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Highfield Slimming World

🥰Every Wednesday from Early morning till Late evening
👉What are you waiting for x I am a 40ish mum of 3 beautiful individuals and wife to Mark.

I have loved food my entire life and used to believe that food didn't like me, until I found Slimming World. Loved the plan so much I joined the company and became a consultant.......

22/10/2026

Merry Christmas in October in Highfield Slimming World

13/10/2026

7PM, LANA & NATALIE ❤️
❤️ MEET OUR 7PM SLIMMING WORLD ICONS... LANA & NATALIE ❤️

And finally we have the two ladies chosen by our 7pm members, Lana and Natalie. These two bring very different things to our evening group, but both of them are a huge part of what makes that room what it is.

Lana is basically the mum of the group. ❤️ She's there every week and, despite having her own health issues to deal with, she's always ready to lend an ear to somebody else. She's one of those people who notices how you're doing, listens when you've had a rubbish week and is genuinely interested in the people around her.
Her support doesn't stop when we all pack up and go home on a Wednesday night either. Lana set up a little WhatsApp group with some of the members who sit around her and they keep each other going throughout the week. They check in, encourage each other and give each other that little shove when it's needed. I absolutely LOVE that because that's what group should be. I'm there every Wednesday as their Consultant, but the support our members give each other is something really special too.

And then we have Natalie. 😂❤️ You'll probably recognise her because she was also our 7pm Woman of the Year, and she's now lost more than 3½ stone.
Natalie is our little firecracker and also our resident Marmite Queen, which seems to have somehow become an official Highfield title at this point. 😂 She's always got a new food idea, something she's tried or a plan for what somebody could do next. If you're struggling, Natalie isn't going to let you wallow for too long. She'll be straight in with an idea, a suggestion or a “right, what are we going to do about it?”

And I think that's exactly why our members chose these two, because inspiration doesn't always look the same. Sometimes it's someone sitting beside you and listening when you're having a difficult week. Sometimes it's someone messaging during the week to keep you going. And sometimes it's a slightly bonkers Marmite-loving woman firing food ideas at you until you've got a plan again. 😂❤️

That's Lana and Natalie. Neither of them was chosen because I decided they were an Icon. Their fellow members chose them, the people who sit beside them every Wednesday and know exactly what they bring to that group.

Congratulations to our 7pm Slimming World Icons, Lana & Natalie. Thank you for looking after your little 7pm gang in your own very different ways. 💚

12/10/2026

5.30PM, LORRAINE & ZEPH ❤️
❤️ MEET OUR 5.30PM SLIMMING WORLD ICONS... LORRAINE & ZEPH ❤️

Our next two Icons are a little bit different because this time our 5.30pm members chose a mum and her son, Lorraine and Zeph. ❤️
Lorraine has been a Slimming World member on and off over the years, but this time she decided that this was HER time to really make the changes she wanted to make. Except Lorraine being Lorraine, apparently doing it just for herself wasn't enough 😂, because along the way she's inspired her husband AND four of her children to join Slimming World too. It really has become a family affair.

Lorraine works as a carer in the community and you can absolutely see that caring side of her every week in group. She's naturally one of those people who looks out for others, notices when somebody needs a bit of support and is always willing to help.
She's incredibly determined with her own journey too. Every week she plans out the family's meals, working out what they're having and finding ways of making changes that work not just for her, but for everyone at home. Because when you're feeding a whole family, it's all very well having a beautiful little plan for yourself until everybody else wants feeding too. 😂

We've seen that caring side of Lorraine particularly with our lovely Mel, one of our 5.30pm Women of the Year. Lorraine gives Mel lots of support both inside and outside group, helping her with food choices, encouraging her and supporting her to find movement that feels good for her body. She doesn't have to do any of that. That's just Lorraine. ❤️

And then there's her son Zeph, who goes about things rather differently. Zeph is one of our quieter members. He's not necessarily going to be the loudest voice in the room or have loads to say every week. He sits, listens, takes it all in and then goes home and actually does it. 😂
That quiet consistency has resulted in Zeph losing over 3 stone, and he's now not far away from his Target weight.

I love that our members chose these two because between them they show two completely different ways somebody can inspire the people around them. Lorraine does it very visibly. She cares, encourages, plans, helps and brings people along with her. Zeph does it quietly. He listens, learns, puts it into practice and keeps going.
Neither way is better, and you certainly don't have to be the loudest person in a Slimming World group to have other people sitting there thinking, you're inspiring me.

