The scale: every mama’s worst enemy. I know how stressful it is to look in the mirror and see an extra 10 to 20 pounds staring right back at you. Let’s face it, mamas, we aren’t 18 anymore! We can’t eat whatever we want without gaining a pound. That doesn’t mean that you can’t look absolutely FabuLyss no matter what stage of life you are at. Since my fathers passing seven months ago I put on some extra weight (to say the very least) and just haven’t been feeling myself. So, I am about to embark on a skinny Lysscious summer journey to get fit, the right way — the healthy way! No more late-night birthday cake ice-cream or Magnolia cupcakes. It’s going to be kitchen closed at 8 pm rule for moi this summer! The boys are away and it’s my time to get back to where I want to be — skinny jeans in the fall!
The first step for me was going to see Carolyn at Food Trainers. Food Trainers was created by Lauren Slayton (my FabuLyss friend) to cater to clients who were busy and motivated, but needed help to eat healthier. Located on 65 Central Park West, these private nutrition sessions help thousands of New Yorkers who are trying to be healthier and lose weight. It’s hard to eat healthy! Believe me, there is nothing I love more than carbs and ice cream, but the nutritionists at Food Trainers are there to support you through your whole journey. A support system can get you through anything, even when all you want to do is eat a bag of chips. Follow me on Instagram @diva_moms for this journey of mine — should be interesting to say the very least.
Food Trainers, http://foodtrainers.com/main.
My next step is to take the Flywheel challenge at Flywheel Sports and start incorporating more Flywheel into my weekly routine. Spin is a great way to burn a lot of calories while still having lots of FabuLyss fun. Unlike the treadmill, time flies by during a Flywheel class. The Flywheel challenge is a two-week tune up that includes five Flywheel classes per week, early booking for classes (so you can get a good bike), an exclusive 14-day nutrition plan, recipes, two nutrition conference calls with Self Magazine nutritionists, instructor coach to keep you on track, Flywheel workshop to help you become more efficient on the bike, and a closing gift. I know that going to the gym sounds less than appealing on most days, but Flywheel is a guaranteed full body workout that pushes you to your limits while also having a FabuLyssly fly time.
Flywheel Sports, www.flywheelsports.com.
I invite all the moms to take these challenges on with me. It’s time to doing something for you! It will make you feel like a whole new person when you start to eat clean and exercise. You’ll have energy you haven’t had since before you had kids! I also want to tell my mamas that it’s important to be healthy, but it’s also important to love yourself no matter what size you are. You are a superhero, and superheros are strong, independent, FabuLyssly fierce, and confident. I want all of you to remember that the next time you are buying clothes. Beauty has no size, so strut down the street like the FabuLyss mamas that you all are!
Lyss Stern is the founder of DivaLysscious Moms (www.divam
