Aiko Melendez reveals how she lost weight during quarantine

Aiko Melendez inspired a lot of people when she emerged from quarantine brandishing a swimsuit-clad toned figure.

During an interview on "Unang Hirit" on Wednesday, the Kapuso actress shared that she lost a lot of weight after she started to watch her calorie intake during the quarantine.

"I went as low as 500 calories on my first month — ganun ka-wild talaga," Aiko said.

She said she really had to live a completely disciplined lifestyle at home during the past few months, which required her to prepare her own meals and count every last calorie using an app on her phone.

"At least sa bahay lang ako. Monitored ko 'yung pagkain ko, so I have to prepare my meals. Talagang kina-count ko 'yon. May app ako to count all the food I eat, so disiplinado talaga and the lifestyle talaga, to change it," Aiko said.

The process was not easy but the results were astonishing.

Earlier this month, Aiko shared photos from a sexy shoot she did with photographer Mikhail Hirang where she was only wearing a pink one-piece bikini.

The photos earned tens of thousands of likes in just a matter of days, and netizens complimented her for achieving such a fit and healthy figure despite her age.

Aiko is set to return to the set of GMA-7's "Prima Donnas" which has plans to start filming very soon.

—Margaret Claire Layug/JCB, GMA News