In the January issue of "O" magazine Oprah says she now tips the scales at 200 pounds. In Oprah says she’s mad at herself and embarrassed, and that she looks at her thinner self and thinks: "How did I let this happen again?"
Oprah’s yo-yoing figure has been a tabloid staple for decades. Twenty years ago, she famously appeared on her show wearing a pair of size-10 jeans. Oprah says her goal is no longer to be thin. Instead, she says she wants to be strong and healthy. Oprah details recent thyroid problems and admits they gave her a fear of working out. Don’t know what that is about but I have a very bad thyroid problem and have never been told not to work out? Seems to me that the continuous yo-yo diet that Oprah is one is worse than being overweight!