Oprah just said she is doing low carb!! :)

[sweetz0625]

Oprah just said on the show today with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen that she is doing the LOW CARB thing!!! She is finally on the bandwagon.
She was talking to them about what the normally eat for breakfast, and she said how much she misses bagels and she normal eats eggs and avacado for breakfast since she is doing the low carb. Anyone else see this??
So Cool, just thought I would share

[Elizellen]

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Great news! Wouldn't it be great if she really cottons on to lowcarbing and makes it her WOE rather than just another diet!

[liv]

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Really? Hopefully that will help.
I think Oprah doing low carb would be a great boost for our way of eating.

Does she not eat oatmeal for breakfast? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.

[sweetz0625]

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She said she just started doing low carb I hope that she loses a lot. Good for her

[Papa Deuce]

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Great news! Wouldn't it be great if she really cottons on to lowcarbing and makes it her WOE rather than just another diet!

I, personally, think it is terrible news.... She - like many of us - has a history of "yo-yo" dieting. I have no confidence that she will follow through, and certainly not as a lifestyle.

If she fails, it just means more crap that we will have to face from the public about Atkins / Low Carb.

I hope she proves me wrong, but I don't think so.

[OzLover]

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Well she has tried everything else so why not low carb!! She might shock herself & the world by finding this is a great way of eating/living.

Stay tuned!!

[TogaGirl]

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If it exposes just one new person who will successfully change their life to this lifestyle then I'd say it's a good thing.

[steady as she goes]

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ABOUT BLOODY TIME! I called it when she did her vegan diet cleanse to "fix her thyroid". NO, I said, IT WON'T WORK, I said, and figured she should try low carb.

I hope she does it right and has raging success with it.

[Papa Deuce]

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If it exposes just one new person who will successfully change their life to this lifestyle then I'd say it's a good thing.

What "if" she ruins 10 others?

I know, I am in the minority here, but I think if she fails it could be DEVASTATING for many people.

[Adena]

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Papa D, I understand what you're saying. But, I have a history of yo-yo dieting, too.... a lot of us do here. And while I did go off the wagon and regain some weight last year, Atkins has been the only "diet" that I've EVER been this successful on. Even when I'm not perfect... regularly... I know I've "seen the light" and that this IS MY way of eating for life. The freedom from hunger and food is amazing when I'm in the zone -- like nothing I've ever experienced -- the trick is staying there! Perhaps Oprah will see and feel that, too.

Mmm... eggs and avocado for breakfast sounds great.

[Papa Deuce]

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Adena, I would be all for it if I thought she could maintain it, but I don't. And as you know - and ladies, please don't shoot me for my opinion - there are many woman who almost look at Oprah as if she is the messiah, or something. Oprah recommends a book... women buy it. Oprah gets a new hairstayle, women get the same one.....

She is TOO BIG a celebrity, IMO... and when she fails - if she fails - she will drag many, many people down with her.

I wish that if she was doing Atkins or another low carb plan, that she just did it quietly, and not announce it.

The negative press will be huge if she fails.

OK, so, I will now bow out, as I have said all I can say without - hopefully - making anybody too angry.

[Chicklady]

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didn't she already do 'protein power' a few years back?

[OzLover]

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No anger from this woman~~I'll just patiently wait & see what happens!

[TogaGirl]

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No anger Papa... I can see where you are coming from. However I know that I found out about the whole low carb thing years ago from TV and it has certainly changed my life in such a positive way. I am so very thankful to have been exposed and inspired to this WOL. Call me the eternal optimist, but I like to see the glass as half full. "Diets" fail, any diet won't work if you don't follow through with it for the rest of your life and while I have no knowledge of her personally, this seems to have contributed to Oprah's struggle... oh that and that pesky "thyroid issue" of her's LOL. I think at this point, unfortunately, agree with it or not, Oprah's weight struggles and failures are something the public has become used to and I'm not sure if her gaining weight back really makes the public always fault the means at which she initially lost the weight. I know my mother jumped on her whole Oprah power walking lifestyle change thing she was touting years ago and my mother lost AND HAS KEPT OFF a significant amount of weight following that plan; Oprah gaining back that weight has in no way made her fault that plan... she just kept up with it. And while "just dropping the bun" as my friends like to tease me about works best for me, that program certainly works wonders for my mother and she always thanks the Oprah show for exposing her to it. Anyhoo, we agree to disagree.. no love lost

[Beekel]

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I, personally, think it is terrible news.... She - like many of us - has a history of "yo-yo" dieting. I have no confidence that she will follow through, and certainly not as a lifestyle.

If she fails, it just means more crap that we will have to face from the public about Atkins / Low Carb.

I hope she proves me wrong, but I don't think so.

I hate to be a party pooper but I aggree with Papa Deuce. It will be all the rage when she hits her goal quickly but a huge "told you so" moment when she gains it and more back. I too hope she proves me wrong.