A woman who has eaten a Christmas dinner every day for 20 years believes it helps her to stay slim.
Mum-of-three Jayne Winteringham cooks herself a roast dinner each day, complete with all the trimmings.
The only time Jayne, 66, eats a different dinner is if she visits a restaurant.
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The retired nursery worker, from Bristol, even claims her consistent calorie intake helps her to maintain her size 10 figure, the Mirror reports.
Last Christmas Day was one of a rare few times in two decades Jayne did not tuck in to a roast.
She had dinner at her daughter's house, and tucked into a Mexican-style feast instead.
Jayne said: "If I had been cooking, I would have made Christmas dinner. But last year was tricky with the pandemic and lockdowns.
“I didn’t have a choice because I was a guest and it made a nice change.
"One day without Christmas dinner was enough for me, though, so I went to the local pub for a full roast dinner on Boxing Day.”
Jayne reckons she eats 1,460 roast potatoes, 1,095 carrots and 5,475 Brussels sprouts, each year.
She has been obsessed with Christmas since she was a little girl and reckons her love of the festive season in adulthood is down to childhood nostalgia and memories of her mum.
As a kid, Jayne looked forward to her Sunday roast every week, and carried her love into adulthood by preparing the dish more often.
Whereas many Brits agree it's tricky to prepare a Christmas dinner, Jayne, who has mastered her craft by now, says it's a simple issue of timing.
She continued: "Time things so they can cook without you having to supervise them too much. Then pop everything in big bowls and put them on the table when they're ready, so people can help themselves.
After years of sampling countless different types of Christmas dinner, Jayne now considers herself a roast connoisseur.
However, on December 25, Jayne opts to have a rest while her daughter takes over cooking for the day
She said: “It’s the one day of the year when I don't have to cook for myself."
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