operation transformation 2013

vitani · 16-01-2013 9:42pm

This segment on primary schools is interesting. Kids should definitely have more than one P.E. class a week.

rainbowtrout · 16-01-2013 9:50pm

vitani wrote: »

This segment on primary schools is interesting. Kids should definitely have more than one P.E. class a week.

Perhaps. But some of them might be fitter and healthier if they walked the half mile to school each day instead of being driven there by their parents, who practically drive in the front door. God forbid little John or Mary might actually have to walk 50m from the school gate to the front door.

I often see kids say they can't stay back after school (secondary) for something as they would have no lift home when I know they live no more than 1-1.5 miles away and could walk home in 20 minutes.

gjc · 16-01-2013 9:51pm

Catherine Thomas could do with loosing a good few pounds around the hip top of the thighs areas

ncmc · 16-01-2013 9:59pm

gjc wrote: »

Catherine Thomas could do with loosing a good few pounds around the hip top of the thighs areas

You've got to be kidding, Catherine has a great figure, not stick thin, but nice and athletic looking.

gjc · 16-01-2013 11:28pm

I said the same about poor owl gerry

ncmc · 16-01-2013 11:33pm

gjc wrote: »

I said the same about poor owl gerry

LOL, no comparison between Catherine and poor old Gerry. I always thought he looked like a bit of a hypocrite hosting it, even though it was obvious he'd starved himself for the previous few weeks to try and slim down a bit!

I like Catherine as a host, she's empathetic without being too syrupy and she always has lovely clothes! I want her wardrobe

mtjm · 17-01-2013 4:38pm

ncmc wrote: »

LOL, no comparison between Catherine and poor old Gerry. I always thought he looked like a bit of a hypocrite hosting it, even though it was obvious he'd starved himself for the previous few weeks to try and slim down a bit!

I like Catherine as a host, she's empathetic without being too syrupy and she always has lovely clothes! I want her wardrobe

Enjoying OT have started to do some walking etc.. oh btw it's kathryn not Catherine!!!

Shelsman · 18-01-2013 11:05am

Does anyone know what people are having for their tea or lunch i.e. the meal in the day other than the Main Meal? This is the thing I really want to know as I can see the shopping list for the main meal, but there's no mention what they have for their other meal during the day?

So is it:

Breakfeast - Main Meal - Starve?

OR

Breakfeast - Starve - Main Meal?

Or what goes in, in place of the 'Starve' spaces above? Home made soup?

Howjoe1 · 21-01-2013 1:22pm

Shelsman wrote: »

Does anyone know what people are having for their tea or lunch i.e. the meal in the day other than the Main Meal? This is the thing I really want to know as I can see the shopping list for the main meal, but there's no mention what they have for their other meal during the day?

So is it:

Breakfeast - Main Meal - Starve?

OR

Breakfeast - Starve - Main Meal?

Or what goes in, in place of the 'Starve' spaces above? Home made soup?

?

the food and recipes section has breakfast, lunch, dinner recipes plus soup recipes

Kerrydude1981 · 22-01-2013 10:06pm

ncmc wrote: »

You've got to be kidding, Catherine has a great figure, not stick thin, but nice and athletic looking.

Kathryn is well fit,I just hope us fellas get to see her in her running gear again this year in this series

Gavin seems to be flying it,comes across as real sound man,hope he continues to do well in the weeks ahead.
Good series again this year,breaking it up into half hour programmes was a good idea.

Cora Mahoney · 23-01-2013 1:26am

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Kathryn is well fit,I just hope us fellas get to see her in her running gear again this year in this series

Gavin seems to be flying it,comes across as real sound man,hope he continues to do well in the weeks ahead.
Good series again this year,breaking it up into half hour programmes was a good idea.

I can't believe the change in Gavin in a mere couple of weeks! He already looks so different and watching him smiling and playing with his kids was lovely to see. I have no doubt he'll have a line up of women wanting to go out with him in no time at all!

