Gayle King Shares an Exciting New Weight Loss Update: "I Woke Up Like This 14 Pounds Lighter"

CBS This Morning co-host posts a picture of diet results on Instagram

By Samantha Schnurr Nov 13, 2015 7:11 PMTags
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Gayle King is on a roll!

The CBS This Morning co-host has been chronicling her diet journey with Weight Watchers on her Instagram account since September and in her latest update, the journalist had great news to report—she has officially shed 14 pounds. She channeled a very famous songstress in celebration of the total loss. 

"As Beyonce says I woke up like this I woke up like this 14 pounds lighter we'll actually 14&half pounds lighter but who's counting ... Okay me ! Started @weightwatchers sept 12th ...." she captioned of a photo of her feet on a scale with a reading of 170 pounds compared to her original 184.5 pounds. 

In addition to the physical results, it seems she and BFF Oprah Winfrey—who is now a partial owner of the weight loss company—have synched up since both have dropped around 15 pounds so far using the famed points system. 

While King's success makes weight loss look like a seamless feat, she has been just as open about times in the process that were quite the opposite. 

Two months into the diet, the Editor-at-Large of O, the Oprah Magazine expressed a bit of disenchantment with her goal when she experienced an off week.

"So bummed only lost HALF A POUND with NO cheating on @weightwatchers ... Sticking with it tho..." she captioned the picture. "Also bummed smudged new pedicure after letting them dry so well aware toes jacked up going back to salon today.. Hate when that happens...." she posted to her Instagram account at the end of October. 

Despite the small setback, King forged ahead and is finally seeing the major fruits of her labor. While she hasn't publicly set an overall weight loss goal, King seems to be very content with the consistent loss. 

In another Instagram collage of a handful of her scale photos in chronological order, the 60-year-old revealed how she treated herself for her commitment to the diet. 

"You know it's a brand new day when the weight that use to send you to the fetal position now has you doing the happy dance-I say celebrate with @Oreo new birthday cake flavor @weightwatchers 4 points TWO cookies! Let the church say amen ....," she wrote. 

Amen!