The American talk show host as well as the owner of Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Oprah Winfrey has managed to stun the entire world but this time with her incredible weight loss journey.

‘After spending literally years on more diets than I care to count, I finally made the shift from dieting to a lifestyle change,’ she says on her website.

Here is how the media mogul covered the inspirational journey from a whopping 104 kg (230 lbs) to 79 kg (176 lbs).

Oprah Winfrey’s Diet Plans and Lifestyle Regimes

Lesser calories for weight loss

The 69-years-old iconic presence usually consumes 1700 calories per day.

‘You all know I’ve been on this journey for most of my life. My highest weight was 237 pounds. I don’t know if there’s another public person whose weight struggle has been exploited as much as mine over the years,’ she said in The State of Weight conversation. ‘So, I am ready for this conversation.’

Her diet is a balanced composition of 20% protein and 30% fats. Her choices are rich in healthy fats and good carbohydrates such as whole grains, veggies and fruits.

34 grams of fiber, please!

Oprah ensures 34 grams of fiber consumption on a daily basis. Other secrets to her jaw-dropping fitness are calcium enriched soy milk and yogurt along with 1,100 mg calcium.

Oprah has always been candid with her weight loss struggle over years, so much so that she was constantly shamed for about 25 years!

Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

So, what does one of the busiest media icons eat to maintain her fitter-than-ever body? Let’s find out.

Oprah packs the first meal of the day with taste and nutrients. Her variety options include whole fruits, fresh juices, smoothies, toasted bread with fried eggs, turkey slices, and more.

For lunch, she again has a wholesome list to choose from. From a fruit bowl to salads, she has a pick from ground turkey meat, vegetable kabobs made with cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, and onion to southern veggie burger supreme to wasa crispbread topped with turkey, pepper jack cheese, basil leaves, and more.

As for dinner, she relishes wild rice paired with mixed veggies, chicken breast cutlets grilled with a little olive oil, bowl of cherries with banana, peach, yogurt, walnuts and cereals, and more.

Smart snacking

The power woman usually bites into pear and cheddar cheese, hard-boiled egg, olive-oil grilled veggies, some dark chocolate, turkey breast, wheat pita and hummus for snacking.

She also believes in balancing indulgent and healthy foods.

‘I can honestly tell you; I struggle no more. I’m eating everything I love – tacos, pasta. I’ve never felt deprived,’ she told People magazine in her 2020 interview.

Magic of 10,000 daily steps

Apart from diet, Oprah also maintains 10,000 steps a day to keep fitness her daily choice.

She further added in the People interview, ‘I just know that movement and flexibility, particularly the older you get, is what makes you feel alive. So I don’t want to just be alive, I want to feel it.’

No weight loss gimmicks for Oprah

Oprah doesn’t believe in weight loss pills like Ozempic and Mounjaro, says ‘that would be the easy way out’.

She stresses on accepting our bodies and work on it naturally with the balance of a healthy diet and proper exercise.