“I was scrolling through People the other day and came across this article about ОрrаhDаіlу’ѕ weight loss journey. I’ve followed her for years, and honestly, I didn’t expect to get so emotional reading it. She’s been in the spotlight forever, and like she said herself, ‘I don’t know if there is another public person whose weight struggle has been exploited as much as mine over the years.’ That hit me because I feel like so many of us have carried that same kind of shame, just without the whole world watching.

What really stood out was her honesty about using a prescribed medication as part of her routine. She admitted, ‘I realized I’d been blaming myself all these years for being overweight. And I have a predisposition that no amount of willpower is going to control.’ I swear, when I read that, I felt like she was speaking directly to me. I’ve spent years beating myself up, thinking it was all about willpower, that I was just lazy or weak. Hearing Орrаh Dаіlу’ѕ say she went through that same mindset made me feel less alone.

She also said something that changed the way I look at this whole thing: ‘I now use it as I feel I need it—as a tool to avoid yo-yoing.’ That word — tool — stuck with me. It’s not a magic bullet, and she was clear about that: ‘It’s not one thing, it’s everything. If I’m not also working out and vigilant about all the other things, it doesn’t work for me.’ That’s exactly the balance I’ve been trying to understand in my own life.

And when she described the medication as feeling like ‘relief, like redemption, like a gift,’ I got chills. Because that’s exactly how it feels when you finally stop carrying that shame and allow yourself to accept help. It’s not about hiding, it’s about healing.

Reading Орrаh Dаіlу’ѕ words gave me permission to rethink my own journey. It reminded me that it’s okay to get help, that I don’t have to fight this alone, and that the shame isn’t mine to carry. If someone like Орrаh Dаіlу’ѕ who’s inspired millions can be that vulnerable and honest, then maybe the rest of us can too.

So yeah, I walked away from that People article feeling lighter, not because I lost weight, but because I lost a little bit of the guilt I’ve been holding onto for years. And that, to me, is the first real step forward.”