No ketosis change day # 3

[Tina N]

Hello,
Well today is day 3 for me and I did the ketosis and still in the negative I am doing good havent cheated and I feel a lil better whats Up with tha ketosis should I give up the last time I did the atkins I was dark purple by the 3rd day was doing great what should I do Ohh should I mention Its that time of the month within the next 3 days if that makes a difference I need HElP!!!!!!!! I am gettting very frustrated

[stephanie]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

Hi Tina!

Could you post a message with what you have been eating for the last two or three days, maybe the rest of us can see what you can't.

[Tina N]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

Sure
I have been eating eggs cheese , some peporoni slices cucmbers and ceacar salad with grilled chicken taylor ham and tuna fish all portion sizes for the veggies and also decaf tea with a splenda

[stephanie]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

Um, hey, but I just noticed that you lost 7 lbs already???? That is awesome!!! But I hope you know that your weight will fluctuate like crazy in the first 14 days, so don't take that number as true just yet, especially becuase you are on day 3. Expect it to go up, and don't get discouraged!!

Your diet looks fine to me. Are you drinking enough water? WATER is very important as I am sure you know. Some people don't ever change on the sticks, or they never reach purple, they just stay light pink and continue to lose. I think you are doing great and the stick turning any color at all tells you you are doing it right.

keep up the good work and don't stress about the colors!

[Tina N]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

Yes I lost that 7lbs lasttime on atkins BUT I just got on the scale and I lost 2lbs in 3 days so I guess its not too bad LOL But I am not drinking enough water I know that But I am gonna start right Now guzzling it thanks for the advice Im gonna keep going

[2big4mysize]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

yep drink lots of water and capyour stix bottle and pu t it awat stix only measure one type of ketone body and they exist in 3 types in the human body, also you can be burning the kind measured as fuel and not have any left to spill over as excess in your blood stream at the time you were making that urine.

Use your tape measure and scale to let yoou know what is going on with your Atkins. appetite suppression is a huge ketosis sign.
UIf you are only eating the acceptable foods from chapter 11 there is no way you are not in ketosis as defined by Dtr Atkins as the burning of fats for fuel.

[Bren]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

Tina,

Alot of people here have lost weight successfully without ever showing on the sticks. They are only a tool.... and looks like to me your scale is performing real well right now!
2big is always right on! Not hungry, and ketosis breath are great signs and do not forget to make friends with your tape measure also, for when the scale is not friendly!

[Tina N]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

Well I posted this this morning and guess what it is a couple hours later and I am in ketosis I am sooo excited I am having a bad headache right now and very naucious I dont know if its from my meds or the flu I am craving sweets sooooooo bad I gotta keep tough its killing me ! Hope I can make it threw

[tabekat]

Re: No ketosis change day # 3

I am gettting very frustrated

How about "I am getting very enlightened by my new Atkins way of life."

its killing me !

"Atkins is healing me."

It is extremely important when shifting to an Atkins lifestyle to speak to ourselves in a positive manner. Always be kind and loving in the way you speak to yourself.

Please have faith in the process and affirm
good things for yourself because they are true.

Sample:
I am going to relax and be calm and have faith in myself. I will follow Atkins faithfully for 6 months before coming to any final conclusions. My body deserves to have healthy food in abundance while it makes marvelous metabolic changes. I do not need to push my body, I can give it all the time it needs.

It is refreshing and enriching to eat healthy and put my
focus on following the rules of induction in a positive way. Its healing to me.

I will not sabatoge myself with childish or impatient behavior. I will nuture my body and give it the time it takes to heal.