- Hello people!
Guess what I'm doing today?
I'm doing Oprah's morning routine.
Well, not today.
I'll do it tomorrow.
'Cause I have to sleep first.
Hi baby.
I'm doing Oprah's morning routime tomorrow.
Did I say routime?
I'm doing Oprah's morning routine tomorrow.
(upbeat music)
My research coordinator Elaina,
pulled a bunch of interviews
and researched to see what Oprah's morning routine is.
However, since I'm not a billionaire,
I'm gonna be doing it on my own budget
and using stuff that I have around my own house,
rather than buying a whole bunch of stuff
that Oprah uses.
I want to see how my life changes
if I take on her morning for my self.
So for my morning routine,
I usually wake up sometime between 8:00 and 8:30.
Get up, pee, poop, shower, feed my cat,
and then I kind of jump in the car and go.
We have some food at work,
bagels if it's a Friday.
And then I'll usually work out after work.
There isn't a whole lot of fuss.
I do think that it'll be cool
having a set routine that I have to follow.
I think it might take some of the stress of the morning off
because I won't be like what am I gonna eat for breakfast?
When do I do this?
When do I do that?
What's happening?
It'll just be like, hi, here's your list,
check it off, do it.
So let's see what Oprah does.
Oprah says she wakes up usually between 6:02 and 6:20 am.
She doesn't set an alarm
and wakes up naturally because of her dogs.
She says of her process, I don't believe in alarms,
I find them alarming.
That's a direct quote.
Can't you see Oprah saying that?
I put the number in my mind and I wake up before that.
Usually because the dogs are trained
to go out around that time.
Put the number in your mind.
That's above human.
What's a word for above?
- Superhuman.
- Su- there it is.
Oprah is once again proving that she is superhuman.
(alarm buzzing)
Okay, so tonight I am going to set an alarm.
I'll do 6:19.
And then we'll go from there.
(alarm ringing)
Okay, 6:19.
I don't feel super tired.
I went to sleep at a pretty okay time.
I do wish I was a little less tired.
But time to get on with the day.
Her first thought that she says in the morning
is I'm a live, thank you.
That's something that I don't typically do.
I usually don't wake up with a sense of gratitude.
I usually wake up with a sense of why was I up
playing my games so late?
I should have gone to sleep earlier.
James, you're alive.
You're alive.
Thinking that thought actually makes 6:19
feel not quite as painful,
but this feels early.
I guess it's about getting a jump start on your day,
though, right?
Then she brushes her teeth
and let's her dogs out to use the bathroom.
So that will be when I feed James.
Oh god dammit.
It's fine.
Next, Oprah let's her dogs out.
I don't have a dog but I do have a lion.
And he actually does like going outside.
Really?
Oh fresh air.
By 6:45, Oprah has made a chai tea
or skim cappuccino and has put on sneakers
to prepare for her time at the gym.
So she gets to the gym early.
I don't drink chai.
I'm gonna have to go out and get some chai.
I've decided to get ready for the gym
before I drink my what?
It's too early.
I've decided to get ready for the gym
before I feed James and everything.
Because being in my gym wear already
while I'm doing those things
I think kinda helps me get into the mood.
Get into the mome of working out.
Go to feed the lion.
Going to feed the lion.
He's like it's too early,
I don't usually eat at this time.
Stubborn.
But you know what?
Same.
It's 6:45 now.
I'm actually on time.
I thought that I was going to be late.
Just 'cause.
Oprah makes a chai tea with skim milk.
A little bit lactosey sensitive
so I'm gonna use some almond milk.
But I did get some chai mix.
So I feel like Oprah probably does not use a powder
from Trouder Joes, but that's what we're going with today,
because I am not Oprah.
And I don't know how to make fancy stuff.
I don't have the technology.
James, I don't think Oprah has this wild rumpus.
This is a lot of tea.
The thing is, I am more hungry than I am thirsty.
Especially before going to the gym.
Is this sugar what gives her her energy,
her strength.
I don't know.
I feel like I'm probably missing something there.
(upbeat music)
Let's go.
7:05 am, by this time,
Oprah is working out in her home jame, nope.
By this time, Oprah is working out in her home gym
on an octane elliptical machine.
I do not have a home gym.
But there's a gym by my home.
It is a beautiful day outside.
I think that sort of morning mantra,
oh I'm alive, kind of does help to give you some perspective
on random stuff that I normally wouldn't care about.
It's my friend Kelly.
Kelly.
Hi Kelly.
- Hi.
- Are you taking me to the gym?
- Yes, it's 7:00. - Yay!
Let's go.
We're off to the gym.
Kelly, you're my Gayle today.
- I'm your friend.
