Next week marks the final week of Operation Transformation. The group have been working hard for the last six weeks, and to date have lost an incredible 101 pounds between them – huge congratulations to all who have worked so hard.

It hasn’t just been about the weight loss. It’s been about getting to know other parents, both in our school and in the community; getting out and doing something fun and active each morning; having a healthy lifestyle; socialising and looking after our mental health.

We’ve been very successful in getting lots of national media attention. We were live on 2fm one Saturday morning, running with Nicky Byrne and Karl Henry. This week we had an exciting morning of filming Aerobics with Angelica and football with Ian Hill in Aughrim Street. We were even joined by Kathryn Thomas, who just got stuck into the activities with everyone. We will be the feature group, due to be on air on next Wednesday night’s Operation Transformation Show at 8:30pm on RTE 1 – so watch out for that.

Activities don’t all end after next week – Ian will continue football on Tuesdays, Angelica will still do Aerobics on Wednesdays and the walking/running group will keep going on Fridays.

Again, huge congratulations to all who have committed to giving themselves the time needed to kickstart 2015 in a healthy way – this is your year!!