thank GOD for gum and diet coke - on a Steak day!

Ok, I had to have my first Steak Day Monday. After celebrating my hubbies 30th Bday on Saturday and having a few beers (even though I did good food wise) I ended up 2.2 over my LDW, so...the inevitable steak day was upon me! I talked to Dotti, and she said we could have diet coke, my lemonade or tea (made with Stevia), water and even sugarfree gum to get by. So, I decided rather than making myself miserable I would enjoy my gum and a diet coke to get me through until dinner. Reading that sentence back sounds funny! I NEVER missed a meal, before HCG. It was just something I NEVER did. Shockingly, I wasnt hungry on my steak day until about 4pm. I did chew one full pack of sugarfree gum throughout the day and I did enjoy a diet coke as well as my 100 oz of water. I will say, at 4pm when the hunger hit, it hit hard. I waited until about 530 and then Brian made my steak on the grill. I followed Dotti's advice and got the "biggest steak I could find". I also picked my favorite cut of meat which is a T-bone. I did trim the excess fat off, but I didnt worry about the fat that was marbled in, I just enjoyed it! I ate it all followed by an apple. The next day I was down 2.8 lbs! I will tell you, it wasnt that bad BUT I will also add, I hope I dont have to do another one anytime soon :) Good luck HCGers! More to come tomorrow!