Oprah Winfrey flaunts her slim figure at the gym ahead of 72nd birthday after Ozempic weight loss

Oprah Winfrey showed off her slimmed-down body while stopping by her Santa Barbara-area gym on Friday.

The former talk show host, who is set to celebrate her 72nd birthday later this month on January 29, was seen walking towards her car after her fitness session.

The star admitted in 2023 that he took weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic or Wegovy and used them as a ‘tool’ to lose weight.

Winfrey wore a long-sleeved white top and comfortable sneakers, along with a pair of blue leggings.

Her curls were pushed back with a thick headband and she was carrying a small brown bag with ease.

In addition to sharing that she takes GLP-1 medication, the TV personality has also recently started adopting a healthier lifestyle, such as exercising six days a week.

The star admitted in 2023 that he took slimming drugs such as Ozempic or Wegovy and used them as a ‘tool’ to lose weight.

It will focus on a variety of routines, such as running on a treadmill, walking, or lifting weights.

“I don’t know anyone who feels sluggish when they don’t exercise,” Winfrey said. People late last month in December.

In the early 90s the author weighed 237 lbs; this was his heaviest. Although his current new weight is unknown, he has expressed his goal of reaching 160 kilos.

‘I thought it was about discipline and willpower. “But I stopped blaming myself,” he said. ‘I feel more alive and energetic than ever.’

Winfrey revealed that in addition to sticking to her fitness regime, she has also stopped drinking alcohol.

‘I haven’t drank for years. “It’s pretty surprising that I don’t even desire it anymore,” he explained.

The media personality further gushed, ‘I can barely recognize the woman I’ve become.’ ‘But she’s a happy woman.’

During an appearance Today At the show earlier this month, Winfrey recalled gaining weight again when she tried to stop taking the GLP-1 drug.

In addition to sharing that she takes GLP-1 medication, the TV personality also recently revealed that she is following a healthier lifestyle, such as exercising six days a week.

In the early 90s the author weighed 237 lbs; this was his heaviest. While his current new weight is unknown, he has expressed a goal of reaching 160 lbs; Seen in New York in 1992

‘I thought it was about discipline and willpower. “But I stopped blaming myself,” he said. ‘I feel more alive and energetic than ever’

‘Over the last year I’ve been off meds and gained 20 kilos because I wanted to test it,’ the star recalled.

‘Because everyone was saying “you’ll gain weight”… I’ll show them… I’ll go for a walk.’

Winfrey added, ‘Then I was on it, then I stopped, then I gained three pounds, then I gained five, then I gained 10, and before you know it, [food] ‘The noise is back.’

He also revealed that he continued to gain weight when he stopped taking medication, even though he continued to eat healthy.

In 2023, Winfrey admitted to taking weight loss medication and said: People at the time, ‘I use it now because I feel I need it, as a tool to manage, not yo-yo…’

She added: ‘Having a medically approved prescription to manage weight and stay healthier throughout my life feels like relief, like salvation, like a gift and not something to hide behind and be ridiculed once again.

“I’m absolutely sick of being shamed by others and especially myself,” the star said.

Winfrey also revealed that she recommended weight loss medications to people before opting to take the medication herself.

‘I went off meds over the last year and gained 20 kilos because I wanted to test it,’ the star recalled; Seen in Sydney in December 2025

He left the board of WeightWatchers in February 2024 after revealing that he was taking a weight-loss drug to achieve a lower weight.

Winfrey further talked about her weight loss journey and epiphany on the podcast Jamie Kern Lima Show.

She recalled learning that when it came to losing weight, it was out of her control.

I thought, ‘Wow, this isn’t even my fault; All these years, all those diets, all the times I tried, came back, tried again and lost. ‘I suffer, I climb the mountain, I starve.’

“It’s not my fault,” the host emotionally continued, adding: “This was the moment and it was 2023.”

During the podcast episode, the star also recalled a 1988 episode of her talk show in which she shed 67 kilos of fat, recalling that she starved herself for ‘almost five months’ at the time.

On the first of January podcast episodeYildiz, Dr. He discussed GLP-1 drugs with Ania Jastreboff.

‘One of the things I noticed when I first took GLP-1 was that all these years I thought thin people had more willpower.’

He left the board of WeightWatchers in February 2024 after revealing that he took a weight-loss drug to achieve a lower weight.

He then explained that what he thought was ‘will’ was actually the absence of ‘dinner noise’.

‘And then I realized when I first got GLP-1, they don’t even think about it. ‘They eat when they’re hungry, and stop when they’re full.’

Winfrey also describes her struggles with weight in her latest book, Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It’s Like to Be Free.

The star co-wrote the book, which hit the shelves last week on January 13, with Jastreboff.