Operation Transformation

loved Katie from the start - seems like a lovely person - she looked fab tonight - her Dad said some v wise words.. the process brought them closer as a family..

the best of luck to all of them.. fair play to em.. took courage to do that show

Comb over Eddie looked under pressure doing the 5k.

Agreed, Eddie is nice fella.

Man the weather was absolutely horrible too. I think you’re being a bit cynical for little reason here.

Found the finale a little boring last night for some reason. But one thing I noticed about the leaders is that they actually look younger compared to the start of the process. And they look happier in themselves. I thought Katie looked really well, the hun-bun did nothing for her - a bit of effort in her clothes and a decent haircut made a big difference.

I agree with the comments about about how the show only being on for 6 weeks doesn't do much for sustaining peoples efforts at improving their health and fitness. I've seen it first hand in local groups out walking, people joining the parkrun for a couple of weeks, the light it up with the GAA clubs stopped when the cameras stopped. I agree that a monthly follow up show is needed to keep the momentum and accountability going, not just for the leaders but for the viewers. Looking after your health shouldn't be a 6 week new years resolution, it should be ongoing.

Agreed. The show is to change their routines/lifestyle for the better. It's up for the person to continue that.

Similar with people that get involved in the walking clubs etc. Anyway, if hypothetically 1000 people got involved in walking groups during the show, if even 100 kept it up that should be seen as a success.

Hopefully there will be some trans/non-binary contestants this year.

Should have got Vera Pauw to kick them into shape.

I'm going to miss Aoife, I liked her. Followed her videos on Instagram last year. Best of luck to all the leaders and the experts in the new show. I'll be tuning in. Really looking forward to seeing how last years participants are getting on now.

Dietician not exactly the picture of health eh..

Ireland lights up brings back great memories for me of 20+ years ago when you could have another BnH ready for extraction no matter where you were.

And yet, here you are.

This new wan giving the advice in the pink coat looks like a banshee.

Burger (in a bun) and chips one of this weeks’ recipes - seriously 😳

There's not a great variety in this year's contestants. Only one male. The women are all quite close in age and most have similar backgrounds (busy mother makes no time for herself).

Give me the biggest loser or my 600lb life amy day. Way more entertaining. Thats what we want these days. Not broadcasting community walks and half arsed attempts at people who arent all the over weight changing their habits.

seems that some who are posting here did not actually watch the prog and or are not understanding its objective..

its called Operation Transformation - not just about wt - but overall health - metabolic age as a guide..

the 1 guy has CVD.. and has high fat content and dangerously distributed..

Marie will be interesting.. fair play to her - not seen any other small person on the show but i have not watched it every year..

I do think that there is too much emphasis on the sob stories though

not sure Sophie is right for the show

Think his cholesterol isn't great. He had a heart attack. They are trying to include people who aren't massively overweight but can still drop dead if they don't keep an eye on their health.

What Aisling Bea would call 'fat thin'

Jaysis, have people here not got eyes thinking the man doesn't look overweight - he looks well overweight and he's 14 stone 9lb at 1.67m....his BMI is 33 so he's not just overweight but obese - he needs to lose 2 stone just to get to the top of the normal range, never mind comfortably into the middle of the normal range to give some leeway.

I reckon this is a big reason why this country has such an obesity epidemic, people have lost track of what "normal" weight looks like!!!

when I see 3 yr old kids wobbling around - thats when I really worry