Heroditas · 23-01-2013 10:17pm

Seems like our Gavin is a bit of a sensitive soul and couldn't hack the drill sergeant this week. Pathetic tantrum. He needs to grow a pair.
Fair play to Greg for hanging around and trying to help the girls.

Apart from that, that bloody song by Lykke Li is extremely irritating when they play the same clip from it about 15 times per show.
"I will follow, I'll follow you, deep sea baby...." :mad:

cazzak79 · 23-01-2013 11:03pm

Heroditas wrote: »

Seems like our Gavin is a bit of a sensitive soul and couldn't hack the drill sergeant this week. Pathetic tantrum. He needs to grow a pair.
Fair play to Greg for hanging around and trying to help the girls.

Apart from that, that bloody song by Lykke Li is extremely irritating when they play the same clip from it about 15 times per show.
"I will follow, I'll follow you, deep sea baby...." :mad:

Gavin gave up a bit too easily

The rest did well especially deirdre

Quite contrary · 23-01-2013 11:34pm

Gregs reaction to not being able to do the obstacle course,was a bit over the top,he was sick not his fault. Gavin gave up far to easily. The last two nights shows haven't been great. Theirs just not enough emphasis on exercise with the leaders as their should be, and far too much emphasis on their own personal stories still.

Harry Angstrom · 24-01-2013 12:00am

The obstacle course is always a load of rubbish - all that team-building crap is done purely for the cameras and to give the army something to do. They seem to think they're that mad sergeant from Full Metal Jacket :rolleyes:

Max Headroom · 25-01-2013 6:22pm

Quite contrary wrote: »

. Theirs just not enough emphasis on exercise with the leaders as their should be, and far too much emphasis on their own personal stories still.

+1.........Theres far too much "going back over things"....We know who they are now, what they do , where they live etc etc.......:rolleyes:

Quite contrary · 25-01-2013 9:15pm

Max Headroom wrote: »

+1.........Theres far too much "going back over things"....We know who they are now, what they do , where they live etc etc.......:rolleyes:

Yes, they keep going over the same stuff. Reminds me of when I use to watch the X factor, and it was the same stories week in, week out, from the contestants on the show. I have no interest either,in seeing someone, having their lunch in their place of work, or someone dropping over to a relatives house, to drink tea, and look at photos of themselves, from when they were younger. Just get to the exercise.

Harry Angstrom · 25-01-2013 9:33pm

Max Headroom wrote: »

+1.........Theres far too much "going back over things"....We know who they are now, what they do , where they live etc etc.......:rolleyes:

Quite contrary wrote: »

Yes, they keep going over the same stuff. Reminds me of when I use to watch the X factor, and it was the same stories week in, week out, from the contestants on the show. I have no interest either,in seeing someone, having their lunch in their place of work, or someone dropping over to a relatives house, to drink tea, and look at photos of themselves, from when they were younger. Just get to the exercise.

Don't forget the overly sentimental music being played in the background whenever these clips are shown :rolleyes:

Quite contrary · 25-01-2013 9:39pm

I have never noticed the music, but will take note, for next week, when the same stories, are being told, all over again.

Meathlass · 27-01-2013 9:20pm

I don't like the split into 2 shows over the week. I watch it on sky plus and between the ads and fast forwarding through the 'log on to our website, app etc) there's only about 20 mins per episode of actual action.

I'd like a lot more info on the exercise and food plans and less on their emotional back story. The first week of it was fine but not every week.

cazzak79 · 27-01-2013 10:01pm

There is 5 leaders etc hard to fit in everything
The website and app have loads of info

hardCopy · 28-01-2013 10:36am

cazzak79 wrote: »

There is 5 leaders etc hard to fit in everything
The website and app have loads of info

There's an awful lot of filler on the show with constant recaps and reminders about the walks, the app, the 5k and the website.

And the website is awful compared to previous years. It's a show about weight loss and they have no calorie counts on anything.

It's all fairly poor this year compared to last year, they should have stuck to the previous format and just added more recipes. The only change it really needed was to run for longer, it would have been nice to see longer term changes in the leaders and some follow up after a couple of months. They should also have gone to meet last year's leaders before the beginning of this season.

