It was a very different Thanksgiving for me. But, a very good one. With any "diet plan" it would have been very easy to go overboard with my eating. But, my band kept me in check. I had to be very picky about what I ate and the quantities so that I wouldn't get stuck. I ate very differently and because of that, I didn't gain any weight over this holiday. I wore a size 10 that day for the first time I can remember. It was a different but GREAT Thanksgiving for this bandster!