Married At First Sight: Lauren reveals eight kilo weight loss on Instagram

Lauren Huntriss. Photo / Instagram

Married At First Sight star Lauren Huntriss has revealed how eating meat after six years as a vegetarian helped her shed the kilos after appearing on the hit reality show.

Huntriss shared before-and-after shots of herself on Instagram, claiming she looked "six month preggas" last year.

The reality star reached "the heaviest I'd ever been in my life — 72kgs (for someone that's only 5'4 that's pretty overweight)" and was struggling with back pain, news.com.au reports.

"I was constantly bloated, filling up on carbs because I was a vegetarian & not eating the proteins that I should have," she wrote in the caption.

"Not exercising because I was exhausted working for a company that I wasn't happy in and underpaid so I had to also work weekends to be able to make reasonable money.

"I was miserable and just wanted so badly to find a partner that it was all I focused on … I thought to myself - if I can just find someone I will be happy."

Sharing a photo of herself now, Huntriss said she now weighed a "fit as a fiddle" 64kg, worked for herself and was happily single.

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Posting this to show you what you can achieve with hard work and determination (both physically & mentally). . First photo was taken just over a year ago. I legit look 6 months preggas 😱 I was constantly bloated, filling up on carbs because I was a vegetarian & not eating the proteins that I should have. Not exercising because I was exhausted working for a company that I wasn’t happy in and underpaid so I had to also work weekends to be able to make reasonable money. I was miserable and just wanted so badly to find a partner that it was all I focused on... I thought to myself- if I can just find someone I will be happy.. I reached the heaviest I’d ever been in my life - 72kgs (for someone that’s only 5’4 that’s pretty overweight). The extra weight I was carrying was making my back pain the worst it’s ever been. . The second photo is me now. 64kgs, fit as a fiddle, full of energy and working for MYSELF. I don’t have a partner nor am I even looking because for once in my life I am so content with my life and myself. I’ve noticed my back pain is much more tolerable because my core is stronger. I am focused on my career and I can finally think clearly💕 . I know some of you will ask how I lost the weight - I have done a previous post on this but for the run down I go to the gym 4-5 days a week, I walk (EVERYWHERE- just ask my parents lol), I eat a balanced diet & take weight management supplements, and last but not least I have recently started reintroducing meat back into my diet. I was a vegetarian for 6 years for ethical reasons. But my body was craving meat (haha you dirty bastards) so I gave in and since doing so I find my diet is much healthier and the protein keeps me fuller for longer. . If I can help just one person through this post then I will be one happy lass! . Lots of love - L Huntriss aka Felicia 💁🏼‍♀️ #fitness #healthylifestyle #nutrition #weightmanagement #gymhoe #bossbitch #lovinglife❤️

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"I go to the gym 4-5 days a week, I walk (EVERYWHERE - just ask my parents lol), I eat a balanced diet & take weight management supplements, and last but not least I have recently started reintroducing meat back into my diet. I was a vegetarian for 6 years for ethical reasons," Huntriss wrote.

"But my body was craving meat … so I gave in and since doing so I find my diet is much healthier and the protein keeps me fuller for longer."

Huntriss appeared on Married At First Sight this year and was famously paired with 29-year-old virgin Matthew Bennett.

Despite the pair getting off to a good start — and Bennett losing his virginity on their honeymoon — things went south soon afterwards.

Both opted to leave the show after Bennett said he wasn't attracted to Huntriss, and things have remained acrimonious between the pair since then.

Huntriss has since slammed the show in various social media posts, claiming producers pressured her into saying she "used to be a lesbian" and made her look like a "deadset nympho" on purpose.