 Re: question about ketostix and weight loss | |
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Originally Posted by vanzion  This confuses me because one would think you would be losing more when there are more ketones present. | The concentration of excess acetoacetate (the stuff ketostix measure) eliminated in urine usually has nothing to do with one's rate of weight loss. I explained this yesterday to someone else, so I'm just giving you the link to the thread where I made the post: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-ketostix.html (How do you properly use Ketostix?) Quote: |
I guess my question is does any of this sound like normal stuff that happens on atkins or am i a rare case.
| If you are drinking more water for example or exercising more, the color on the ketostix will be lighter although you will be losing more weight.
The bottom line is, if the color changes, you are in ketosis and it doesn't matter if it's pink or purple. Even if the color does not change, you might still be in ketosis.
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