Ketosis - Im losing/shrinking/burning fat, right?

[CATCathryn]

Hi all !

Im a STAC'er - I lost 65 pounds years ago, on Atkins....like 2001.

So now, I feel like a newbie. Im a smidge lost. Everything is going well, Im feeling good, etc.... so I bought Ketostix.

Now - if Im showing color, Ill lose, correct? I was like jumping up and down excited I was purple - but, it cant be purple and not mean anything, right? My goal is ketosis, cuz ketosis is fat burning, right?

UGH! Refresh my memory.

[MendoGirl]

Re: Ketosis - Im losing/shrinking/burning fat, right?

On Page 137 of DANDR it reads "to see them go from beige to purple is to receive a chemical code the message - Your burning Fat"

So I would say congratulations!! I just tested myself for the first time tonight, I started on 12/26 & I too am purple!!!!

[Outback Jess]

Re: Ketosis - Im losing/shrinking/burning fat, right?

Yes if they turn color it means you are in ketosis, but that's all it means. Now I would suggest going back and reading all about what ketosis brings you... The sticks can be like the scale something we run to! I use them sporadically now. Often times when I eat something new with a higher carb count, like yougurt or a tomatoe sauce, I used them late in the day or the next day to see if they had effected things.
Congrats...Ketosis is where I want to be more than any other place, it means I am burning my fat, my appetite is surpressed and my energy levels are high!

[CATCathryn]

Re: Ketosis - Im losing/shrinking/burning fat, right?

I remember stalls and being in ketosis, so I guess I just needed a refresher.

Its where I should be.


Thanks all!

[jroche5998]

Re: Ketosis - Im losing/shrinking/burning fat, right?

All the sticks tell you is that you are spilling ketones in your urine. Unfortunately they do not tell you if the fat burned was from stored body fat or from dietary fat. You can technically be in ketosis and actually gain weight. For example, (not that you would) but if you ate two pounds of butter in a day, your sticks would be dark purple, but you would have had an extreme overload of fat calories and you would gain weight. That is an extreme example but overeating legal foods can do the same thing.

But rest assured, if you are eating until hunger is satisfied and no more, than you are most likely burning stored body fat. I hope this helps.

Disclaimer: I use the sticks myself as a gauge.