Comments on: Oprah is going vegan for 3 weeks

By: Theodora Grastorf

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By: DAY KNOW

DAY KNOW — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:24:03 +0000

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA THATS WHAT SHE GET

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By: Steph

Steph — Sun, 25 May 2008 04:23:27 +0000

Firstly, vegan-ism simply isn’t a cosmetic choice. “Going vegan” for three weeks isn’t actually going vegan at all. It’s also NOT a wise choice if you have hypothyroidism. I just cut soy (try finding bread that tastes ok and doesn’t contain soy flour next time you go to the store!) and it’s a huge difference in my hypothyroidism. Soy was making me very very ill. If she’s actually giving up caffiene and sugar and alcohol, it could take three weeks for her body to adjust LET ALONE how hard it will be on her body with the soy.

Looking at this from a different side, what about leather and silk. Honey is a healthier form of sugar but it’s also a byproduct. That means no leather shoes (do you think her car has leather seats? how about leather furniture anywhere in the $50mil compound she calls home?) No silk clothing…a lot of things are by-products. Do you think she (or her minions) are going through all her make-up (or checking her studio makeup for tv) and body products checking for these things? If she goes to a salon (or has some super stylist come to her home) is she checking those products as well? I’d be willing to be something she uses everyday has lanolin in it. Lanolin is a byproducts of sheep (the oils in the wool) and is a common ingredient in lotion.

Anybody could “go vegan” on a diet created by a renowned chef and cooked by a personal chef. I’d be happy to wake up to rhubarb strawberry wheat-free pancakes too! I don’t understand how her weight yo-yo’s so much when she has a personal chef!

The problem is that “going vegan” isn’t a change in diet! It’s a change in lifestyle! It means you use NO animal products or by-products of any sort. If she really wants to be mindful of her relationships with food, she should try cooking for herself once in a while.

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By: fgh

fgh — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:52:47 +0000

With a personal chef it’s easy! She’s says it’s to make her more mindful about eating…that’s pretty cool.

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By: Other Karen

Other Karen — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:36:12 +0000

I hope no one else tries to mimic her just because Oprah did this. Healthy veganism requires so much concentration and devotion.

Veganism is easy and tasty when you have your own chef, definitely.

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By: lisa kippon

lisa kippon — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:17:16 +0000

oprah’s had a lifetime battle with obesity. i praise her for trying to get fit, yet again. even if her reasons to try veganism isn’t as altruistic as some would prefer, i still praise her for her ultimate goal, and also appreciate her public battle with obesity. watching her continued struggle and persistence with her demon is great motivation to those of us who aren’t as fit as we could be. given, she’s got gazillions of dollars and a handfull of personal chefs. but oprah is just as human as the rest of us, and if she can try her best, so can we. ^_^

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By: Henny Penny

Henny Penny — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:35:01 +0000

I thought she figured out the key to weightloss and lifestyle change with her last diet. That’s what she was preaching anyway especially to all those ladies who “let themselves go”.

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By: Virginia

Virginia — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:46:51 +0000

EKJD:
I knew someone was going to say that. I was planning my diet properly. In fact, I had the help of a (very popular in among PETA members) vegan dietitian. On paper, vegan diets are great. It just didn’t work for me. I’m sure it works for a lot of people. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that “If you planned your diet properly” line.
I am not saying anything bad about vegans either, I think most vegans are great people who are just trying to do their best. But I have to say that I felt pressured to continue on a diet that was damaging my health, and it kinda felt like Scientology brainwashing to me.

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By: EKJD

EKJD — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:23:59 +0000

I’m a vegetarian and not a full-on vegan but I choose to not eat meat and restrict my diet for ethical reasons, not cosmetic ones. I like that Oprah is going to bring more light to animal rights by doing this (every middle American woman watches her!) but I don’t like that she’s doing it because she, oops, got fat. I guess any press is good press…

As for Virginia, if you planned your diet properly than you should have had no problems. Ever since cutting out meat and restricting dairy, I’ve felt better, gotten less colds, and had more energy (yes, just like all those crazy vegans say!).

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By: geronimo

geronimo — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:01:59 +0000

What is wrong with this woman?? All that money and power and presumably intelligence and she’s still prepared to jump on bandwagon diets or ‘lifestyles’ in order to achieve what smaller portions of normal food and exercise would do perfectly well. And have long-term benefits rather than quick fix-its. Diets, vegan or otherwise, are not the answer for people like Oprah who constantly struggle with their weight. Dumb.

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