Congratulations to our 5.30pm Slimming World Icons, Lorraine & Zeph. Mum and son, two very different characters, both making changes in their own way and, without necessarily realising it, helping the people around them keep going too. 💚

11/10/2026

❤️ DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE ON A DIET? 😂 ❤️

Last week was taster week in our Highfield groups and looking through these photos afterwards made me smile, because THIS is something I wish more people understood about losing weight.

It doesn't have to mean being hungry, miserable, sitting at home with a sad little plate of lettuce while everybody else eats the good stuff. 😂 And it definitely doesn't mean avoiding anything remotely social because you're frightened there might be food involved.
Just look at this lot!

Our members brought in dishes they'd made, old favourites, new recipes and things they'd discovered and wanted everybody else to try. Then we did what we do best... filled our plates, tasted a bit of everything, swapped ideas, asked for recipes and had a good old natter while we were doing it. ❤️

Because learning to lose weight and keep it off has to work in real life.
Real life has food in it. It has meals with friends, birthdays, holidays, family dinners, eating out and, in our case, a table absolutely covered in food because somebody mentioned the words taster week. 😂

Food isn't the enemy and enjoying it isn't something we need to feel guilty about. What we're learning together is how to make different choices, find new ways of cooking the things we love, try foods we might never have thought of and build habits that help us towards our goals without making our lives smaller in the process.
And there's another part of these photos that I love just as much as the food.
Look at their faces. ❤️ They're chatting, laughing, sharing and enjoying being together.

That's such a big part of what happens in our groups. Yes, people walk through our doors because they want to lose weight, but somewhere along the way they start swapping recipes, saving each other a seat, checking how somebody got on that week and bringing in a dish because “you HAVE to try this.” 😂

So no, losing weight with us isn't about starving yourself or putting your life on hold until you've reached Target. There's far too much living to be done while we're getting there. ❤️💚
And if you've been watching our Highfield lot from the sidelines thinking, “I really need to do something, but I don't want to go on another miserable diet”... come and try THIS instead.

Come and eat real food. Come and learn how to make it work around your life. Come and have a laugh with us, nick everyone else's food ideas 😂 and let us help you get started.

Pop a 🙋‍♀️ below if you'd like to come and try one of our groups this Wednesday. I'll reply and help you choose which session suits you best. No big scary commitment required... just put your hand up and we'll take it from there. ❤️

👊 Highfield Slimming World, every Wednesday
7.45am | 9.15am | 10.45am | 5.30pm | 7pm

10/10/2026

10.45AM, AMANDA & CLAIRE ❤️
❤️ MEET OUR 10.45AM SLIMMING WORLD ICONS... AMANDA & CLAIRE ❤️

Our next two Icons are Amanda and Claire, chosen by their fellow 10.45am members, and there's something these two have in common that I think says an awful lot about why they were chosen. They're both Target members, but they're still there with us every single week. ❤️

You might recognise Amanda because we've already celebrated her as our 10.45am Diamond Target Member of the Year. She's gone from feeling unhealthy and out of breath to completing Couch to 5K, running a parkrun and now enjoying dance and yoga. She's maintained her weight loss and completely changed what she believed her body was capable of.

Claire's reasons for joining came from a slightly different place. Her circumstances were changing and she made a decision that she wanted to look after herself and go into the next chapter of her life healthier and lighter. She did exactly that and has since reached her Target too, but something she said really stuck with me. Claire told me that the group has helped her more than we would ever know. ❤️

I think sometimes we forget that bit. We see people losing weight, reaching Target, becoming fitter and more confident and we celebrate all of those things, but we don't always know what coming to group every Wednesday means to somebody outside of the number on the scales.

And now both Amanda and Claire give that support straight back. As Target members, neither of them has to pay to attend each week while they're within their Target range. They could quite easily pop in when they felt they needed us, but they don't. They're there every week. 😂❤️
They stay for group, join in, share what's worked for them and are quick to offer support or encouragement when somebody is having a difficult week. Quite often, even when group has finished, they're still there chatting to somebody who needs it.

I think that's why their fellow members chose them. Not simply because Amanda and Claire have reached Target, but because they've travelled their own roads, reached the place they wanted to be and then stuck around to help the people coming along behind them.

