Perfectionism backfires: aiming for 100% consistency makes lapses worse. Plan for 20% variance instead, so Thanksgiving doesn't derail you. Lasting results come from average performance, not flawless execution.
It can sometimes be the inflection point that kicks off a multi-day or even multi-week slide where you end up completely falling off the wagon. You don't need to be perfect to get great results. Your results are never determined by a single action. What matters more is your average over time. If you aim for 100% consistency, you're actually likely to get quite bad results because when you aim for 100%, you fall straight into this vicious cycle of trying to be perfect inevitably failing, and then falling off the wagon hard. Once you understand this, you will stop seeing something like Thanksgiving as a screw-up. It just becomes part of the 20% that you're going to manage intentionally. You just need the right mindset and a simple strategy that lets you enjoy the day while you still keep your long-term progress moving.
