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I do not know if I have ever watched an entire episode of Oprah, but I must admit that her influence in pop culture over the past several decades has been impressive. Oprah Winfrey: 10 moments that made herI remember when this happened a while back:
THE WAGON OF FAT, 1988Oprah Winfrey and the wagon of fat Slimmed down but not for longWearing her size 10 jeans, a slimmed-down Winfrey pulled a wagon of fat on to the stage to represent the 67lbs she lost in four months by eating nothing but Optifast.
I remember that right after the episode aired, the local news channel led its news coverage with Oprah's weight loss, making it seem like a legitimate, newsworthy even. Then I recall how she gained the weight back, lost it, and continued with her up-and-down weight.
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