Operation Transformation 2019

Azatadine · 06-02-2019 11:10pm

That flipping Eddie is a shockng spoofer.

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:12pm

Azatadine wrote: »

That flipping Eddie is a shockng spoofer.

I never noticed it as much as I am tonight. What was that rant to the golden haired Principal about?

She's solid mentally, didn't need that psychobabble.

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:12pm

Icsics wrote: »

Good enough for Leo!

Didn't take it well, 'what's the science behind it'!

Talking to Teresa May raises your metabolic age by 12 years

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:16pm

Good man Eddie

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:18pm

Jean's smile is lovely

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:22pm

This man is developing a bit of a chip. Started out liking him but now..

caviardreams · 06-02-2019 11:27pm

Very little sympathy from his mother there - thought she could have reacted better.

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:28pm

The 'potentiality'. Jaysus Eddie potential would do..making it up as you go along.

Icsics · 06-02-2019 11:28pm

All about Eddie this week...wonder is he gearing up for a Seanad run again?

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:31pm

caviardreams wrote: »

Very little sympathy from his mother there - thought she could have reacted better.

When Noel said he had no one to talk to, straight to his wife, I thought that was harsh on her.

His mam seems a bit cold alright.

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:33pm

Icsics wrote: »

All about Eddie this week...wonder is he gearing up for a Seanad run again?

I got a LinkedIn request from Eddie this week. Never met him in my life. Not in his line of business. The only thing in common is we're both from Laois!!

And I have a small network on it. What is he up to??

prunudo · 06-02-2019 11:34pm

Icsics wrote: »

All about Eddie this week...wonder is he gearing up for a Seanad run again?

Acting up over a couple of eggs, you think he'd give them a break.

caviardreams · 06-02-2019 11:34pm

Marengo wrote: »

When Noel said he had no one to talk to, straight to his wife, I thought that was harsh on her.

His mam seems a bit cold alright.

Yes I agree re it being hard on his wife - she has seemed very supportive all along and must be getting a hard time of it like the way when they went on holiday he stayed one night and then left her and the kids alone for the rest of the holiday. I would say it is like being a single parent at times!

The mother was just so dismissive. I thought.

wirelessdude01 · 06-02-2019 11:51pm

I'd imagine that the mother is very much of the opinion that 'real' men don't talk like her son did. She was just so dismissive.

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:52pm

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I'd imagine that the mother is very much of the opinion that 'real' men don't talk like her son did. She was just so dismissive.

Old school. Very old school..

Marengo · 06-02-2019 11:58pm

The new doctor, Dr. Sumi(?) is very good.

Not all hugs and over familiarity, professional. What I'd look for in a health care professional. You're not looking for a best friend.

Dakota Dan · 07-02-2019 12:42am

Marengo wrote: »

This sounds a bit racist but a few in work were saying a trait in Polish people is always being right. I never heard it before?

You can’t be racist against your own race.

Dakota Dan · 07-02-2019 12:52am

The big lad giving out about people on social media saying that his wife wasn’t supportive, maybe he should blame RTE’s editing instead.

The man with the shop, 2 weeks ago he never had a holiday in his life and tonight he took his brothers on multiple holidays, he’s some bluffer alright.

The Princess Bride · 07-02-2019 12:59am

Marengo wrote: »

I got a LinkedIn request from Eddie this week. Never met him in my life. Not in his line of business. The only thing in common is we're both from Laois!!

And I have a small network on it. What is he up to??

I'm from Laois, and I didn't get any request.
I'm in a huff now!

SirChenjin · 07-02-2019 1:03am

Marengo wrote: »

The 'potentiality'. Jaysus Eddie potential would do..making it up as you go along.

I thought I had misheard!

Dakota Dan · 07-02-2019 1:10am

Marengo wrote: »

When Noel said he had no one to talk to, straight to his wife, I thought that was harsh on her.

His mam seems a bit cold alright.

I thought he was Paul?

Marengo · 07-02-2019 1:12am

The Princess Bride wrote: »

I'm from Laois, and I didn't get any request.
I'm in a huff now!

Ha ha!

Lucky you

It's not because I'm a high flier.. trust me

Just bizarre..

