What a difference a year makes. And Sabrina Ho, daughter of late Macau Casino King Stanley Ho, can attest to that.

Last week, 29-year-old uploaded a Weibo post detailing her journey over the past year after giving birth to her one-year-old daughter Audrey Rose. “Even though it was a tough pregnancy, I am happy every day because of her,” wrote Sabrina.

“It’s especially difficult for mothers who have given birth, the amount of effort we put in. The reason we work so hard to lose weight is ‘cos we want to have an even healthier body to be able to walk and jump around with them. Therefore, I’m always at my home in Hongkong as I don’t want to miss the firsts in her life. It’s been hard on all mums. Jiayou!” she added.

Sabrina also posted before and after pics of herself working out at home. In the photos, Sabrina can be seeing exercising to a workout video by South Korean fitness guru Jung Da-yeon.

A heavily-pregnant Sabrina got engaged to 22-year-old Harvard student Thomas Xin Qilong in a lavish ceremony in June 2019, and she gave birth to Audrey Rose two months later.

For some reason, there were mean-spirited netizens who took issue with Sabrina not losing her pregnancy weight immediately after giving birth, which, if you ask us, is a ridiculous demand to ask of anyone. They then went on to make fun of her appearance by calling her “Yubaba” aka the evil witch from popular Japanese anime Spirited Away.

We're not sure if Sabrina paid her haters any attention, but she appears to have undergone a body transformation in recent months.

According to Apply Daily, she is estimated to have lost “at least 20kg”.

She reportedly started working on her physique right after her dad’s funeral in July, and results were apparent when she attended the 26th Youth Assembly in August looking trimmer.

A few days ago, Sabrina posted an IG Story of herself showing her followers how to use a disinfectant product... though it was her lean body that got all the attention.

Apple Daily reported that it took Sabrina nearly half a year to find a weight loss method that suited her. Every day, she would spend an hour following Da-yeon’s fitness videos and doing high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts. Besides exercise, Sabrina also has a nutritionist who would advise her on her diet and she is said to have stopped all her unhealthy eating habits such as snacking, drinking soft drinks and having supper.

Photos: Apple Daily, Sabrina Ho/Weibo

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