Jamila continued to train hard and has competed in several triathlons since the show finished filming. Her husband Mike has also started doing triathlons and the pair are planning to do a full Ironman together in 2010. “I don’t think we’d be doing this if we hadn’t been on the show. He saw how much I loved it and it inspired him,” she says.   Jamila says that doing triathlons together has been a phenomenal bonding experience for her and Mike. “We train together and hire the same coach. I had to drag him kicking and screaming at first but now he’s got the bug worse than I do,” she says, adding that because the training is so intensive, she was worried that if he didn’t start training too she’d never see him. Mike has lost 50 pounds since he started training and is so dedicated that he leaves Jamila in the dust when he runs!   Because training for an Ironman is so time consuming, Jamila has had to cut back on her working hours and take on another chiropractor for her office. “I’ve had to take a cut in salary but at the end of the day I think it’s important to live life too,” she says.   Jamila admits that she still struggles with her eating habits, and has put ten pounds back on since the show finished, but is pretty confident that the weight is going to fall straight off (and then some) from doing the Ironman and because she is back on a clean eating plan.    Jamila says that she really enjoyed her X-Weighted experience, and loves it when people recognize her and tell her that they found her journey inspiring. “That was part of the goal for doing the show, so I’m pretty happy that I was able to inspire people,” she says. 
October 2009