Bo’ness and Grangemouth slimming expert celebrated for her excellent work helping local people lose weight

Jenni Lapsley who runs the Grangemouth Slimming World group at Sealock Centre, and Bo’ness group at Chemical Workers Social Club, was presented with the award at a prestigious celebration day at the company’s Derbyshire Head Office.

Jenni has helped hundreds of members over the last few years to reach their target weights, a goal each member chooses for themselves. She is hugely proud of the difference she makes within her local community, and is delighted to be offering another group on Saturday mornings in Bo’ness now.

She says: “Attending this event is an achievement for everyone in the group – they’ve reached for the stars with their weight losses! Over the past year alone, our Grangemouth members shed an incredible total of 344st and drastically improved their health.”

Jenni also achieved Slimming World’s prestigious Gold Award in the Grangemouth group. The win acknowledges her for running one of the best weight loss groups across the UK and Ireland.

She achieved this thanks to the number of people she supports each week, the exceptional level of service she provides, and the incredible weight loss results she empowers her members to achieve.

Jenni and other high achieving weight loss experts were greeted on the day by some of the company’s directors and were given a behind-the-scenes tour of head office and heard about exciting developments happening within the business to further improve the organisation’s support to them and their members. Their biggest wins as Consultants were showcased and they enjoyed a delicious celebration lunch before having a photo taken to mark the occasion.

Jenni says: “It was an absolute honour to be invited to the Slimming World Head Office for this celebration day. It was so special meeting other Consultants like me who are working across the UK and Ireland to support people to lose weight and improve their health. Hearing all of the amazing milestones we’d helped members to achieve was staggering and I felt so moved knowing my members and I are a part of it.”

Jenni lost 3st with Slimming World herself before becoming a self-employed Consultant. She says: “When I joined Slimming World I had reached a point of desperation. I felt so unhappy, none of my clothes fit and I had lost all my confidence. I even started to avoid family pictures because I hated the way I looked. I had tried every diet going- calorie counting, fasting, no carbs, cabbage soup diets!

"I never managed to stick to anything long enough to see real results. I remember feeling terrified about walking into group for the first time, but I was met with such a warm welcome from the consultant, Lisa. She told me all about the plan and I was skeptical when I heard I could eat pasta and potatoes and lose weight.

"I decided to prove them wrong and made sure that’s exactly what I filled up on! I soon realised it wasn’t the pasta or potatoes that were causing me to be overweight, it was how I was cooking them and what I added to them that was the problem. I was absolutely astounded when I stepped on the scales and lost 9lb in my first week!”

“I learned how to make some changes so I could still eat my favourite meals and lose weight at the same time. It blew my mind that I could enjoy fry up’s on a Sunday morning, I could have steak and chips, curries, macaroni cheese. It was all about changing the way I cooked and realising that I didn’t have to starve to lose weight.

"The support I got in group from Lisa and the other members was just incredible and I left group every week with a new tip or something on my shopping list to go and try. On weeks I couldn’t attend group in Falkirk I would make sure I attended another group to stay on track, and even now as a target member I attend Claire’s group in Larbert on a Tuesday.”

Jenni’s weight loss journey inspired her to launch her own Slimming World group in Grangemouth, to help people like herslef to lose weight and improve their health. She has been running the Grangemouth group for 6 years alongside being a hairdresser, and now a second group in Bo’ness.

She says: “I absolutely love running my own Slimming World groups and supporting my members with their weight loss. Seeing them reach each milestone and celebrating with them is the most incredible feeling. There is no feeling like losing weight but what really gets me is watching someone find their confidence as they lose weight. I truly believe I have the best, most rewarding, role in the world and this award makes it even more special.”

Jenni welcomes anyone wanting to lose weight to her Grangemouth or Bo’ness group – for support to build healthy habits and keep the weight off long term.

She says: “When it comes to feeling unhappy with your weight, I really have been there too, so I completely get how it feels when you get to a point of desperation. There is so much out there just now, and I understand it can be tempting to turn to solutions like weight loss injections that might appear easier and promise to be a quick fix.

"Sadly, there’s no magic spell for losing weight and, most importantly, keeping it off long term. It requires real change, to build lasting healthy habits around food, drink and activity and to address the deeper mindset shifts that are needed to support your weight loss long term. That’s why we are seeing people who are taking weight loss drugs join Slimming World groups, to get support that will help them maintain their weight loss long after the medication stops- so if this is a route that anyone chooses, they will never be turned away. There is help and support available for everyone.”

Slimming World is currently looking for highly motivated, compassionate people who would like to inspire others to achieve their weight loss goals and lead a healthier life like Jenni, as a self-employed Slimming World Consultant. For more information on this flexible, rewarding role visit https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/become-a-consultant or contact Stuart on 07557 345668

Jenni’s Grangemouth Slimming World group is held every Wednesday at 4pm, 5:30pm & 7pm at Sealock Centre and her Bo’ness group is held every Saturday at 8:30am, with an additional session being added at 10am from January 3, 2026, at Chemical Workers Social Club. To join pop along or for more information contact Jenni on 07842 676133.

About Slimming World

Slimming World was founded by Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE in Derbyshire in 1969 and has become the UK and Ireland’s leading weight loss organisation with more people choosing to attend a Slimming World group each week than any other weight loss programme. We support hundreds of thousands of people, both in our groups and online, to lose weight and to adopt new habits to stay slim for life.

Over the years our founding principles haven’t changed:

 Our unique programme is based on a powerfully motivating support system called IMAGE (Individual Motivation and Group Experience) Therapy. Underpinned by a deep understanding of the psychology of people living with overweight and obesity, and incorporating the most effective sustainable behaviour change techniques, IMAGE Therapy is designed to inspire and motivate slimmers to make positive mindset changes and to develop new, healthier habits around food and activity.

 Food Optimising is our healthy eating plan, based on the liberating concept of Free Food. We encourage members to fill up on those foods that are naturally lower in energy density (calories per gram) and also highly satisfying while limiting foods that are highest in fat and sugar and are less satisfying, so they lose weight without ever feeling hungry or deprived and without having to weigh, measure or count everything they eat.

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