I’m sure this is not new, but I just about died trying to keep my laughter to myself as I wandered through this gallery of Weight Watchers recipe cards circa 1974. All I can say is that these people were obsessed with mackeral.

It continually amazes me how conditioned I am to crave foods that are not good for me; chips, ice cream, pizza, ranch dressing instead of fresh produce, whole foods. I didn’t have a good weekend for food. Friday, a potluck at work for Cinco de Mayo was the insighting incident for a weekend of overindulgence. And I did what I always do: I adopted an all-or-nothing mentality and went off the Weight Watchers mentality entirely. I stopped counting my points, stopped thinking about what I was eating and started making poor choices right and left. Before I knew it, it was Sunday night and I was scarfing down movie-theater popcorn and Raisinettes after having pizza for dinner and an all-you-can-eat salad bar for lunch. It’s a slippery slope, my friends. Today, I’m back on the wagon, counting points and eating more healthful foods. I walked to Vitamin Cottage on my lunch break and picked up some more soy crisps (I’m LOVING these things) and salsa, and I also bought some cottage cheese (goes GREAT with soy chips and salsa — I know, I’m weird), and a big box of strawberries. And I sat here thinking to myself, “Why would I choose fatty chips or over-sweet candy and blow my diet when I could eat this entire box of strawberries for maybe one or two points?” The answer? Conditioning. I’m beginning to realize that’s really all it is. My body just needs a little help reminding my brain that the strawberries are what it really craves.

New favorite snack in the whole world: Newman’s Own Organic Soy Crisps with organic 505 thick and chunky salsa.

YUM.