Weight-loss role models Magda Szubanski and Ian “Dicko” Dickson tell Phillip Koch their tips for staying trim while enjoying all the trimmings.
Australia’s favourite funnygirl Magda Szubanski isn’t joking when she says you can tuck in to a traditional feast without regretting it this Christmas.
“The trick is that you can have little bits of all of that sort of food,” advises Magda, who has lost an incredible 36kg in the past two years and is determined to keep it off.
“We’re a classic: we have the glazed ham, the roast turkey. We do Polish Christmas, which is on Christmas Eve. We have all the trimmings.
“You can have little bits, you just don’t have to do it for the entire 12 days of Christmas. Adjust what you eat on other days. I actually got through last Christmas really well.”
Dicko has a different approach. He’ll be turning his back on the traditional Christmas lunch he was raised on, and instead enjoying Australia’s seafood and fresh produce.
“I absolutely envisage us having a beautiful, big sunny Christmas feast, but it’s going to be one that’s good for us,” promises Dicko, who admits he always ate, drank and made far too merry during previous Yuletide celebrations.
Both he and Magda have learnt how to enjoy life without putting on excess kilos since joining weight-loss giant Jenny Craig – and while Christmas can be a litmus test for everyone, Magda and Dicko insist they can show us all how to stay fit and have fun during the festive season.
“It’s not so much a test, because I’m now used to a different way of eating,” explains Dicko, who has lost more than 10kg since signing on to be the face of Jen4Men in September.
“Where seconds used to be my favourite thing, I’m now more aware of what I’m eating.”
Magda admits she still finds Christmas a difficult time to stick to her healthy new diet, but says even if she overindulges, she will make up for it with exercise.
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