Marengo · 07-02-2019 1:13am

Dakota Dan wrote: »

I thought he was Paul?

He could be Paul. Sligo man.

Marengo · 07-02-2019 1:14am

SirChenjin wrote: »

I thought I had misheard!

Know this is sad but I googled and it is a word. Basically same as potential. He was showing off tonight.

The Princess Bride · 07-02-2019 1:20am

I missed the last 20 minutes, just waiting for RTÉ player to update, then I'll watch it.
Ate a bag of peanut M&Ms, delicious.

SirChenjin · 07-02-2019 1:22am

Marengo wrote: »

Know this is sad but I googled and it is a word. Basically same as potential. He was showing off tonight.

I thought it might be but it still grated on me.

Marengo · 07-02-2019 1:38am

Dakota Dan wrote: »

You can’t be racist against your own race.

No just mentioning that a few work colleagues had said Poles were an exceptionally stubborn people. Always right.

I never heard that said before.

prunudo · 07-02-2019 8:56am

Icsics wrote: »

Good enough for Leo!

Leo Varadkar (40) 'surprised' to hear he has fitness level of 53-year-old on Operation Transformation

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/leo-varadkar-40-surprised-to-hear-he-has-fitness-level-of-53yearold-on-operation-transformation-37790924.html

The media picking up on it. Fair play to him actually going on television the way he did. If his reading is 53 I'd hate to see what some of the more unhealthy TDs would be.

Marengo · 07-02-2019 9:20am

jvan wrote: »

Leo Varadkar (40) 'surprised' to hear he has fitness level of 53-year-old on Operation Transformation

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/leo-varadkar-40-surprised-to-hear-he-has-fitness-level-of-53yearold-on-operation-transformation-37790924.html

The media picking up on it. Fair play to him actually going on television the way he did. If his reading is 53 I'd hate to see what some of the more unhealthy TDs would be.

I found it interesting. I thought he just jogged and when I heard the result said to myself he's obviously doing it at low intensity and his lifestyle and diet mustn't be great. Sitting around a lot like in the Dail. That article mentions marathons and triathlons.. how true is that? In fairness that paper has turned into a rag. For example it's weather headline sensationalism is like the Daily Express.

prunudo · 07-02-2019 9:27am

Marengo wrote: »

I found it interesting. I thought he just jogged and when I heard the result said to myself he's obviously doing it at low intensity and his lifestyle and diet mustn't be great. Sitting around a lot like in the Dail. That article mentions marathons and triathlons.. how true is that? In fairness that paper has turned into a rag. For example it's weather headline sensationalism is like the Daily Express.

Agree, I still have it as an app on the phone so just find it easier to share articles. The times are covering it too.
Wonder does the machine measure stress too, this could effect somebodies readings. Going to pop down to my local pharmacy later to get mine measured. Partly for kicks but also interested to see what my reading is, similar age to Leo and would consider myself somewhat healthy. I might be surprised yet and wondering what the science behind it is

Marengo · 07-02-2019 9:44am

jvan wrote: »

Agree, I still have it as an app on the phone so just find it easier to share articles. The times are covering it too.
Wonder does the machine measure stress too, this could effect somebodies readings. Going to pop down to my local pharmacy later to get mine measured. Partly for kicks but also interested to see what my reading is, similar age to Leo and would consider myself somewhat healthy. I might be surprised yet and wondering what the science behind it is

It might represent years of good exercise and diet too. I'd say it's a relatively accurate science. Like you knew Anna Geary, KT and MOM were going to do well before. They all look fit for their age.

