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In past years, Thanksgiving always begins the holiday eating frenzy, the day I decide to ignore my inner voice and begin eating in earnest.

Why? Simply because I always viewed a diet as something I go on, and then off, and then on again, and off again. What a recipe for disaster. My new mantra — Diet? Not again! — represents my philosophy: I am now eating for life. Sometimes I make great choices. Other days I make bad ones. But most weeks, the good choices are so outweighing the bad ones.

Now that's something to be really thankful for this Thursday. And here is my plan, which I am printing out to remind myself what I should be doing throughout Thanksgiving day:

• I will start the day with a bowl of oatmeal, followed by a long walk, which should keep me sated until lunch.
• I will make myself a salad for lunch, because I don't want to arrive at the feast starving.
• At dinner, I will eat everything I want, but will remember portion control and load up on the foods that are the least fattening. I will chew eat bite 25 times, and enjoy the wonderful conversations that I know will be happening throughout dinner.
  
• And yes, I will take a slice of pumpkin pie, and chew each bite 25 times, to make it last as long as possible.

And when I go to bed Thursday night, it will be with a smile on my face for a job well done.

I'll let you know Friday how this worked out!