There are many things to be said about Oprah Winfrey's very public battle with weight loss and maintenance. Before I get into the obvious (which is that she is Oprah Winfrey and shouldn't apologize for who she is and how much she weighs because Gayle, housewives and gay men all over the world love her just the way she is) I must say I am surprised that she hasn't gone the gastric bypass surgery route. It's possible that after Carnie Wilson had it - the procedure was then deemed tacky, but somehow I don't think Oprah has time to think about Carnie - she's too busy declaring herself fat to the rest of the world.

As someone who has gone to fat camp not once, but twice, I kind of feel bad for Oprah. I've always just assumed that if I had all the money in the world to have a private chef, personal trainer and someone to slap food out of my mouth - I'd be a skinny bitch too. But maybe that isn't true. After all, any fat kid knows where to hide food, and fat adults have the capacity do it better. Oprah probably has a food panic room somewhere in her house.

Still, to get back to what I find obvious - the woman is OPRAH! Her name is one that must be said with jazz hands. She doesn't have to tell us how much she weighs - nor does she have to apologize for enjoying an extra plate of chicken cutlets or a crave case from White Castle. This is just about the only thing Oprah has in common with the rest of us regular folk. Sometimes we eat our feelings. Sometimes my feelings taste like salad and other times they taste like an entire delivery order from Ben's Thai Noodles.

If for some reason you are interested in hearing Oprah address the issues of her weight, you're in luck! Starting January 5th she'll be airing out her dirty dishes on her show and will extend the chat to her bff Gayle's XM satellite radio show.