It's been a tough week for the Operation Transformation leaders but finally, things are starting to happen for Mairead after Lucy helped her reach her target. Wait until you hear how much Marie and Seán have lost too!
After a tough start, our youngest leader seemed to find her mojo after a visit from last year's leader Lucy Dillon. Lucy was asked to help motivate Mairead and maybe we could all do with a little Lucy pep talk as Mairead is flying it now.
Listen to Lucy's weight loss advice in The LifeStyle Show podcast below.
Despite an amazing weigh-in this week, dietician Aoife Hearne warned Maireád that she need to think ahead in terms of her meal planning to stay on the right track.
When it comes to weight loss, organisation is key.
Aoife advised Pastry Chef Mairead to approach her health the same way she would work:
"You wouldn’t show up to work without knowing if the ingredients are there to make what you need to make that week and I think you need to try and bring that mindset into your own life.”
Maireád Redmond:
Last week’s weight: 15st 6.5 lbs / 98.9kg
Current Weight: 15st 2 lbs / 96.9 kg
Total weight loss to date: 1st 2.5 lbs/ 7.5kg
Marie Grace has struggled with balancing work, home and weight loss. With two small children at home, the part-time hairdresser has found it difficult to prep her meals and schedule in exercise.
To give Marie a much needed boost, host Kathryn Thomas went through Marie’s wardrobe with her and got her to try on the dress she bought for her daughter Daisy’s christening.
Not only did the dress fit bus she looked amazing in it.
At the weight-in, Marie was able to pat herself on the back for losing a fantastic 4.5lbs bringing her total weight-loss over the one stone mark.
Fitness expert Karl Henry praised Marie saying: "Marie that’s the big breakthrough week I was hoping for.
"The last couple of weeks have been hard for you, you haven’t met your targets but you kept with the plan, you persevered and persisted and you’ve got the reward today."
Marie Grace
Last week’s weight: 13st 3.5 lbs/ 83.9 kg
Current Weight: 12st 13 lbs / 81.9 kg
Total weight loss to date: 1st 2 lbs/ 7.2kg
Last night saw Seán Daly lose an impressive 5lbs but more importantly, he told the panel of Operation Transformation experts that he had changed from the inside out.
Apparently, his commitment to his health hasn't gone unnoticed as his colleague Marissa brought him a two stone bag of potatoes to represent his weight-loss so far.
However, store manager Seán wasn't all that excited to stand around in work with a bag of potatoes in his hands...but he soon realised that she was doing him a solid!
At the weigh-in Seán told the experts:
“I’ll never go back to the person I used to be because he didn’t like himself. I’m changing, my appearance is changing but I’ve noticed a huge change in my mental health that I didn’t know I was struggling with. I suppose the show has given me more than I thought it would.”
Seán Daly
Last week’s weight: 22st 3 lbs/ 141.4kg
Current Weight: 21 st 12 lbs / 139.1 kg
Total weight loss to date: 2st 5lbs / 15kg
Operation Transformation airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8.30pm on RTÉ One. Follow the OT plan
To find out how the other Operation Transformation leaders, Chris and Yvonne, got on catch up on episodes of Operation Transformation here.
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Lucy Dillon took time to pop into The LifeStyle Show on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra to talk to Taragh Loughrey-Grant, listen below:
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