- Kelly's my friend Gayle today.
I do not have an assistant.
I assume Oprah has one, if not multiple assistants.
I'm not saying you're my assistant,
but I'm saying thank you for driving me to the gym.
- It's like a fancy Uber ride.
- Sure.
She usually does 20 minutes on the elliptical,
30 minutes walking on the treadmill,
and finishes her workout with sit-ups.
I usually got to a spin class.
I do what they say, I sweat, I drink protein, I leave.
Going to the gym, especially in the morning,
will be a little bit new for me.
I haven't really done an elliptical for a long time.
Like for a long time.
While she works out she watches
Eye Opener Hits on CBS This Morning
to appreciate Gayle King and her crazy ass necklaces.
Kelly, you gonna go on TV?
- Yeah.
- Great.
(upbeat music)
Finished Oprah's workout.
A little sweaty.
So now we go home and make an Oprah breakfast.
8 am, Oprah tries to take about 20 minutes
to do some form of walking or sitting meditation.
And prefers to sit in a seat by a window
or outside on her balcony.
But if she's in a time crunch,
she'll shorten her meditation to 10-12 minutes.
The weather is beautiful today
so I'm going to meditate out here.
I have pulled up a guided meditation on my computer,
so I'll follow along with that.
Let's get 'tatin'.
Meditatin'.
Oprah.
(content music)
Honestly, I really liked meditating.
I don't meditate ever.
So I think the meditating really kind of like
calmed me down and set the tone for the day.
Wake up with gratitude, exercise, and some deep thought.
Wow.
That was pretty nice.
I think I feel very relaxed now.
Guess it's time for breakfast.
Let's go do it.
For breakfast, oh dammit,
she finishes her workout with sit-ups.
I forgot that.
I haven't done sit-ups in a while.
(fun music)
Breakfast time.
8:38 am she eats breakfast.
Oprah eats medium boiled eggs
and a piece of multi-grain toast for breakfast.
And then from another interview,
she said that she eats a lot of fruit.
Passionfruit, raspberries, blueberries,
sliced banana, avocado on toast.
So we're gonna incorporate all of that
into this breakfast.
And she'll make breakfast for anyone else
who is in her home.
So Kelly, you got some eggs coming your way.
(upbeat music)
So, me and Kelly/Gayle, we're done with breakfast.
I don't know exactly when Oprah showers,
so I'm going to do it now
before I kind of get started with my business for the day.
So bye.
Wait I was going to say something
but I don't remember what it is.
(shower running)
So Oprah likes things that are flowy and billowy
if she's just gonna be hanging out,
which kind of means like a flowy skirt
and a billowy top.
I don't really have anything that super matches that,
so I'm going to wear a dress that I wear on vacation.
That way I can be comfortable
and try to channel my inner Oprah
with things that I already have.
By 9am, when she's finished her breakfast,
she makes phone calls, does her banking,
and just conducts business.
If you're anything like me,
you'll notice one glaring omission from that schedule,
and that is when does Oprah poop?
So conducting her business usually fills up her time
until around 12:30, noon.
And so that's what I'll do.
She's like, alright, had me,
time to give them some of me.
We got paid yesterday.
Hello.
So I gotta bank.
I actually have a video that I need to wrap up
and package.
So I'm gonna work on that right now too.
And then she'll take all her business calls
and everything now.
I don't have any business calls today,
so I might just see if my manager's available to like chat.
(phone ringing)
- Hello.
- Megan.
- How's James facing everything?
- James is, he's doing great.
He's just, you know, living his life, sitting.
- Well interestingly enough,
I do have some business to run through with you.
- Oh great.
- Alright ladies.
You and Gayle have fun.
- Thank you.
- I'll see you guys later on this afternoon.
- Okay, sounds good.
Bye Megan.
- Bye.
- Wow, so much business to tend to.
- Is your leg a little bit awkward?
- Does it look like it's bent in the wrong direction?
I'll give 'em one of these.
Oh the door's open.
Okay we're back.
Hello.
Wow, this day was honestly a lot more relaxing
than I thought it was going to be.
It's kind of nice doing it all at home.
That way, when I get to the office,
I'm only doing things that have to be done in the office.
I just feel a lot more relaxed
and like I get more work done.
And so it was kind of nice having something
that I just had to follow.
This was my first time
doing a billionaire's morning routine.
Thanks Oprah for giving those interviews
where I could kind of piece together
what your morning routine is.
I know that it was like a little bit imperfect,
and there's probably stuff
that she does better than I do, obviously.
But this was really cool to see.
Who's morning routine should I lurk on next?
Let's get crazy.
Oprah!
Bye.
(fun music)