Ketosis on day four!

[jwoods03]

I got the strips and it was dark purple! I am very proud of myself! haha
Day four of atkins for me!

[2big4mysize]

Re: Ketosis on day four!

wooo hooo congrats on getting your Atkins going.

now do yourself a favor and put your stix away cause they will vary from moment to moment as the color is an indicator of the concnetration of one type of ketone body in your urine> So many folk think if they are light pink or not dark purple every minute of every day they are doing something wrong when in fact they are not. Unless you change your dietary intake of carbs and/or fats you will be in ketosis until you reach your CCLL which you should be able to calculate after your day 15 weigh in if you do a clean 14 days.

[imagood1]

Re: Ketosis on day four!

make sure you're drinking enough pure water....dark purple on those sticks can mean you are dehydrated. You should be drinking a minimum of 64 ounces of pure water daily. Good luck.

[jwoods03]

Re: Ketosis on day four!

Thanks! And I am drinking tonnnnnns of water about 120oz a day! Im practically floating!

[2big4mysize]

Re: Ketosis on day four!

if you are new to low carbing your body is right now ineffieicnt at utilizing fatty acids for fuel and running through your glycogen stores like crazy as a result your blood glucose is low your body is screaming for fuel and your liver says I'm cracking the fats as fast as I can heree have some more and more and more!

As some point this week your body will have made enough mitochondria in your cells, enough transporter molecules and carrier molecules to become more efficient at running the TAC to product the majority of your body energy units, ATP, and the liver will stop cranking out so many so fast that it overwhelms your system and you spill them into your urine.

Some folk get so good they never turn a stix any color but shed weight and have the physical symptoms all the way to goal weight.