That's exactly what I want our Highfield groups to be. Yes, you get me as your Consultant, but you also get people like Amanda and Claire who know what it feels like to walk through those doors wanting something to change and who now sit in that same room ready to help somebody else believe they can do it too.

Congratulations to our 10.45am Slimming World Icons, Amanda & Claire. You've both reached your own Targets, but the fact that you're still there every Wednesday giving your time, sharing your experience and helping other people towards theirs tells us exactly why your fellow members chose you. 💚

09/10/2026

9.15AM, ANGELA & MARY ❤️
❤️ MEET OUR 9.15AM SLIMMING WORLD ICONS... ANGELA & MARY ❤️

Our next two Icons were chosen by our 9.15am members and, between them, Angela and Mary have lost over 16½ stone, which is pretty blooming incredible. ❤️

You'll probably recognise Angela because she was also our 9.15am Woman of the Year. She's now lost over 10½ stone, almost half her body weight, while Mary has lost an incredible 6 stone plus. But once again, I really don't think those numbers are the reason their fellow members voted for them.

If you've ever been to our 9.15am group, you'll know that Angela does our raffle, which basically gives her the perfect excuse to wander around and talk to EVERYBODY. 😂 And she does! She doesn't just sell you a raffle ticket and move on either. She'll ask how you're getting on, offer an idea if you're struggling and share what's working for her, and then she'll do exactly the same during group.

One of the things Angela talks about a lot is that she isn't hungry eating this way. She's learned to think ahead and make little changes that mean she can still have the things she enjoys. She'll prep her own dips, for example, so that when she fancies one she isn't automatically reaching for the higher-calorie versions she'd have bought before. She's constantly trying new recipes, experimenting with different foods and, even better for the rest of us, bringing tasters in so we can try them too. 😂❤️

And then we have lovely Mary. One of the nicest things for me has been watching her really come out of her shell since joining us. She's quieter than Angela, although to be fair most people are 😂, but she's become such a supportive part of our 9.15am gang.
Mary quietly offers help and encouragement to the people around her, she's an AWESOME cook and, just like Angela, she's always trying new recipes and bringing things in for everyone else to taste. She also has one bit of advice she comes back to again and again: write it down and don't trust your memory! 😂 It's amazing how easily all those little bits we've eaten mysteriously disappear from our memory by the end of the day.

I think that's why Angela and Mary work so beautifully as our two 9.15am Icons. They've both achieved phenomenal weight losses themselves, but they haven't kept what they've learned to themselves. They share their recipes, tasters, ideas, little tricks that make Food Optimising easier and encouragement when somebody needs it.

Angela will probably tell you while she's selling you a raffle ticket and Mary will probably tell you while handing you something delicious she's cooked. 😂 Different personalities, same willingness to help the person sitting beside them.

Congratulations to our 9.15am Slimming World Icons, Angela & Mary. You've both achieved something incredible for yourselves, but it's what you give back to the people around you every Wednesday that makes you such important members of our Highfield family. 💚

08/10/2026

7.45AM, MAGGIE & LESLEY ❤️

❤️ MEET OUR 7.45AM SLIMMING WORLD ICONS... MAGGIE & LESLEY ❤️

We're starting our Icon stories with the two ladies chosen by our 7.45am members, Maggie and Lesley, and I actually think these two are the perfect place to start because they show exactly why I decided to do our Icon vote a little differently this year.

Between them they've already lost over 6 stone, which is absolutely brilliant, but neither of them was chosen because they'd lost the most weight or because they'd reached some magical finishing line. They were chosen by the people who sit alongside them every Wednesday because, in their own ways, they inspire them. ❤️

Maggie has lost over 3 stone and absolutely LOVES group. 😂 She really gets involved, loves hearing everyone's food ideas and is always happy to share plenty of her own. If somebody mentions something she hasn't tried before, there's a very good chance she'll have gone away, made it and reported back before we've even reached the following Wednesday. Quite often she'll pop it into our Facebook group during the week too, so everybody else can benefit from it.

She's also just there for people. Whether it's a chat, a bit of encouragement or a helping hand when somebody needs one, Maggie genuinely enjoys being part of the group and I think the people around her feel that.

