Suzuki Q-Taro of popular comedy duo Hiking Walking attended the 2011 DHC Diet Award as a special monitor. Q-Taro lost a total of 13.3kg �in a span of five months, surprising all in attendance. He shared that he continuously walked for exercise, commenting, "It was tough walking by gyoza and yakiniku places. My wife said she fell in love with me again with my slimmer body. It made me happy."

Q-Taro lost a total of 13.3kg from his original weight of 82.5kb, and he currently stands tall at a proud 69.2kg. He reduced his body fat percentage by 5% and currently is at 19.8%. He also shed 20.5cm from his waistline and currently flaunts his 80cm waist. If you look at the pictures below, you can see that Q-Taro looks like a completely new person. He commented, "I want to go buy pants at the store that said they didn't have my pant size before."

The first special monitor for the DHC Diet Awards was female comedian Tomochika. This year, former Morning Musume leader Nakazawa Yuko served as special monitor alongside Hiking Walking. Nakazawa lost a total of 6.8kg in a span of two and a half months, and she commented in a video message saying, "After I lost the weight I got a gravure job for the first time in a long time. I could stand in front of the camera with confidence!" bringing about applause in the audience.

This year, out of 6,911 entires, only 15 finalists were selected to attend the event. Other celebrities in attendance were Fujisaki Nanako,�Don Konishi, Kano Mika, and Yoshida Hidetaka.

Check out Q-Taro's transformation and let us know what you think!

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Source & Photo: Oricon