Looking at Oprah Winfrey's Weight Again?

I thought everyone was over all that. Let's face it, some people are not meant to be skinny rails. The world is made up of all sizes of people, why does it have to be such an issue. Sometimes I hate the way I look and wish I could wear smaller sized clothes, but then again, I know I am who I am. I am healthy and active and I want to be able to walk down the street not worrying about my weight. I am a recovered bulimic and just wish that we could all just be comfortable with who we are and what we look like. It is difficult enough for average people like me to feel good, but Oprah has millions of eyes on her and she feels like she has to explain herself and her weight to everyone again. It must be a terribly uncomfortable spot to be in. We all know that less fat on our bodies is better. We all know that we need to eat a diet that is balanced and nutritious. Oprah has the means to pay for a chef to cook for her and dole out smaller portions. She has the means to hire a personal trainer and to surround herself with all sorts of experts to support her, but even with all that, she has yo-yoed with her weight. If that is true for someone like Oprah, then I don't so bad about myself. Everyone has faults; everyone has burdens to bear, everyone has at least one weakness. I like Oprah and I think she has a true gift of inspiring people, but she needs to be a little less apologetic about her weight. She looks good and seems to be able to do the work she wants to do, so why apologize and explain?

150 Pound Woman Wears a Size 6 ?????

Here is something that has been bugging me for quite some time now. I am sure you have seen the TV and print ads for the various weight loss programs that are out there, and most of them are all hype with very little true weight loss success. I also read an article a couple of months ago that was in "People" magazine about how people lost half of their weight. I'm not sure why this bothers me so, but I just don't believe that someone who, say weighed 200 pounds and lost 50 pounds can say that they now are a "size 6" or a "size 4." I find that so unbelievable because I don't weigh anything like 15o pounds and I can't squeeze my body into a size 4, 6, or 8, sometimes not even a 10! Maybe some of the people are super tall, so that would make a difference, but I swear the article I read said these women weren't too different in stature than I am. I am not very tall--5'4''. I just don't get how someone who outweighs me by 20 or thirty pounds can wear such small sizes. I guess I'm just jealous, because I do weigh more now than I have in many, many years, and I am a far cry from over weight, but certainly don't wear a petite size 6. I would like to know where these gals buy their clothes, because where I live, a 6 is pretty darn small!