I knew Oprah and I were alot alike!

So all over the news and magazines today is Oprah’s story about her thyroid problems and subsequent weight gain.  The link is below.

It’s bad enough for us mere mortals to get on with things when we’re not looking our best (I’m currently avoiding a request for a headshot to accompany an article where I am quoted, purely for vanity reasons),  but as probably the world’s most famous dieter, it must be especially difficult to stand up and say “How could I let this happen?”.  But I think even Oprah should understand that it wasn’t she that failed.  Our thyroids have failed us.  There shouldn’t be guilt involved.  There isn’t (as far as I know) anything we can actively do to avoid either being hyper or hypo (I’m assuming iodine intake is not a factor).  As she rightly says in the article (and I’m paraphrasing here), who knew this little gland had so much power?

For myself, I’m pleased that Oprah has some out publicly to discuss her situation because now I can say “….kinda like Oprah” and maybe then people won’t look at me with one eyebrow raised as if I’m making excuses or making it up.  Of course I’ll be following her story closely to see what tips, if any, I can pick up in order to make my own journey through this a little easier.