Quite contrary · 28-01-2013 11:27am

I found the whole obstacle course a bit of a joke aswell the other night. Greg holding the net up for them to help them. And Kathryn, having to help push a leader around, on the end of the rope that was being pulled anyway,so wasn't like they had to pull it themselves. I dont think any of that should be allowed. Very poor this year indeed. The show could be so much better.

Meathlass · 29-01-2013 12:08pm

cazzak79 wrote: »

There is 5 leaders etc hard to fit in everything
The website and app have loads of info

If they ran over an hour they'd fit the 5 leaders in. They're really embracing the 360 media (think it's called that) where the radio, tv, web all ties in. I don't get to listen to radio during the day and might go online once or twice a week so I'd like to see a lot more on tv of the participants actually doing stuff instead of sitting around looking at photos of themselves.

I think we're 3 weeks in and I don't think I've seen much footage of anyone out for a walk where's last year I remember at least once a week Karl would turn up at someone's house and drag them outside for a 4 mile walk.

Quite contrary · 29-01-2013 3:10pm

Meathlass wrote: »

If they ran over an hour they'd fit the 5 leaders in. They're really embracing the 360 media (think it's called that) where the radio, tv, web all ties in. I don't get to listen to radio during the day and might go online once or twice a week so I'd like to see a lot more on tv of the participants actually doing stuff instead of sitting around looking at photos of themselves.

I think we're 3 weeks in and I don't think I've seen much footage of anyone out for a walk where's last year I remember at least once a week Karl would turn up at someone's house and drag them outside for a 4 mile walk.

No, me either,but we get to see, groups of people walking instead from all different parts of the country. Something else I don't need to be see.Or people sending in footage from various different employers around the country, who like to inform us, that they are taking part in operation transformation. I don't wish to see that either.

Silvio.Dante · 29-01-2013 9:37pm

She just left the baby on the sofa..!:eek:

vitani · 29-01-2013 9:43pm

Silvio.Dante wrote: »

She just left the baby on the sofa..!:eek:

There was a cameraman watching him. He was grand. :P

cazzak79 · 29-01-2013 9:44pm

I was surprised she left the baby on sofa im sure he was fine
That poor kid 21st at 12 !

Quite contrary · 29-01-2013 9:45pm

Silvio.Dante wrote: »

She just left the baby on the sofa..!:eek:

I couldn't believe that

Handsome Bob · 29-01-2013 9:45pm

I thought it was a bit much to show that. I'm sure plenty of parents have those brief moments, the only difference is that they don't have a camera following them.

Quite contrary · 29-01-2013 9:51pm

I am sure parents do, get those moments. But I still would have put him somewhere safe like a bouncer, and then left the room.

vitani · 29-01-2013 9:51pm

S. De Sousa wrote: »

I thought it was a bit much to show that. I'm sure plenty of parents have those brief moments, the only difference is that they don't have a camera following them.

Agree, but hopefully most parents (& people) will understand and sympathise with her. I think anyone with more than one is a saint, tbh. I have a 2 year old and I've lost count of the amount of times I've had to walk away.

Silvio.Dante · 29-01-2013 9:55pm

Obviously her little strop was for the benefits of the camera but to leave an 8 month old baby on a leather sofa and walk away was a bit much and dangerous...

Anyway, well done that young man. He's really putting in the work...:)

Quite contrary · 29-01-2013 9:57pm

Silvio.Dante wrote: »

Obviously her little strop was for the benefits of the camera but to leave an 8 month old baby on a leather sofa and walk away was a bit much and dangerous...

Anyway, well done that young man. He's really putting in the work...:)

Baby was four months old.

Harry Angstrom · 30-01-2013 1:19am

Was it just a coincidence that the camera crew visited her on the day that her husband was doing a long shift? The more I see of this year's programme, the more I think it resembles X Factor - their manipulation and their background sob stories.

deelite · 30-01-2013 7:58am

Silvio.Dante wrote: »

She just left the baby on the sofa..!:eek:

Felt so sorry for her (been there myself).

