Overweight woman loses 66 pounds to become bodybuilder at 52

Meet the super fit 52-year-old online star who went from an overweight middle-aged lady to a bodybuilding champion in just a few years.

Five years ago, Brazilian Claudia Oliveira decided to make a dramatic change to her lifestyle when she got tired of being sad and having low self-esteem.

Claudia, who used to be overweight, switched up her diet with healthier foods and began going to the gym four times a week, and soon she began to notice the positive changes and transformed herself into a muscular bodybuilder.

The change brought a rewarding result and Claudia even won the Fitness Newcomer award at a bodybuilding competition in Piaui, Brazil, in May this year.

Since changing her habits, Claudia says she has lost almost 30 kilos (66 pounds) and has started to control her health.

She also began posting her journey on social media and has now reached more than 86,000 Instagram followers who cheer her on.

Recently, Claudia shared photos of what she used to look like before her transformation, when she says she was stressed and unhappy with the way she looked.