am so thankful that there are things that I can use in my efforts to be healthier, more active and live longer. (What I would love to see now…is that every person who actually NEEDS this medication would be able, regardless of finances, to get their hands on them without a risk of shortage to those who are diabetic. Jesus work it out!) I heard Andy Cohen ask one of The Housewives if there was one single Housewife who was not taking Ozempic and her reply? “Not one. There is not one single woman who is not taking this diet drug. We all are!” Grrrrr…
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Until then, I am staying faithful to IF, my 6am workout class, my Yu products and this community. And I am done, forever, counting my points. Thank you, Lord!!
I love you,
Mel
P.S.
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C’mon friend, it’s summer. Get out there! Wear the sleeveless, put on the bathing suit. Look good. Feel good.
Well, been on Ozempic for about a year. Have lost 50lbs. But it is only as good as you let it be. Just Like you Mel I still see something and want it. But just a smaller amount instead of the entire cake. LOL. Now just 100 more to go and I will take the shot because it does help. A1C down from 8.5 to 5.2. Kept me from being diabetic due to metabolic syndrome.
I got the notice today that my order just shipped. Woo hoo