Delighted with the 12 year old losing 2 stone brilliant. Is his mum following the diet too - did they say how much she had lost?

Quite contrary · 30-01-2013 6:33pm

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Was it just a coincidence that the camera crew visited her on the day that her husband was doing a long shift? The more I see of this year's programme, the more I think it resembles X Factor - their manipulation and their background sob stories.

Very much so, and it was the all that nonsense that made me stop watching the X factor years back. I still would have kept my cool, with a camera present, and just got up a took a breather away.Lots of talk about it, in my place of work, about how she acted, and all from Mothers, who I presumed, would be nothing but supportive of her, being Mothers themselves, that shocked me a bit.

Who is Dr Ava telling off in tonight's episode? I missed the last five minutes of the show.

APM · 30-01-2013 6:36pm

Its quite annoying that they are advertising a 5k run in Dublin/Cork but both are completely full and nobody else can sign up

deelite · 30-01-2013 9:53pm

Wouldn't be my choice of bridesmaid dress....

Thwip! · 30-01-2013 9:56pm

Quite contrary wrote: »

Who is Dr Ava telling off in tonight's episode? I missed the last five minutes of the show.

Charlotte i believe, who is giving just as good back

Handsome Bob · 30-01-2013 9:59pm

You'd swear she utterly failed rather than the reality of just being half a pound short of her target. Delighted she gave as good as she got to some utterly over the top criticism.

Lisha · 30-01-2013 10:00pm

Total bs this year Ava and co completely playing up to camera s

3.5lb of a weight loss is good
Fair play to Charlotte hope she keeps going

cazzak79 · 30-01-2013 10:01pm

What was Eva like there
Well done to Charlotte losing something rather that putting it on is better that nothing!

Quite contrary · 30-01-2013 10:13pm

Thwip! wrote: »

Charlotte i believe, who is giving just as good back

I'm so glad she did. I thought Dr Eva, was far too harsh on her.

vitani · 30-01-2013 10:14pm

Delighted that Charlotte didn't take that from Eva and I think she made some excellent points - that she's making a lifestyle change, not just taking part in an 8 week program, and that she's doing it for herself and not for Eva. The criticism was unfair. 3.5lbs is a great loss, and there could be any number of reasons why she didn't lose that other half lb.

castletownman · 30-01-2013 10:22pm

This show is starting to annoy me with all it's scaremongering about childhood obesity and such. They should look at the children's parents first. I'd blame a mixture of all these "follow up" milks and other products that the experts are basically telling modern parents to feed their children (and the traditional foods to avoid) , and the health and safety conscience modern world. My granny would be doing some giving out if she was still with us. We were always well-fed, but were allowed wander the fields for hours at our own devices.

Another thing that annoys me, but I'm probably being pedantic about, is at these roadshows they have, the majority of people taking part in the demonstrations appear to be children under the age of 10. As if they're actually there to lose weight (although according the experts, childhood obesity is a scourge). They're doing what kids do, being active and having fun. You rarely see people there in need of watching their weight taking part

boris232 · 30-01-2013 10:28pm

Well fair credit to Charlotte, a genuine person trying to do her best.

Totally agree with poster that Eva was only acting the b*itch in front of the camera and was totally out of order with Charlotte. Absolutely loved her comment to Eva on the lines of "I cry because I am an emotional person, maybe you don't cry"

Lovely comment!!!:D

gifted · 30-01-2013 10:30pm

This show is turning out just like masterchef ireland, get the person to cry and they think it makes good tv. That blonde oul one done the exact same last year to another girl ...just really crap entertainment...

Silvio.Dante · 30-01-2013 11:15pm

deelite wrote: »

Felt so sorry for her (been there myself).

Delighted with the 12 year old losing 2 stone brilliant. Is his mum following the diet too - did they say how much she had lost?

No mention of the mum's weight loss...

Silvio.Dante · 30-01-2013 11:18pm

Carl was so up himself with his comment that drew Charlotte's tears in the first place and then Eva braun kicked her when she was down...:(

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