Oprah Winfrey 26-lb weight loss tips & tricks: media mogul does yoga, meditation; claims Weight Watchers is not a "diet" but a "shift in perspective"

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Oprah Winfrey was so impressed with Weight Watchers that she bought some company shares and now the talk show host shares her 26-lb weight loss is not because of a diet but a new perspective.

Winfrey, 61, admitted in the January issue of O magazine that she struggles with keeping excess weight off but has managed to lose 26-lbs through Weight Watchers, Daily Mail reports.

"I've wishy-washed with diets and exercise my whole life. Now I'm ready to go beyond the scale and declare a new way of being in the world," Winfrey said.

The outlet adds that Oprah was "resistant" to joining Weight Watchers for many years but ultimately gave in after finding out that the system allows her to eat foods based on point systems and not by deprivation.

"I was fed up with my lose-and-gain-again routine," Winfrey said. "I'd had enough of no-carb regimens. Some people can live without bread and pasta, but it just doesn't make sense to me. All the times I tried to do so only made me crave them more," she said.

Daily Mail reports that Winfrey clocked at 237 lbs as her heaviest weight. The program which runs on point systems assigns "points" on foods based on their nutrition or classification including protein, fat, fiber, or carbohydrates. The media mogul can spend up to 30 points daily, which is a number given to her based on her age, gender, height, and weight.

"I wanted a plan for life, and here it was in the form of Weight Watchers. For me, this is not a diet. It's a whole shift in perspective. So yes, for sure, I'm a bona fide convert."

The talk show host loved the system so much that she bought 10 percent of the shares or $45 million. According to PEOPLE, when word got out, the company stock shot to 75 percent on the day. She started the program in August and lost 5 lbs during the first week. Her best friend Gayle King also joined the program and has lost an impressive amount of weight as well.

For exercise, Winfrey says that she loves Bob Cooley's Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training (RFST) exercise. The exercise involves contracting the muscles while trainers stretch their limbs apart. The mail says the exercise can improve strength and "aerobic capacity." Winfrey has been doing the exercise since April this year and it made a lot of improvements on her including a straighter posture and the lack of tension in her neck. According to PEOPLE, Winfrey also does yoga and meditation regularly.