Since finishing her X-Weighted journey, life has changed dramatically for Debbi and her family. Debbi is now divorced from Chris, but says that the split was amicable and they have a great relationship with really good communication.

As she was getting divorced, Debbi was introduced to a Mormon guy, Brian, who is divorced with 4 kids. The pair fell in love and are about to get married.  “I am so much happier and so in love, he just worships the ground I walk on. He thinks my body is just the sexiest thing he’s ever seen,” she says.

Debbi says that Brian actually fell in love with her after watching her X-Weighted episode. “He is my girlfriend’s brother. She introduced us because we were going through similar stuff, and the day he met me he went home and watched the show online 3 times that night. He said the fact that you were trying to fix every problem Chris had, that you got up after you fell, makes me appreciate what an amazing woman you are,” says Debbi.

On the show, Debbi talked about her disappointment that Chris had a vasectomy, which was in conflict with her desire to have more children. This proved to be something she had in common with Brian. “Interestingly enough, his ex-wife wanted him to have a vasectomy and he wanted more kids. We both felt like we got ripped off with the kids thing, so it kinda works,” she says.

With her 3 kids and Brian’s 4, Debbi will now have the big family she always wanted, and says that all the kids, both hers and Brian’s, are ecstatic about having new brothers and sisters. “They are on cloud nine,” she says happily.

Since X-Weighted finished filming, Debbi has kept off all the weight she had lost and says this is due to the education she received through going on the show. “I’m a lot more conscious about what I’m eating and fitness is part of my life. I’m much more healthy, much more aware,” she says. Debbi trained for a marathon last winter, does a lot of walking and loves to go rollerblading, hiking and kayaking.

Debbi says that she loved her X-Weighted experience, and doing the shoot at the end of the challenge was so much fun. “It was incredible and overwhelming to see myself as attractive and beautiful again when I hadn’t felt that way in years. It was awesome,” she says.

September 2009