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Oprah: Make the Connection [VHS]

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This is not a work-out video. Buy this video if you are looking for practical tips on how to like yourself, get physically active and control your weight. Oprah shares personal lessons about her weight and offers ideas on how to come to terms with how we look. So inspirational, it will help change your life, I watch it over and over again.

I just watched this last night. I was a little worried about it for some reason but now I'm so glad I bought this. I'm sure I'll watch it many times and lend it to friends. You thought you knew Oprah? She really bares her heart and soul here in the name of helping others come to the realizations she's come to. Very inspiring. Beautifully shot and produced. Solid information on exercise, but unfortunately touts a very low fat diet, which latest research and many people's experience have proven is not healthy over the long term. But if you get sound nutrition information from Beyond Pritikin or The Diet Cure, you can follow the other recommendations in this video and find inspiration in Oprah's struggles and triumph. It inspired me to get up before 5 this morning to exercise! (Only because I have to be to work by 8.) Do it!

If you have ever battled with being overweight, this video will truly inpsire you. I'm not typically interested in the "self-help" genre of books and videos, but this was a gift from a friend.

I listened to this globally admired woman who has fame and fortune, express the same profound pain and sadness I felt as I battled with my weight problem. I really did "make the connection."

This video will inspire those who think they are hopeless to stop their self loathing and do what is right for their health, bodies, and mind.

I highly recommend it.

Oprah's videos proceeds go to children! Her video is inspiring because SHE is a woman who understands yo yo dieting!

Several women also share in this video..which ends with a detailed 10 point guide to weightloss!
Someone said Oprah should listen to Dr. Phil. .It is refreshing to see WOMEN being the experts...we do have different metabolisms!
Let Dr. Phil counsel the men...I want to hear from someone who understands what it means to be a woman!!!
And besides HER profits go to children!!

Fan or not, everyone knows Oprah's struggled with her weight in the glare of the media spotlight for years. Make The Connection, a 1997 VHS (talk about a blast from the past!) companion to her book released the prior year, covers her journey from a self-confessed food addict to a woman who took over the reins of her life and turned it all around.

After a few emotional testimonials from everyday women who've struggled with weight and self-esteem issues, Oprah takes us back to her childhood. Growing up as the only child on her grandmother's Mississippi farm, Oprah found solace in food. Her grandma would cook up all kinds of good eatin', chile: Big biscuits with lots of syrup, grits with cheese, cornbread, greens, and fried chicken and fried okrah. The little girl unconsciously equated food with feelings of comfort and reassurance. That unhealthy relationship with food followed her all the way from her stressful years as a 20 something newcaster in Baltimore to becoming the Queen of Daytime Tv in Chicago.

Peppered with clips from her talk show, private home movies, and interviews, Oprah speaks uninhibitedly about gaining so much success in her professional career, but being unable to enjoy it because her personal life was consumed by her weight and the criticism she received for it. Two humiliating experiences forced her to drop the weight. The first took place ringside at a Michael Tyson boxing match in 1987. The announcer introduced Tyson's weight at 230 pounds and to Winfrey's horror, it was her exact weight number too. The second occurred at a banquet. Oprah had gone over to a table to greet friends when her partner Stedman Graham overheard a group of women make nasty comments about her weight. "Well, she may have everything, but she still has a fat @ss!"

Oprah immediately followed the Optifast diet, staying away from solid foods and only drinking liquid supplements for 4 months. She shed 67 pounds and showed off her slender figure in a pair of size 10 Calvin Klein jeans on a show titled Diet Dreams Come True in November 1988. She also wheeled out a wagon of animal fat signifying the weight she'd lost. In no time at all, the talk diva gained all of the weight back and then some.

It wasn't until a final humiliating moment in May of 1992 that Oprah got serious about losing weight the healthy way. She'd won "Best Talk Show Host" at the Daytime Emmy Awards and was too embarrassed over her physical appearance to bask in the moment of glory. Sick and tired of all the shame and self-loathing, Ms. Oprah made a call to trainer Bob Greene and with his help adopted a healthier lifestyle.

Bob's advice is practical and helpful. According to him, one should eat smaller meals with snacks in-between and don't eat 2 hours before bed. Also make sure you eat breakfast in the morning since it's the most important meal of the day. Most importantly, diets don't work. No more useless yo-yo dieting, people! However, his advice isn't always right on the money. Remember the classic "8 glasses of water a day" rule? We've since discovered it's a myth, but that's the only misstep.

If you're sick of struggling with your weight, pop this tape in and pick up a few helpful tips! You're not alone in your fight and all you need is some self-love and determination to reach your goal. Now Get With the Program!

I rented this video from library. This video is excellent and by far the best weight loss guide have ever seen.
I was extremely moved by this video. Anyone who wants to lose weight should watch this video. Not just for practical and true tips, but the way it stirs your soul and your inner self. The way Oprah delivers the message is very touching. No preaching here, just plain true stuff.

Have bought 8 videos, and given to all loved ones who are trying to lose weight.
A must watch for sure.

I HAVE TO POSE THE OBVIOUS QUESTION, WHY SET YOURSELF UP LIKE THIS OPRAH! YOU LOOK SO DESPERATE IN THIS VIDEO TO APPEAR LIKE YOU'VE WORKED ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS OUT, AND THAT YOU ALONE HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER, YOU ONLY END UP SOUNDING SO DESPERATE , IT'S QUITE SAD. I'M NOT WRITING THIS TO DEFLATE YOU OR IN ANY WAY DISCOURAGE YOU, BUT, IN ALL TRUTH, I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO DR. PHIL, MR. TELL IT LIKE IT IS, TO FINALLY NAIL YOUR WEIGHT ISSUE. I SPEAK AS SOMEONE WHO STRUGGLED FOR YEARS, THEN FINALLY FOUND MY TRUTH. GOOD LUCK ELIZABETH P.S. I SINCERELY HOPE YOUR "YES" PEOPLE DON'T FILTER THIS EMAIL OUT. YOU DESPERATELY NEED SOME "NO" PEOPLE AROUND YOU TO RETAIN SOME SEMBLANCE OF BALANCE. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS