In 1992, at age 38, Oprah Winfrey reached her heaviest, 237-pounds. Four years ago, she made it a goal to lose weight and she appeared on the January (2005) cover of her magazine ‘O’ at a toned 160-pounds. She thought she was finished with the weight battle. She was done. She had conquered it. She told friends that were struggling - ‘All you have to do is work harder and eat less! Get your 10,000 steps in! None of that starchy stuff!
Recently, Oprah has admitted to weighing in at 200-pupnds. On the taping of her January 5th show Oprah will be explaining how she came about with the idea for her January (2009) magazine cover. She said, ‘Why don’t we just tell the truth? Why don’t we just put my fat butt on the cover? Why don’t we just shoot that?’
In the upcoming issue, Oprah will have an essay that will explain her struggle with her out of balance thyroid and how her medical condition made her become afraid to exercise. Oprah added that she has a goal to be strong, healthy, and fit, instead of just losing weight this time around.
The most difficult challenge in accomplishing goals is simply remaining aware of them and staying on track. Honestly, how many times have you set a goal, started working on it with the best of intentions, and then a couple of days later you become conscious that it somehow slipped through the cracks?
When Oprah fell off the wagon before Bob Greene, her fitness expert, and friend, told her there are two sets of weight loss rules. ‘There's one set for just making the scale move," he said. ‘That just follows the laws of physics—you have to do x, y and z, and if you do them, the scale moves. But then there's the other thing ... what's going to keep you doing those things for the rest of your life? That's where it gets complicated.’
Recently, Oprah has admitted to weighing in at 200-pupnds. On the taping of her January 5th show Oprah will be explaining how she came about with the idea for her January (2009) magazine cover. She said, ‘Why don’t we just tell the truth? Why don’t we just put my fat butt on the cover? Why don’t we just shoot that?’
In the upcoming issue, Oprah will have an essay that will explain her struggle with her out of balance thyroid and how her medical condition made her become afraid to exercise. Oprah added that she has a goal to be strong, healthy, and fit, instead of just losing weight this time around.
The most difficult challenge in accomplishing goals is simply remaining aware of them and staying on track. Honestly, how many times have you set a goal, started working on it with the best of intentions, and then a couple of days later you become conscious that it somehow slipped through the cracks?
When Oprah fell off the wagon before Bob Greene, her fitness expert, and friend, told her there are two sets of weight loss rules. ‘There's one set for just making the scale move," he said. ‘That just follows the laws of physics—you have to do x, y and z, and if you do them, the scale moves. But then there's the other thing ... what's going to keep you doing those things for the rest of your life? That's where it gets complicated.’
It’s true that the best of intentions will be dominated by whatever system you have in place. If you have no system, then either old habits or just plain confusion will dominate in the long run, regardless of your intentions and motivation. It takes goals and you need to tie them all the way down to the level of actions in the moment. But the real key is that it’s a fundamental part of your every day life. Without daily or sometimes even hourly refocusing on the most important goals, it’s just too easy to lose sight of your goals and get diverted.
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