2025 Secret Slimmers Awards – The New You Plan

2025 Secret Slimmers Awards

Celebrating commitment, consistency, and the power of choosing yourself

The 2025 Secret Slimmers Awards were a celebration of everything that makes this community so special… real people, real consistency, and real transformation.

These awards aren’t about perfection.
They’re about showing up.
Doing the ordinary things.
And becoming a stronger, more confident version of yourself along the way.

From daily movement and mindset shifts to confidence boosts and life-changing results, each winner represents what’s possible when you commit to the Simple System and back yourself.

We mean it when we say that we would give everyone in Secret Slimmers an award if we could. Thankfully, we didn’t have to choose the winners ourselves – we left it in the very capable hands of the group to vote for their winners.

Watch our awards ceremony here:

Let’s celebrate our incredible 2025 winners 👇

🏃‍♀️ Number 1 Fitness Fanatic

Winner: Lynda Ash

Consistency in motion, that’s Lynda.
This award recognises relentless commitment to movement, activity, and showing up even on busy or low-motivation days. Her consistency and commitment is inspiring! 

Lynda proved that fitness isn’t about extremes. It’s about choosing to move, again and again, and letting that choice shape who you become.

Lynda said “It was a lovely surprise and I’m still shocked I won. It’s a true honour to have won the Fitness Fanatic award. Thank you so much.”

📸 Number 1 Selfie Queen / King

Winner: Missy Claus

Confidence looks good on you, Missy.
This award celebrates visible confidence, self-belief, and the courage to show up proudly at every stage of the journey.

Every photo shared wasn’t just a selfie.
It was proof of growth, belief, and identity shift.
Missy loves her packs and loves to show them off in her selfies!

Missy said “Really super chuffed & humbled with my award great way of moving into my 54th era”

🎯 Best Non-Scale Victory

Winner: Francine Grainger Griffiths

Sometimes the biggest wins can’t be measured in pounds.
Francine’s journey reminded us that progress shows up in unexpected ways! For Francine it was that one day she had to re-do her face ID on her phone as it no longer recognised her due to her amazing transformation!! 

This award celebrates recognising success beyond the scales and owning it.

Francine said “Thank you so much for my gifts for winning the non scale victory award they are very much appreciated. It means so much to be recognised by my peers who know what it takes and what you go through to lose weight emotionally and physically. It has inspired me to keep going and get to goal. Thanks everyone for the support, encouragement and recognition.”

🌱 Best Newcomer

Winner: Mel Thompson

Mel burst into the community with commitment, energy, and a “let’s do this” mindset.
This award recognises someone who embraced the plan, engaged fully, and started building New You habits from day one. Mel joined right into the group, posting regularly, encouraging others… truly it feels like she has been part of the group for a very long time! 

Having lost nearly 4 stone in her first 4 months, Mel is an incredible reminder that starting strong can change everything.

👩‍🍳 Number 1 New You Chef

Winner: Nickey Dowdall Jo

Creativity meets consistency.
Nickey showed how the plan can fit real life with clever ideas, inspiring presentations, and a flair that kept things enjoyable and sustainable.

Proof that tasty, easy, and on-plan absolutely belong together.

Nickey shared “I just wanted to say a very big thank you to The New You Plan and this amazing community. What started out just having fun with my New You packs experimenting, creating, and learning as I went, to now being recognised as Number One New You Chef is incredibly special.

I still can’t believe it’s real!

Thank you, New You community for believing in me and making this journey unforgettable.”

🔥 Best Transformation

Winner: Natasha Knowles

This award celebrates powerful, visible change, inside and out.
Natasha’s transformation is about more than weight loss. It’s about confidence, belief, and stepping into a stronger identity.

Natasha reminds the community “Even if you hate yourself right now, hate the way you look, feel so unbelievably uncomfortable in front of a camera, take your before photos – future you will thank you!”. Transforming from a size 20/22 to a size 10/12, Natasha she knows what she is talking about! 

A reminder that transformation happens when commitment meets consistency.

💬 Most Active Secret Slimmer

Winner: Tessa Ede

Always encouraging. Always present. Always lifting others up.
Tessa embodies the heart of the Secret Slimmers community — support, positivity, and connection.

This award recognises the power of showing up not just for yourself, but for others too.

Tessa shared “To win an award that is voted on by the group members really means so much, I think when it’s your peers voting it always makes it that much more special”

💪 Perseverance

Winner: Olga Glass

This one is about resilience.
Olga kept going — through challenges, plateaus, and moments where it would’ve been easy to stop.

This award celebrates strength, determination, and the mindset that says: I can. I will. Watch me.

Olga said “Thank you to everyone who voted for me for the Perseverance Award. It made me realise, I’m stronger than I believed I was.”

😂 Most Dramatic / Unique / Funniest

Winner: Anne-Marie Johnson

Joy matters.

Anne-Marie brought humour, personality, and lightness to the journey, reminding us that transformation doesn’t have to be serious all the time. She combines this joy with honesty and her wealth of knowledge and experience about the plan.

This award celebrates showing up as you and enjoying the process.

👑 Number 1 Secret Slimmer 2025

Winner: Tessa Ede

An outstanding year.
This award recognises all-round commitment…  consistency, mindset, results, and community spirit.

Tessa’s journey is a powerful example of what happens when you fully lean into the plan and become your New You. She is a true example of how the plan works, having lost 10stone 5lbs and is successfully maintaining. She hasn’t just lost the weight and said goodbye… she has stuck around to help others along their journey!

Tessa said “To win an award that is voted on by the group members really means so much. I think when it’s your peers voting it always makes it that much more special”

✨ A community built on ordinary actions done consistently

Every single winner proves one thing:
Transformation isn’t about willpower.
It’s about systems, support, and showing up.

If these stories have inspired you, let this be your reminder:

You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need to start.

Your New You journey is waiting and next year, your name could be on this list 💛

Join our amazing community and find out for yourself how a supportive, encouraging and friendly environment can help you along your journey.