Housewives’ Plan To Make Oprah Thin

The Real Housewives of New York’s Bethenny Frankel, a natural foods chef who has released a book called, “Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting” and wants the world, including Oprah Winfrey, to know that she can make it thin.

“I never thought about writing a book, but I figured out how to be thin and not obsessed and I was like ‘wow’ so I had to write about it,” she tells Fox News. “I know how much my friends and I struggled. All I talked about was what I ate and I worked out all the time, now I don’t even work out that much - maybe two days a week if I can. Women in America are going to be thinner because of this book, Oprah is going to be thinner, nobody needs to freak out anymore.”

Oprah Winfrey, who recently admitted to tipping the scales at 200 pounds, would have to live by these rules if Frankel is going help her get the weight down:

1. Your Diet Is a Bank Account. “Eating should be treated like a bank account - if one day you decide that you want to have chocolate cake for breakfast, you can, because there’s no ‘No,’ but you need to account for it. If you spend in one place, you need to save in another.”

2. The Differential. “In the differential, you can have turkey chili and meat chili. To me, the differential between the two isn’t that big. I would just as soon have turkey chili as I would meat chili. But there’s a huge differential for me between a piece of plain grilled chicken breast and a fatty piece of New York steak. Go for it when the differential is really great to you.”

3. The Point of Diminishing Return. “For example, if you order fried calamari, you taste it, it’s delicious, have another bite, dip it in the sauce, it’s delicious, but then there’s a point where it’s as good as it’s ever going to get. And that’s when you stop.”

4. Downsize. “We have unrealistic portions in this country and you can order an appetizer as your main course. No matter if you’re eating broccoli or fried chicken - it’s good to get into the habit of leaving a little.”

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