Then we have Lesley, who is still right in the middle of her own journey. When Lesley first joined us, she had one particular goal in her head. She wanted to get on an aeroplane and not have to ask for a seatbelt extender. After losing over 3 stone, she achieved it. ❤️

I love goals like that because sometimes weight loss isn't really about the number we see on the scales at all. It's about the things we want to be able to do, how we want to feel and those moments that can mean absolutely everything to the person experiencing them. Lesley's journey isn't finished either. She's achieved that first goal and now it's onwards to the next one.

While she's working towards her own goals, she's also giving plenty back to the rest of us. Lesley is another fabulous sharer in group. She brings ideas, joins in with conversations and has even started resurrecting some of the old Slimming World favourites. Curry loaf, anyone? 😂 Some of our newer members probably don't even know what that is, while the long-term Slimming World members have just been transported back about ten years!

And I think that's why Maggie and Lesley are such a lovely pair to begin this series with. You don't have to be at Target to inspire somebody else. You don't have to have everything cracked and you certainly don't have to have a perfect week every week. Sometimes you're inspiring somebody simply because they see you keep going, or because you share an idea that makes their week a little easier. And sometimes, apparently, it's because you bring curry loaf back from the dead. 😂❤️

Congratulations Maggie & Lesley, our 7.45am Slimming World Icons. You're both still travelling your own journeys, but along the way you're helping other people with theirs too. And THAT is exactly what I wanted our Highfield Icons to celebrate. 💚

08/10/2026

❤️ MEET OUR HIGHFIELD SLIMMING WORLD ICONS 2026 ❤️

Our next group competition was our Slimming World Icons, and I decided to do this one a little differently this year.
Traditionally, our Icons are members who look amazing following their weight loss and, don't get me wrong, we have PLENTY of those in Highfield. 😂❤️ But I struggled a little bit with making an award purely about how somebody looks, because when I look around my groups every Wednesday, the people who inspire others aren't necessarily the people who've lost the most weight, reached Target or had the biggest physical transformation.

Sometimes it's the person who has had an absolutely rotten few weeks but keeps coming back. It might be somebody who shares an idea in group that makes another member think, I'll try that, or the person who brings in something they've cooked for everyone to taste. It could be someone who checks in on you during the week, notices you're struggling or simply keeps plugging away at their own journey and, without even realising it, makes you believe you can keep going with yours too.

So this year I asked my members a slightly different question. I asked them to vote for TWO people in their group who THEY find inspiring. ❤️
And these are the ten people they chose, two from every one of our five Highfield groups.
What I absolutely LOVE is that they're all so different. Some have lost huge amounts of weight, some are at Target and some are still right in the middle of their journey. Some are definitely louder than others 😂, some quietly get on with it, some are constantly sharing recipes and ideas and some are the person who will simply sit and listen when somebody needs them.

And THAT is much more what an Icon means to me.
Yes, I'm their Consultant and I'm there every Wednesday to support them, help them work through the tricky bits, celebrate the brilliant bits and occasionally give a little kick up the bum when required. 😂 But I'm only one part of what happens in those rooms because our members really do look after each other.

They swap ideas and recipes, celebrate each other's wins, understand the pear-shaped weeks, pick each other back up and quite often keep each other going between Wednesdays too. And I think there's something really lovely about discovering that while you've just been busy getting on with your own journey, somebody else sitting in that room has been watching you and thinking, you inspire me.

So over the next few days I'm going to introduce you properly to our five pairs of Highfield Slimming World Icons and tell you a little bit about each of them and why I think their fellow members chose them.

And to all ten of you, I hope this one makes you feel about a million pounds, because this wasn't an award I chose for you. The people who sit beside you every Wednesday did. ❤️💚
👊 Highfield Slimming World, every Wednesday
7.45am | 9.15am | 10.45am | 5.30pm | 7pm

07/10/2026

❤️ I HAVE A CONFESSION... I FORGOT A DIAMOND! 💎😂 ❤️

I've been introducing you to our fabulous Diamond Target Members of the Year and I've just realised I've managed to leave one of them out! So Carole, please forgive your slightly useless Consultant because you ABSOLUTELY deserve your moment. 😂❤️

Meet Carole, another of our 9.15am Diamond Target Members of the Year. 💎

Carole is in her early 80s and is one of those members who completely blows apart the idea that getting older automatically means slowing down or that it's somehow too late to make changes to your health.

