L.J's red jumper chronicles.

Click this to check part 2  'So what can you eat?' Jolly asks as she looks over the menu to me.  We are seated at Java for a catchup and for the first time l can say l know what exactly l can eat. 'I'll have a Grilled chicken sandwich with brown bread please' I say to the waiter as he approached our table.  Knowing exactly what l was to eat hasn't always been an easy sail. I had many fails. I still remember the times l ate something then afterwards realized  wasn't supposed to. My guilt afterwards would make me put the Beyoncé 'freedom song' then embark on a 15-20 minutes exercise to 'burn' the forbidden. 'Singin' freedom! freedom! Where are you? cause l need freedom, too I break chains all by myself Won't let my freedom rot in hell Hey! I'ma keep running Cause a winner don't quit on themselves' Beyoncé's Freedom lyrics    'Kasanda...come we make a shopping list on what you eat' These were the first first d

Click this to check Part 1 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger...'                                                                  -Kelly Clarkson The first song in my playlist as I clicked play in the maximum insanity workout video . I wanted to start strong. 'Burn burn burn!' being my mantra for my weight loss journey. It took me almost half a day to create the perfect carefully crafted playlist for my exercise routine, kinda like creating a playlist to motivate one in doing the dreaded house chores. For house chores I often like to start strong with hip hop especially with the likes of Tupac, Notorious BIG, Kendrick Lamar...then mellow down to Beyoncé , Gloria Gaynor, Rihanna..etc. That is when sing along starts especially with my all all time favorite ' I will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.' My exercise playlist for that day had a lot of motivational upbeat songs from the 90s to the 2000s. I was ready! I did the exercise alongside the instructor in th

 Love beats to the heart Triggering a sync rhythmic 'boom! boom! boom!' Spelling out love Mr. Pulmonary vein answers to its call And Mrs. Amygdala stands alert! Love triggers all emotions Happiness, sadness, Anger Its surplus causes happiness A reduction causes sadness And its lack thereof leads to anger To Love is to live It is in the air we breath It moves through our blood It elates our system Signifying life.

Have you heard of the Messenger? Sent from HIS Mansion With a spear in his hand? He whispers when he calls  His voice is like that of the wind His ambiance shines as bright as the sun Darkness is afraid of his stride Uninterrupted as the waters when he moves He has a message! Listen and listen well He may not repeat again Quiet the noises to hear his message