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Oprah Hits 200 Lbs, 'Fell Off Wagon'

Talk show host 'fell off the wagon'

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 9, 2008 11:05 AM CST
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(Newser) – Oprah Winfrey has once again hit “the dreaded 2-0-0” pounds. The talk show queen, who has famously struggled with her weight for years, writes, “I definitely wasn't setting an example. I was talking the talk, but I wasn't walking the walk,” in an article in the January issue of O magazine obtained by the AP, where she admits she has gained 40 pounds since 2006.

"I'm embarrassed," she writes. "I can't believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I'm still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, 'How did I let this happen again?'" Winfrey attributes some of the gain to an out-of-whack thyroid, a condition that led her to develop "a fear of working out." This time around, rather than trying to get thin, Oprah says she wants to be strong, healthy, and fit.

Oprah Winfrey at the Revlon Run/Walk to benefit breast cancer at UCLA in 1997.
Oprah Winfrey at the Revlon Run/Walk to benefit breast cancer at UCLA in 1997.   (Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey arrives to the 17th Annual Women In Entertainment Power 100 Breakfast on December 5, 2008 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
Oprah Winfrey arrives to the 17th Annual Women In Entertainment Power 100 Breakfast on December 5, 2008 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey attends the opening night gala celebrating Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 50th anniversary at The Sheraton on December 3, 2008 in New York City.
Oprah Winfrey attends the opening night gala celebrating Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 50th anniversary at The Sheraton on December 3, 2008 in New York City.   (Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey speaks onstage during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on September 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Oprah Winfrey speaks onstage during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on September 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
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