Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael)
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It is important that one gets support, encouragement and team spirit, and the most important part is one must have the determination to keep going. I have been looking at "Operation Transformation" for the past number of weeks. One week, one of them was supposed to lose a pound and did not, and the point about it is that one cannot let oneself get down. The more encouragement one gets from the mentors, the better.

In fairness to the mentors, I must give them ten out of ten. Sometimes they can be very cruel. According to the old adage, "You have to be cruel to be kind", but the good part is that they are still showing determination. I can see in their faces that they are disappointed when they do not produce. Sometimes, as people realise and as Mr. Karl Henry will confirm, fat weighs lighter than muscle.