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  • #1

    Ketostix

    Do you use them? I love the Reli-on brand, but I have a lot of trouble finding them! If you use ketostix, what brand do you like and where do you get them?

    Thanks!
    149.8/no weigh/ 119



    1st goal: 139 (earlier weight)
    what the rungs mean to me:
    rung 1 - more veggies
    rung 2 - dairy (some milk in coffee)
    rung 3 - seeds, nuts (mostly sprinkled on salads)
    rung 4 - berries, melon
    rung 5 - wine -
    rung 6 - beans, hummus
    rung 7 - other fruits
    rung 8 - carrots/ potatoes (nah, prolly not)
    rung 9 - whole grains (fresh Dutch breads...)
    Major Goal - 128 lbs/ healthy range
    (on to pre-maintenance)

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  • #2
    Re: Ketostix

    They are not created equal?
    30/f
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    Linda's recipe website: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html


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    • #3
      Re: Ketostix

      Uhh.. the ones i get just say "Ketostix" and i get them off ebay...

      ebay rocks lol
      HW 303
      Aug '04 SW-287 LW-232
      Restart - Apr 07 - SW 266 CW 225




      "Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a part of who you become."

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      • #4
        Re: Ketostix

        My drug store stocks the Bayer brand Ketosticks so that's what I get.

        My father was a diabetic and was very cheap. I swear he was so tight you couldn't pull a needle out of his a$$ with a tractor. What he would do is buy them and cut them straight down the middle to double his number of sticks.



        Age: 36/ male
        Height: 5'10"
        Starting Weight: 460 (March 1/ 07)
        Current Weight: 338 (Nov 11/ 07)
        Total lost so far: 122 pounds!!
        1st goal: Clean 14 day induction (Achieved)
        2nd goal: 399 (to get out of the 400's.) (Achieved June 17/ 07)
        3rd goal: 350 (Achieved Oct 10/ 07)
        4th goal: 340 (Achieved Nov 11/07)
        5th goal: 320
        6th goal: 299 (to get out of the 300's)
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        8th goal: ??? (Not sure yet.)

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        • #5
          Re: Ketostix

          Dont waste your money:
          Ketostix color
          http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard....read.php?t=6725

          When to test ketones
          http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard....read.php?t=6726

          Physical signs of ketosis/lipolysis
          http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6762

          ~Megs~
          242/141/160 (130)
          dress size 26/10/8
          5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
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          http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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          • #6
            Re: Ketostix

            Originally posted by not2late
            Dont waste your money:
            Ketostix color
            http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard....read.php?t=6725

            When to test ketones
            http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard....read.php?t=6726

            Physical signs of ketosis/lipolysis
            http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6762


            Well this is me.. I am so cheap I haven't bought the sticks..lol
            Sandy
            40th birthday June 27,2009


            Starting Weight 293 Highest Weight
            Current Weight 271
            Goal Weight 150
            Female/40

            Mini Goals
            #1-Get into 260's-
            #2-Get into 250's-
            #3-Get into 240's
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            • #7
              Re: Ketostix

              I use Ketone Care test strips. I picked them up at my local drug store. They said "Perfect for Low Carb Diet" so they kinda jumped out at me. They are cool but after I am done with this bottle I probably won't pick up any more.
              Start Date 4-4-07

              SW- 308
              CW- 293
              GW- 190

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              • #8
                Re: Ketostix

                I used Reli-On Ketone strips in the diabetic section of WalMart. I have found them personally to be of mixed value - my weight loss could be stalled and the stix still registered color. But it is kind of reassuring seeing that color. And I have found one or two foods that threw me out of ketosis and changed the stix negative.
                ~Attek

                Start Atkins 4/26/04 - 159
                Goal 10/31/04 - 120
                STAC 1/17/07 - 137
                Goal 4/9/07 - 120
                F 5'6"
                SW 137/CW 120/GW 120
                Maintenance

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                • #9
                  Re: Ketostix

                  I've never used the sticks...partially because I'm cheap, and partially because I guess I'm lazy--never actually looked for them in the pharmacy section. I just use my appetite to judge whether or not I'm in ketosis (I've never had ketosis breath), and I use the scale, the tape measure, and tight-fitting clothing to make sure I'm getting smaller and losing weight.
                  START 8/16/06 @ 270+~MG1: 220-12/2/06~MG2: 210-1/07~MG3: 199-3/2/07~MG4: 190-4/27/07~MG5: 180-7/04/07~GOAL: 170
                  RESTART 11/2/09 @ 224.6~MG1: 215~MG2: 210~MG3: 205~MG4: 199~MG5: 195~MG6: 190~MG7: 185~GOAL: 180
                  F / 28 / 5'8" FITDAY

                  Missoula Marathon 7/13/08 5:41

                  Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance
                  GLUTEN-FREE since 10/08

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                  • #10
                    Re: Ketostix

                    I also get the ones at my drugstore..not sure of brand name off hand. I actually get them at the drug store within my hospital only $6 for a tube of 50..Walmart quoted me like $20 for the same quanity!
                    Restarted 04/09/2007
                    27/Female/5'9

                    Start/Current/
                    ?/232/

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