Ryan Seacrest Reveals his morning routine after leaving ‘Live’

Since leaving behind his co-hosting duties for ‘Live’ with Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest has started to embrace his new morning routine. ‘The American Idol’ host leaves behind his days of bicoastal living and live filming for a more calm lifestyle.

Seacrest said his goodbyes to ‘Live’ on April 14 after six years. After over a month of settling into his new lifestyle, the TV personality has revealed his new morning routine.

Time zone changes

“One of the things that I’ve done in the last two months is I’ve slept in the same time zone. I have not done that over a period of two weeks in six years,” says Seacrest to People Magazine in a recent interview.

Seacrest would previously fly back and forth between New York and California weekly to film the shows. “So just being on the same side of the country for an extended period of time has been life-changing,” he adds.

Seacrest also explained he’s enjoying his leisurely mornings in Los Angeles compared to precious days in New York City.

“I don’t have to get out the door quite as fast onto the streets of Manhattan to get to the show in New York,” he says. “So that’s been a little bit of a change of pace.”

“I do get up in the morning, put on my UGG slippers and I go grab my coffee beans and I make my coffee,” Seacrest says. Prior to that cup of coffee, Seacrest reportedly takes a sip of something a little bit unconventional.

Olive oil and a Mediterranean diet

“I have a shot of olive oil in the morning before my coffee every day,” reveals Seacrest. “I find that that actually helps with weight loss and helps with your inflammation, helps with all the different systems in your body.”

In addition to his olive oil shot, Seacrest also maintains a healthy diet throughout the day by following a Mediterranean diet comprised of “vegetables, fish, and salad.”

“It speaks to me because it’s fun. You look forward to it. It’s fresh things, it’s simple cooking,” he says of the Mediterranean diet. “It’s really just eating smart foods — simple — but you like it.”

“I don’t eat a ton of meat,” he adds. “I eat it if I’m in a great restaurant and there’s something signature and special from the chef, or if I’m traveling and it’s a thing you got to have. I certainly am not that hard on myself, but I try on a normal basis to stick to the Mediterranean diet.”

The Mediterranean diet is described as based on the traditional foods of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, including France, Spain, Greece, and Italy. The diet focuses on vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, potatoes, whole grains, herbs, spices, fish, seafood, and extra virgin olive oil.