The weight and the wait

I recently had a routine medical screening and with it came the scale
I’m officially heavier than I was last year 
By a lot
It’s so frustrating to eat right and exercise
Only to discover that bread and some donuts really do make you fat 
We used moderation during lock down but it still added up
Now to get moving and lose it, again
It’s like that with life too
We get somewhere and it’s great for awhile 
And then it isn’t 
We meet someone we really like 
Until we know them better and we distance ourselves 
We are on and off a treadmill all the time
Work is great and then it slows
We all have the tendency to wait and see how life will turn out
I think the lesson is to learn to be ok with all of it
The tight pants remind us to eat more salad 
The sweat pants remind us it’s ok to relax 
When life is busy and going well, be grateful 
When you feel adrift and not very present 
Stop and take some deep breaths 
Say to yourself, I am right here, right now 
It’s a great way to get into the now
Right here, right now everything is ok 
You are alive 
You are not your worst day 
You can recover 
Each day we get thousands of chances to choose
Choose to look for the joy and wonder
And if possible, stay off of the scale