The message of this entire blog post is found in the title: don’t count calories. Ok! Thanks for reading!

Ok, but seriously … counting calories gets a lot of attention. I mean, even Oprah counts calories. She’s on Weight Watchers, now marketed as WW (very sexy). And Oprah is the q-u-e-e-n. So, she must be right.

Oprah’s weight loss secret

Oprah confirmed that she lost at least 42 pounds over 18 months following the Weight Watchers SmartPoints plan. Points are based primarily on calories, but Weight Watchers doesn’t divulge their secret “points” formula. And Oprah wants you to know that she eats bread! Every day! And still loses weight.

Oprah has been remarkably transparent about her struggles with her weight. Her fight against obesity has lasted at least 30 years. And Oprah has more resources than almost any person on Earth … seriously! So, if the answer to her decades-long battle with weight gain was as simple as “count calories,” why did it take her so long to lose weight succes...