Keytostix mystry

[sallyann]

Hello all

I though I would share my experience with ketostix with you. I started Atkins in the new year, totally clean from day one, but the stix never indicated ketosis. This was a suprise as I have always managed to get dark results by day 2. No worries, I was fine with that but just curious.

My goal was 110 lbs, weight started at 126, and I lost 10lb on indiction - no colour change on stix, started OWL and slowly increasing carbs to 30 and weight went down by another 4lbs, followed with more loss of 2lbs and now showing moderate on the stix..., not what I expected to see!

Don't be mislead by the stix, they can suprise you.

S
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[abs1981]

i needed that...thanks!

[not2late]

The ketostix measures the excess ketones in your urine. Our bodies are able to use ketones as an energy source, so if you aren't registering on the stix, but are following the diet to a tee and losing weight. The chances are the stix are wrong.

As Dr. Atkins wrote, they are a useful tool, but our goal isn't to get the stix to turn color.

Also, you might want to look at the expiration date and/ore make sure they have been stored correctly. I work at a doctor's office and we use something called a Chem 10 strip to test urine ketones, sugar, protein, and other stuff. We had a brand new bottle test positive for white blood cells consistently---even on boiled water! So the stix were bad.

[lisau39]

Very interesting.
Kudos to you for doing so well!!

(((lisa)))

[Desertthorn]

They have to be the biggest waste of money. Thanks for your report

[sallyann]

Thanks for your responses folk,

I was a sucker for checking for the stix on previous atkins activity, this time I suprised that no ketones were showing or I was taking so long to show - I assumed it must of been a faulty batch. However I was losing weight, which I thought would be very very slow as I am a small build. Atkins was still working, despite what the stix were reading.

The same tub of stix are still being used, despite me increasing my carbs, being at goal and showing moderate ketones.

S
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