Off to the Austrian Alps!

Tomorrow, almost 40 women will be travelling with me and my two colleagues to Zurich, Switzerland and then on to Lech in Austria for a House Party Activity Holiday. It is the 23rd time we have organised this trip which started back in 1983. We stay at the same hotel, Der Berghof, which is run by the third generation of the Burger family.

Each day will start with an early morning walk, then a daily weigh-in for those determined to lose weight this week, followed by a healthy breakfast, a talk, a hike, lunch in the mountains, a walk to the open air pool if folk wish, then it’s sauna or steam room time. On three days we do classes at the local school gym and in the evenings, after a specially prepared, low fat four course dinner, it’s entertainment time. Quiz nights, Tyrolean evening, even a Concert where volunteers from our group perform. It is always a fantastic week and many of the guests return year after year for this holiday of laughter and fitness. We all go back feeling energised and refreshed.

The only problem with a holiday like this is that you need so many different clothes as we change around four times a day into suitable attire for our various activities. The weather can be so unpredictable and we have known it to snow in the morning while we’ve walked up a mountain and then turn to 28 degrees in the afternoon for us to sunbathe and swim.

So, over the next nine days my blog will be recalling the fun and games we get up to.

Today my new diet Trialists come in to Quorn House for a celebration of their achievements. As a thank you, their names are going into a prize draw and one lucky slimmer will walk away with £250!

They have done brilliantly and I cannot wait to see what the final outcome will be of their average weight loss over the four week trial.

If you want to lose weight for your summer holidays, it’s not too late. Check out our website at www.rosemaryconley.com to find your nearest class or join our online club.