Leo has softer looking flesh around him. If you were to compare him with say John Kiely Limerick manager, late 40s or Jack O'Connor, Kerry, 50s who look really fit, angular jawed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=john+kiely&client=ms-android-hmd-rev2&prmd=insv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6wdH7nKngAhWkQxUIHenvCZkQ_AUoAXoECAwQAQ&biw=360&bih=560#imgrc=-X6svC8Z9TuO4M

https://www.google.com/search?q=jack+o+connor+kerry&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiYnsv9nKngAhUHXhUIHaeMAi8Q2-cCegQIABAC&oq=jack+O%27Connor+kerr&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.1.0.0i30.73687.83783..84675...3.0..1.119.1479.21j1......0....1.......5..35i39j0j0i67j0i24.Ky-101W1VsY&ei=RO9bXJjsLYe81fAPp5mK-AI&bih=560&biw=360&client=ms-android-hmd-rev2&prmd=insv#imgrc=LFlpRjRXZGIUKM

Anthonylfc · 07-02-2019 9:53am

that lad who owns the shop / hotel

my god he is punching above his weight ( no pun ) with his wife

and cathal is fooked with that hatchet of a wife , seems to be about her at this stage and not him , her easily getting offended

road_high · 07-02-2019 10:20am

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I'd imagine that the mother is very much of the opinion that 'real' men don't talk like her son did. She was just so dismissive.

I’ve thought those two oddballs from the first show. I’d say they’d be something else to work for. Total misers

road_high · 07-02-2019 10:24am

Anthonylfc wrote: »

that lad who owns the shop / hotel

my god he is punching above his weight ( no pun ) with his wife

and cathal is fooked with that hatchet of a wife , seems to be about her at this stage and not him , her easily getting offended

Money talks! Even personality wise he’s a bit of a wet blanket and cold

Dakota Dan · 07-02-2019 10:29am

Marengo wrote: »

It might represent years of good exercise and diet too. I'd say it's a relatively accurate science. Like you knew Anna Geary, KT and MOM were going to do well before. They all look fit for their age.

Leo has softer looking flesh around him. If you were to compare him with say John Kiely Limerick manager, late 40s or Jack O'Connor, Kerry, 50s who look really fit, angular jawed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=john+kiely&client=ms-android-hmd-rev2&prmd=insv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6wdH7nKngAhWkQxUIHenvCZkQ_AUoAXoECAwQAQ&biw=360&bih=560#imgrc=-X6svC8Z9TuO4M

https://www.google.com/search?q=jack+o+connor+kerry&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiYnsv9nKngAhUHXhUIHaeMAi8Q2-cCegQIABAC&oq=jack+O%27Connor+kerr&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.1.0.0i30.73687.83783..84675...3.0..1.119.1479.21j1......0....1.......5..35i39j0j0i67j0i24.Ky-101W1VsY&ei=RO9bXJjsLYe81fAPp5mK-AI&bih=560&biw=360&client=ms-android-hmd-rev2&prmd=insv#imgrc=LFlpRjRXZGIUKM

It measures your weight and they grip two handles with their hands, somehow I doubt it would be accurate.

Anthonylfc · 07-02-2019 10:31am

road_high wrote: »

Money talks! Even personality wise he’s a bit of a wet blanket and cold

if he has money , then surely he can employ somebody to relieve the pressure on him

road_high · 07-02-2019 10:36am

Anthonylfc wrote: »

if he has money , then surely he can employ somebody to relieve the pressure on him

Have a friend with a small shop, is similar. Think it turns people into control freaks- own business and handling cash equals trust issues!

Anthonylfc · 07-02-2019 10:38am

road_high wrote: »

Have a friend with a small shop, is similar. Think it turns people into control freaks- one business and handling cash equals trust issues!

probably right

he's a dead ringer for his mother lol

road_high · 07-02-2019 2:13pm

The Princess Bride wrote: »

In fairness, she seems happy and so do her children.
A spotlessly clean house does not equal a happy home.

And fair play, she has stayed off the cigarettes, that's no easy task.

That girl hasn’t a lot of money- in fairness they’re all working and she has a lot of kids so not easy keep the house clean. She’s easily my favorite leader as she’s warm, kind and what you see us what you get I’d say.

Marengo · 07-02-2019 2:44pm

I did the metabollic age test..for the bol*ix at lunch:D I'm 43.

PokeHerKing · 07-02-2019 3:28pm

Dakota Dan wrote:

It measures your weight and they grip two handles with their hands, somehow I doubt it would be accurate.

Similar to their super duper new scales that seems to be able to differentiate between muscle weight and fat weight.

I'd say like a lot of info peddled on the show its on shakey grounds at best.

