Kristen is busier than ever, and now performs in 2 bands. Over the summer months, she was on stage every weekend on both Friday and Saturday nights, and has shows booked at least every second weekend through the fall. “It is so rewarding, and I just love it,” she says.

Kristen has kept the majority of the weight she lost on X-Weighted off. “I’ve been struggling with 4 or 5 pounds, but it never goes up past that. Whenever I hit that 5 pounds mark, I know I’ve got to run an extra bit or crack down on what I’m eating,” she says. Whenever Kristen feels herself slipping into bad eating habits, she motivates herself by watching her episode. “My journey was so hard that I call it my 6 months of suppressed rage,” she says, “and I don’t want all that hard work to be a waste.”

Kristen keeps fit by running and doing a lot of walking. She goes running with a group of people from work, which helps her stay motivated. “We usually run straight after work, which is good because my problem is that once I get home, I don’t want to get up off the couch. It’s good, because God knows I can’t motivate myself,” she says. She also gets a fair amount of exercise when she performs on stage.

Kristen is now single and enjoying dating. “Jill dumped me 2 days after the show aired. It really was a good thing, because quite honestly our relationship was over far before the show was even a twinkle in my eye,” she says, “we are still best friends and are even going to Mexico together in the spring.”

October 2009