Slimming expert wins prestigious award for helping people lose weight this year!
A Slimming World Consultant has won an award at a glittering ceremony in recognition of her amazing work supporting people to live happier, healthier lives.
Carole Bailey, who runs the Portchester Slimming World group held at Portchester Community Hub every week, collected the coveted Diamond Award.
She achieved this thanks to impressive the number of people she supports to lose weight, welcoming more than 350 members a month, and how many members keep returning to the group for her exceptional level of service and their incredible weight loss results.
Carole has helped 181 of her members to achieve their target weights so far this year, with many more close to reaching their goals too. She is hugely proud of the difference she makes within her local community. S/he says: “While I was the one collecting this award, it’s an achievement for everyone in the Portchester group – they’re all diamonds in my eyes with their amazing weight losses! In 2025 they’ve shed an incredible total of 429 stone.
“I truly believe I have the best, most rewarding, role in the world and this award makes it even more special. The support and training I’ve received from Slimming World has been second to none, and I love that they provide moments like these to celebrate our achievements.”
Carole lost 2st with Slimming World before becoming a self-employed Consultant. Carole took up the role of running their own groups after reaching her target weight and being inspired by seeing people changing their lives with food optimising. Carole has been running a group for 17 years and is still loving it!
She adds: “There’s so much buzz at the moment about weight loss drugs, but the truth is there’s no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight and, most importantly, keeping it off. It requires real change, to build long term healthy habits and understand and change your relationship with food. My members know that it’s possible to lose weight – and maintain that weight loss – without these injections and their incredible transformations inside and out, right from their very first week, are proof of that. However, we also understand the appeal of interventions like weight loss jabs when you’re absolutely desperate to lose weight so we’d never judge anyone for taking them and everyone, including those taking weight loss drugs, is welcome to get support at our group.
“It’s the support we provide at Slimming World that sets us apart. We focus on equipping members with lifelong tools and support to lose weight and keep it off. They quickly discover they don’t have to go hungry or give up their favourite meals with our science-backed healthy eating plan, Food Optimising. Alongside that, they discover how they can become more active at their own pace and explore the emotional and psychological side of their relationship with food so they can make changes that work for them and that stick. With every milestone reached, you see their confidence grow and their lives change along with their clothes size!”
The Portchester Slimming World group is held every Tuesday and Wednesday at Portchester Community Hub. To join pop along or for more information contact Carole on 0777 600 5221.