Taiwanese Star Makiyo Looks Unrecognisable After Losing 25kg In 6 Months

Another Taiwanese star has gone viral for her dramatic weight loss.

Recently, Makiyo, 40, shocked fans when she appeared at an event looking significantly thinner.

Dressed in a pink figure-hugging dress, the 1.6m-tall star revealed that she had dropped a whopping 25kg in six months, and now weighs 45kg.

After numerous requests, Makiyo, who split from husband, Taiwanese businessman Mr Jin, 37, in July last year, took to live stream to share her weight loss journey.

Makiyo, who tipped the scales at 70kg during pregnancy, had been trying to regain her figure since giving birth to her son in October 2022.

Despite trying various diets for more than one year, her weight remained at 68kg — until she adopted intermittent fasting.

Also known as the 16:8 diet plan, it involves fasting for 16 hours a day and eating within an eight-hour window.

Makiyo limits herself to just two meals a day as she believes “eating small, frequent meals can be harmful to the body”.

Having less meals gives your digestive organs time to rest too, she reasoned.

She also abstains from sugar, which she calls “the worst”, and complements her diet with collagen supplements.

Though Makiyo is proud of her transformation, netizens felt she had gone too far with her weight loss and is now “unrecognisable”.

There were comments like “She looks much older after losing weight. There's no more collagen in her face” and “She looks like she's been drained dry”.

Some also compared old pics of Makiyo when she was on Taiwanese talk show Here Comes Kangxi, or Kang Xi Lai Le, remarking that she “doesn't look like herself anymore”.

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