She'll tell you herself that she feels fitter and healthier now in her 80s than she ever has, and she attributes a huge part of that to the way she eats and the lifestyle she now leads.

But please don't imagine for one minute that Carole maintains her Target weight by sitting at home refusing invitations and nibbling on lettuce. 😂 This woman LOVES life. She's regularly out for afternoon tea, meeting friends for lunch and enjoying all the social things she wants to enjoy.

She's simply learned how to make all of that part of her life and maintain her Target weight alongside it.

And I think that's such an important thing for our members to see. Reaching Target isn't supposed to mean spending the rest of your life frightened of an afternoon tea. The whole point is learning habits that allow you to enjoy your life while looking after yourself at the same time.

But there's another reason Carole is such an important part of our 9.15am group, and it actually has nothing to do with the scales.

Carole has made real friendships here. ❤️

She's very well loved by our members and every Wednesday, once group is finished, she heads off for coffee with friends she's made through Slimming World.

And THAT is another side of group that I don't think we talk about enough.

People might first walk through our doors because they want to lose weight, but sometimes what they find along the way is confidence, a reason to get out of the house, people who notice when they're missing, somebody to sit beside on a Wednesday morning and friendships that continue long after I've packed away the scales.

Carole is living proof that looking after ourselves doesn't have an age limit, and neither does making new friends, getting fitter or deciding that we want to enjoy the next chapter of our lives feeling as well as we possibly can.

She's in her 80s, she's at Target, she's fitter and healthier than ever, she's enjoying her lunches and afternoon teas and she's still there with us every Wednesday morning.

Although apparently her Consultant needs to work on her memory. 😂🤦‍♀️

Congratulations Carole, our fabulous 9.15am Diamond Target Member of the Year. 💎❤️

I'm sorry your post is late, but I think we can safely say you're worth waiting for. 💚

05/10/2026

❤️ MEET CLAIRE, OUR 7PM DIAMOND MEMBER OF THE YEAR 💎

Our final Diamond Member story is our lovely Claire, and I think hers is such an important one to share because Claire has actually been to Target twice.

The first time Claire lost her weight and reached Target, she did what I think lots of people imagine they'll do when they finally get there...

She stopped coming to group.

Job done. Weight lost. Off you go and live happily ever after. 😂

Except over time, the weight started creeping back on and eventually Claire found herself having regained everything she'd lost, plus some more.

So she came back.

Claire says before losing weight she lacked confidence and felt uncomfortable all the time. Walking back through the doors made her nervous, but once she settled in and everything was explained properly, she started looking forward to coming to group each week.

And this time, when she reached Target, she stayed.

That was over EIGHT YEARS AGO. ❤️

In all those years Claire has only been outside her Target range once, and this year her fellow 7pm members voted her their Diamond Member of the Year. 💎

I think Claire's story is such a brilliant example of what maintaining a weight loss actually looks like because she hasn't spent eight years avoiding real life.

Far from it. 😂

She goes away regularly. She eats out a lot. She enjoys herself. The difference now is that she thinks ahead. If she's going away or has meals out planned, she takes them into account rather than waiting until afterwards and thinking, “Well that's blown it.”

Her whole attitude towards food has changed.

And she still comes to group every week.

Not because she hasn't learned enough after eight years 😂 but because Claire knows from her own experience how important that continued support is for her.

She enjoys meeting the other members, swapping recipes and ideas and having that weekly connection. She uses our Facebook group and the Slimming World app too, and all of those little things together help her maintain the life she's built.

When I asked Claire what advice she'd give somebody once they reached Target, her answer was very simple:

Keep going to group.

And considering she's tried it both ways, I reckon she's got a fair bit of evidence behind that answer. 😂❤️

That's also why I love having members like Claire sitting in our room.

If you're struggling after a holiday, you've had a few meals out or you've gained some weight, Claire isn't somebody who's going to sit there pretending she's never had to deal with any of that.

She's been there.

She reached Target. She regained her weight. She came back. She reached Target again and she's now maintained it for more than eight years while still going away, eating out and enjoying her life.

There is absolutely no shame in needing support again. And there certainly isn't any shame in coming back.

Congratulations Claire, our fabulous 7pm Diamond Member of the Year. 💎

Eight years at Target, still enjoying life and still walking through our doors every Wednesday because you've learned something very important along the way...

Getting to Target was never the end of your journey. It was learning how to live there. ❤️💚

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