“I’m not taking medicine, I’m on the treadmill again today”
Oprah Winfrey, the ‘living legend’ of American talk show history, recently revealed the ‘secret’ to losing 40 kg. He was tempted to take drugs that help with weight loss, but he succeeded in losing weight without taking them, attracting attention.
Winfrey attended the premiere of her film ‘The Color Purple’ at the Academy Film Museum in Los Angeles on the 6th (local time) and told entertainment media outlet Entertainment Tonight, “(The secret to losing weight) is not just one thing, but doing everything.” He said, “I tried to lose weight and maintain it. “I was on the treadmill again today,” he said.
Winfrey, who recently underwent knee surgery, decided to lose weight through her own efforts rather than the easy way. In the past, Winfrey has experienced losing weight through various methods, including a super fast diet through eating substitute foods and an ultra-luxury diet by spending a large amount of money and receiving expert help. However, his obsession with dieting throughout his life resulted in repeated successes and failures.
Winfrey said she considered using Ozempic to lose weight. Ozempic, a treatment for type 2 diabetes, is also known to have a weight loss effect. Tesla founder Elon Musk also cited Ozempic as his diet secret, and it gained sensational popularity as it became known that celebrities in the United States were using Ozempic. Ozempic has currently been improved as an obesity treatment and is being sold under the name ‘WeGobee’.
Getty Images KoreaWinfrey also introduced on the website ‘Oprah Daily’ in September that Ozempic was causing a craze in Hollywood. At the time, Winfrey said, “When I first heard about the pills, I thought I had to do it on my own (to lose weight) because I had knee surgery,” adding, “It’s too easy to take pills.”
He continued, “Many people know that I have been dieting. “He must have watched me diet.” He said, “When I weigh over 200 pounds (about 90 kg), people treat me differently. “This is a world that shames people for being overweight,” he said, confessing that he once received unpleasant treatment while shopping.
Meanwhile, Ozempic contains ingredients similar to the GLP-1 hormone secreted when eating food, which induces satiety and reduces food intake. However, it can cause side effects such as nausea, diarrhea, and dizziness. In addition, caution should be exercised when using Ozempic, as cases of suicidal thoughts due to Ozempic, as well as eating disorders and sagging skin due to rapid weight loss, have been consistently reported.
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that more than 265 cases of side effects, including suicidal thoughts, were reported after taking GLP-1 drugs from 2010 to June 2023.
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