Single mother Karlye Thurlow has had hundreds of date requests after she revealed she dropped 60 kilograms and her husband in a quest to find the healthier, happier version of herself.

The mother-of-two from Lismore in NSW said she had received hundreds of friend requests from random men and more than 120 messages from 'gentlemen' asking her on dates since she shared her weight-loss story with Daily Mail Australia.

'I have had men ask me out to dinner and a professional footballer tell me he would fly me to Melbourne to meet him,' Ms Thurlow said.

Karlye Thurlow, 36, of Lismore dropped 60 kilograms and ended a relationship with her husband on a quest to find happiness

The mother of two said she has heard rumours she is 'looking for love' but that's not the case, she said her priority remains her children Logan and Amber, pictured

'To the gentlemen trying to court me over Facebook; I am really flattered but I must admit I haven't replied to any of the messages and I don't plan to.'

The blonde beauty broke up with her husband after she reached her goal weight of 60 kilograms.

She said the pair had been having relationship counselling since before she started on her weight-loss journey because they 'weren't happy'.

'I realised I wasn't in love with my husband anymore and I had to make that change if I wanted to be happy.

The blonde-beauty, right, said she has had more than 120 men send her messages on Facebook since she found out she was 'searching for the one' when reading about herself online

'I was always doing everything for everyone else and I was putting my husband first, and I couldn't do that anymore.

The pair have been apart for three years but Ms Thurlow said 'love is not on her radar'.

'I am not looking for a husband - and didn't know why I had been getting so many requests until I read that I was looking for the one.

'Then it all made sense.

'No I am not going to go on any reality television shows to find a husband, it just isn't me.

Ms Thurlow is now a personal trainer and enjoys teaching her children, Amber pictured here, about being healthy

'I am flattered by all of the attention but that isn't the reason I opened my heart to the media, I just want to let people know they can make a change to their lives like I have.'

Ms Thurlow had struggled between obesity and morbid obesity since her early 20s but lost half her body weight so she could be a better role model for her children.

She went from drinking four litres of Coca-Cola per day and binging on lollies to believing anyone can lose weight - and there are 'no real excuses'.

Pictured here just months after the birth of her second child, Logan, now three. She decided to lose weight when she realised she had been letting herself go

'I was cooking food for my son when he was a few months old and it hit me,' she said.

'I just felt hypocritical nurturing my family and teaching them to eat properly without leading by example.'

She dropped the weight in just nine months and refused to put it back on.

'I lost the first 20 kilograms by myself by changing my diet and walking for an hour every day.

'I was too scared to go to the gym because people had been really cruel towards me because of how much weight I was carrying,' she said.

Ms Thurlow before she lost 60 kilograms to become half the person she used to be

The year she lost weight was a huge year of transitions for the mother. Her marriage also ended

The mother admitted she would binge on lollies and drink four litres of coke per day before she changed her life

After three months she was ready to head to the gym. She got a personal trainer and in six months she had lost another 40 kilograms.

'It wasn't until after I started losing weight that I looked back at photos of myself and realised how much extra weight I had been carrying.

'I never looked at myself in the mirror and thought about it being disgusting.

'I guess I was reserved to feeling like that was my life and I wouldn't be strong enough to change it.'

Ms Thurlow said losing the weight made her realise the emotional stresses which had triggered her to gain the weight in the first time.

The mother lost the first 20 kilograms of fat her self by changing her diet and walking for an hour each day

Once she was down to 100 kilograms she was confident enough to walk into a gym and book a personal trainer

Ms Thurlow said her mother was in an abusive relationship when she was younger and that is when she first started putting on the weight

'My mother was in an abusive relationship – it was hard looking at her and seeing someone I looked up to being treated like that.

'I stopped putting myself first and started doing everything for everyone.

'I have now learnt to put myself first. I make sure I get my exercise in, I hang around like minded people and I teach my children about healthy food.'

Ms Thurlow's life at home became complicated at around the same time she hit her 60 kilogram goal weight.

She lost the further 60 kilograms under the watchful eye of her personal trainer

She now weighs 67 kilograms, the seven kilograms she has put back on is lean muscle

The mother says she is happy and healthy and proud of her body and what it did for her

Her eldest child, Amber, now seven, was diagnosed with autism. She and her then husband realised their marriage was over and their youngest child, Logan, now three, was having medical problems.

He has since being diagnosed with autism.

'I bought a treadmill so I could make sure I was doing everything I could at home.

'When I first lost the weight people would say things like "watch her put it all back in six months" but I wasn't going to let that happen I worked hard for my body and fitness.

'When I made it to my goal weight I had to acknowledge the other things in my life which weren't making me happy.

'Unfortunately one of those things was acknowledging my marriage was over.

'I needed to be happy on every level. He is an amazing man but I had fallen out of love with him.'

Ms Thurlow first made the decision to change her life in January 2013.

She says there are no 'real excuses' when it comes to getting into shape

She admits her transition wasn't easy, and she had to completely change her lifestyle but she is now a more confident woman who isn't afraid to put herself first

She weighs 67 kilograms now, but the extra weight, 7kgs, that has gone back on is muscle.

She is a personal trainer and is happy with how her body is.

'I do have some extra skin on my arms and my stomach, me in a bikini and me in clothes is extremely different, but I am proud of what my body has done.'

She did get breast implants after she hit her target weight but won't get the skin removed or 'any other work done'.

'I got my boobs done because going from being big with massive boobs to having nothing was difficult for me.

'I just thought at this age it is bothering me so I am going to get them done.'

She finds time to exercise every day, and when her family were going through some tough times she even bought a treadmill so she could continue to exercise

The mother struggled between obesity and morbid obesity for most of her 20s

She is now a personal trainer and takes pride in helping others reach their fitness goals.

'There are no real excuses - I could have found plenty, but I didn't,' she said.

Ms Thurlow said it is a 'great feeling' to be able to wear nice clothes, and go in to any store and know things will fit her size 8-10 frame.

'It is an awful feeling when you know a lot of woman dress to feel and look beautiful but you know you can't just go in to a regular shop and buy something for yourself.

'I don't have to worry about if things fit bad in some places now.'

Logan, three, and Amber, seven, pictured now enjoy the company of an active mother

The mother-of-two said while she was losing the weight she cut out all liquids except water and home-made smoothies.

She ate protein and leafy greens at lunch and dinner and if she had a snack it would consist of fruit and cottage cheese.

She walked every day for an hour to lose the first 20kg then went to the gym six days a week to lose the rest.

Ms Thurlow was active seven days a week while she was losing weight and only ate 'basic foods' such as protein and leafy green vegetables

She would walk the seventh day just to be active, and she made exercise work by insisting on making time for it.

'Sometimes I didn't want to go to the gym, but I did and I got results,' she said.

She said she would go to the gym after her baby's 3.30am feed and be back at home to make her family breakfast.

She wants to let other people know the importance of getting healthy and how it can have a great impact on their life and the life of their loved ones.

Pictured here at 21 Ms Thurlow started to put on the weight in her early adult life