I ' m in Houston if that helps . <| sep |> I eat lightly throughout the week to have some extra room for all the Thanksgiving food I do two days of Tday . I also eat a very light breakfast and lunch the day of . I do like another poster said and get some turkey I prefer dark meat and veggies . I go super easy on the mashed potatoes . But I absolutely love stuffing and pumpkin pie . Since I really only eat stuffing once a year and I love it so much , I allow myself a full cup of it . I savor it and then DON ' T go back for seconds . I allow a small piece of pie with whipped cream as well since it is holiday and it ' s another once a year sort of thing . I still don ' t go over 2000 cals though , I ' m close , about 1700 , but one day is not going to wreck all your process . But a good rule of thumb is to savor your food instead of trying to eat as much as possible .