She was left ‘heartbroken’ after being dumped by her ‘husband’ Mat Lockett on Married At First Sight.
But Alycia Galbraith proved she was casting her romance woes aside as she shared an inspirational post about her jaw-dropping 42-kilogram weight loss on Instagram.
The 29-year-old qualified fitness instructor proudly shared a throwback snap of herself before she shed the weight, revealing she slimmed down by cutting all ‘toxic’ people out of her life.
Before and after: MAFS’ Alycia showed off her incredible 42 kilogram weight loss in a jaw-dropping throwback snap (left). Pictured, right, now
In the accompanying after shot, Alycia showed off her svelte figure as she beamed while running in tight fitness gear.
She revealed in the lengthy caption that she was ‘super nervous’ to post the snap of her before her weight loss – and had initially rejected MAFS producers requests to share the photos.
‘SUPER nervous to post this, but here we go…(please be kind!),’ she wrote.
‘When the producers on Married at First Sight learnt about my weight loss journey, I was asked if I had any photos of myself at my biggest to include in my backstory, as it is a significant part of my life.
Transformed: The 29-year-old qualified fitness instructor proudly shared a snap of herself from 2012 before she shed the weight, revealing she slimmed down by cutting all ‘toxic’ people out of her life
Honest: She confessed: ‘Despite my smile, I wasn’t a happy person in the photo on the left. I was in a bad relationship I didn’t have the strength to leave at the time, I was constantly criticised for the way I looked & rebelled by eating more’
‘I said no to sharing photos initially as it is hard to look at them myself let alone have others judge me!’
Alycia continued: ‘Despite my smile, I wasn’t a happy person in the photo on the left. I was in a bad relationship I didn’t have the strength to leave at the time, I was constantly criticised for the way I looked & rebelled by eating more.
‘Literally the only reason I said yes to sharing my story in the end is because I was promised that it would help people & I really hope it can.
Feeling happy: Alycia previously explained that she used to get ‘quite upset’ about her appearance, but reached the ‘epitome of self-love’ when she filmed the MAFS promo ad and saw her svelte stunt double
‘People ask me how I succeeded in changing my appearance & I truly believe that a positive mind attracts wonderful things – this is where my transformation began. I grew mentally determined to become a healthy person purely for myself & my body followed.
‘I got rid of anything/anyone toxic in my life, altered my diet & within 3 months I lost the first 12kgs. Over time I’ve managed to lose more than 30kgs & now feel the best I ever have!’
Alycia weighs a healthy 67 kilos now, and previously revealed it was during a holiday to Thailand in 2011 that she decided once and for all to turn things around – in part due to her critical ex.
Devastating: She was left ‘heartbroken’ after being dumped by her ‘husband’ Mat Lockett on Married At First Sight
Nightmare: The tradie left Alycia in tears after struggling to explain why he was quitting, except to say he had ‘issues’ he needed to face alone
She explained that her confidence peaked during filming for the Married At First Sight advert.
‘I used to get quite upset about my appearance, but I reached the epitome of self-love when we filmed the MAFS promo ad,’ she told Woman’s Day.
‘I had a weird and wonderful experience when I saw my stunt double, and couldn’t believe I looked like her.’