Marengo · 07-02-2019 3:39pm

PokeHerKing wrote: »

Similar to their super duper new scales that seems to be able to differentiate between muscle weight and fat weight.

I'd say like a lot of info peddled on the show its on shakey grounds at best.

I'd say it mightn't be that inaccurate. You could pick out the toned people who did well and i felt Leo is a bit soft looking. His exercise mightn't be too intense and his eating habits probably not great with all those 3-7 course meals

Anthonylfc · 07-02-2019 4:03pm

PokeHerKing wrote: »

Similar to their super duper new scales that seems to be able to differentiate between muscle weight and fat weight.

I'd say like a lot of info peddled on the show its on shakey grounds at best.

Carl Henry said on one of their leaders as she lost 2 lbs

you gained 4lbs of muscle this week so thats why its not showing a bigger loss

it is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to gain that

Based on all of this, here's how fast you can expect to build muscle on average: Average Natural MAN: between 0.25 and 0.5 pounds of muscle per week (or about 1-2 pounds of muscle gained per month). Average Natural WOMAN: between 0.12 – 0.25 pounds of muscle per week (or about 0.5-1 pound of muscle gained per month)

so how is he allowed to spout that bullcrap when he is on national tv

PokeHerKing · 07-02-2019 4:12pm

Marengo wrote:

I'd say it mightn't be that inaccurate. You could pick out the toned people who did well and i felt Leo is a bit soft looking. His exercise mightn't be too intense and his eating habits probably not great with all those 3-7 course meals

From your post above can I ask how they measured your body fat?

Muahahaha · 07-02-2019 4:36pm

road_high wrote: »

I’ve thought those two oddballs from the first show. I’d say they’d be something else to work for. Total misers

I thought the same about the two shopkeepers, there is a real vibe of 'fumble in a greasy till, add the halfpence to the pence' about them. In the first few episodes I thought the reason he was working 7 days a week was because the shop was struggling. But last night he said when his brothers were kids he brought them to see Man Utd, to Disneyworld and on skiing holidays, none of which are cheap holidays. It seems like the shop makes decent money but he is working those god awful hours because his mother expects him to and she thinks his father did it before him so he should do it too.

Aprilanon · 07-02-2019 4:41pm

what did Paul's father die of, did they say? Seems like his mother is just refusing to see that her son gets no time for his 'new' family......I feel very sorry for his wife, she's just being left to rear the kids on her own while hubby panders up to whatever Mammy wants.
Not good enough in this day & age in my opinion.

Dtp1979 · 07-02-2019 4:50pm

Anthonylfc wrote: »

Carl Henry said on one of their leaders as she lost 2 lbs

you gained 4lbs of muscle this week so thats why its not showing a bigger loss

it is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to gain that

Based on all of this, here's how fast you can expect to build muscle on average: Average Natural MAN: between 0.25 and 0.5 pounds of muscle per week (or about 1-2 pounds of muscle gained per month). Average Natural WOMAN: between 0.12 – 0.25 pounds of muscle per week (or about 0.5-1 pound of muscle gained per month)

so how is he allowed to spout that bullcrap when he is on national tv

Not even with the perfect combination of steroids would you gain that kind of muscle in a week. That shjte he was spouting made him sound like a leader from slimming world

batistuta9 · 07-02-2019 4:51pm

Marengo wrote: »

I did the metabollic age test..for the bol*ix at lunch:D I'm 43.

What did you have to do for it?

07-02-2019 4:52pm

Marengo wrote: »

I did the metabollic age test..for the bol*ix at lunch:D I'm 43.

If that body fat % is accurate you must be fairly lean, as in 6 pack lean.

TheRiverman · 07-02-2019 5:07pm

jvan wrote: »

Leo Varadkar (40) 'surprised' to hear he has fitness level of 53-year-old on Operation Transformation

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/leo-varadkar-40-surprised-to-hear-he-has-fitness-level-of-53yearold-on-operation-transformation-37790924.html

The media picking up on it. Fair play to him actually going on television the way he did. If his reading is 53 I'd hate to see what some of the more unhealthy TDs would be.

Leo might need a nurse quicker than he thinks :rolleyes:

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