I chose to take measurements when we started the 5x50 challenge and the results were a total of almost 2.5" combined off of my tummy and bum. Nothing at all off of my thighs and I actually increased my calf size by .25" on each leg. My scale weight actually increased by a few pounds too. 
I was starting to become depressed after reading so many of the success stories here. I remembered I had Steve snap a pic of my backside when we started the challenge. I had him snap another pic the night after the challenge and this is the end result. Same leg/same area, lighting was probably different and my legs have been exposed to sun. There is a visible difference in dimpling! The actual photo's of my bum (which I won't share here) actually show a reduction of my "saddlebags " as well. After losing 30+ pounds over the past few years, I have never been able to reduce the appearance of the flub. If anything, as I have lost weight, it had became more apparent. So the results are in: no change in diet, if anything, more parties over the challenge. The results are solely from increasing exercise. I hope the pic is viewable, I'm trying to post this from my phone! Gayle
The cellulite experiment... 5x50: I chose to... - Couch to 5K
The cellulite experiment... 5x50
When's the next 5x50 challenge. I want that result SO much.
I bet it will be announced closer to time of the next challenge as we had several this year participate. Our very own Theresa (tjflute) turned it into a 100 day challenge!
Great! I won't use those pics on the final 5x50 composite picture though! 
Great result Gayle! 
An inch more than me, though I didn't measure my calves....
Very brave to have photos taken 
I have noticed too a general toning up so a good side effects from this running lark!!
Oh to have Sun exposed to my legs.......a far away dream at the moment!! Enjoy the sunshine!
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Yes, yes, yes!! This is clearly visible to everyone, that exercise has a huge effect on toning, and fat cells. I didn't take a photo of me sadly, but took measurements and I'll assess them once the 100 days are over. Well done Gayle!
Well done Gayle! It just didn't cross my mind to have photos and measurements taken as I started the C25K challenge ... I suppose I thought I'd crumble after trying a coupe of runs! Anyway, it is great to see a very visible difference 
I know my shape has changed and folk have commented that I must have lost weight ... But the scales made me absolutely the same at start and finish of the challenge. Now, from 3 weeks ago, both me and hubby have embarked on the 5:2 eating regime. So in that time, my weight has altered by a kilo! Will do my best to keep both challenges going to get me fitter AND lighter. Lots of blogs warned me that both (exercise and diet) were necessary to make a real difference .... So off I go .... I need to get BMI and cholesterol down! Oh, and please send some sun this way.... I've just come in from a heavy hail storm!!! What the heck???
I lost weight before starting C25K last Aug. I did not budge one measly pound during the program. I am actually up a few pounds! I have noticed, running doesn't help me lose weight but I do believe it is helping me maintain it. I would still love to lose more though! I was shocked with the photos, I wasn't "seeing" the change. Congrats on the weight loss!
That's fantastic Gayle. Well done. As Theresa says it's so visible the effect exercise has on toning the muscles. And all that partying didn't hold you back, so keep on partying!
Crikey Gayle, a before an after! Excellent work! I haven't dared weigh or measure myself since 5 x 50 but, although I'm not going to publish a snapshot, I certainly have no more dimples on my thighs!
Great work Gayle!
I can't believe I was brave enough to publish a pic! Quite a horrid, dimpled thing! Oh well, onwards and upwards with hopefully less "flub" along the way. Even though the scale is "up" my clothes are fitting differently. The "gain" I had on my calves also appear to be muscle. I actually have a defined muscle or two now!!
That's really fab Gayle! Really visible results, you must be so happy!
Gayle ... that is fantastic, and good to see ... did think my bits were slightly less dimply and I have had the 'you look good, you have lost weight' when I don't feel I have, just think it is getting toned up ... suppose any exercise after so many years without will have some effect.
Love the before and after
Gayle great result and thanks for posting the before and after pics. I haven't took any pics yet but you have inspired me to enlist my friend to help me take some so that further down the line i can look back and see if there is any change.
thank you for posting those pics, Gail. So encouraging to see the longer term benefits of regular exercise. Go girl xx
What a difference! We sometimes get hung up on checking the numbers on the scales but forget about how we feel and look. That's a fantastic result.
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