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Magda Szubanski: 'Calorie amnesia made me put on weight.'

 

 

 

 

 

The always hilarious Magda Szubanski is back on our television screens – but not in a new acting role. Instead, she has been appearing in ads, television spots and radio segments to endorse her new contract with Jenny Craig.

And this time, it’s a contract she’s signed to save her life.

This morning, Magda appeared on 2DayFM with Jules, Merrick, Sophie and Mel B – and explained why she has decided to sign a Jenny Craig contract for the second time.

The Kath and Kim actress was previously on the Jenny Craig program between 2009 and 2011, and during that time she lost 35 kg.

Magda says that a broken rib which affected her ability to exercise – as well as ‘calorie amnesia’ – were the reasons why she put the weight back on.

When asked if her weight gain was, “a case of falling off the wagon and getting back on the wagon,” Magda said:

Look, it’s was yeah. It was that thing of, you know, when you are trying to get fit and then you injure yourself, you know rehearsing for Kath & Kim, fell off getting onto a horse, landed on a set of steps and broke my rib, as you do. Then you know, you’re busy, you’ve got long hours and it just creeps up, and then when you put the weight on of course, you don’t want to get off the couch and you don’t want to exercise. It just gains momentum, your portions get a bit bigger again and you start to forget – “calorie amnesia” as they call it.

The actress says that ‘calorie amnesia’ is, “where you sort of just forget how much you’ve actually eaten”.

However, Magda is hoping that her new deal with Jenny Craig will encourage her to be more ‘mindful’ about what she eats.

“It’s about becoming mindful,” the comedian says. “I know that’s the buzzword of the moment, but being aware. A lot of that is just in that calorie amnesia fog and you don’t really realise what you’re doing, so keeping track of it helps get you get back on track.”

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