Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

[gonnabskinny]

After going along and never showing anything lighter than medium to large ketosis, the stix turned pale this morning, only showing a trace. I upped my carbs to 30 grams this week and am now on rung #2. I know that I have read that it doesn't matter how light or how dark they turn, just as long as they turn, but I have also read that as you are going through OWL, they will turn just before you reach your CCLL or ACE. Any thoughts here?

Also, I usually do me ketostix test first thing when I wake up. This morning however, the maid had moved my ketostix bottle and I found it after I had worked out and after I had my morning breakfast. Does testing yourself right after having breakfast or working out effect the testing? When does everybody else test themselves?

[tmn]

Re: Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

After reading your post, I got curious and wondering if I should buy some of these. So I did a search. Check out the links here: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/showpost.php?p=648963&postcount=5Some interesting info about those things. I'll just wait for a while on buying them.

[ValidRouge]

Re: Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

I won't register hardly anything after exercising. That's because your body is using all of the ketones for energy.

[not2late]

Re: Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

ARe you still losing weight or inches? If so, don't worry too much about those ketostix: they only measure the excess ketones in your body.

[ConfusedAndNeedHelp]

Re: Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

You're not supposed to test in the morning - it'll give you an incorrect color.

[gonnabskinny]

Re: Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

Thanks all! I am still losing weight and losing inches, so I wasn't quite as concerned. The only concern that I had was my ability to climb the rungs on the ladder and where my carb tolerance was going to cap out at. If only at 30, I knew it would be a problem for me.

Makes sense about the exercise. Thanks Joy! I should have figured that most of my ketones were spent sweating during the exercise and were now being used up for energy.

I never had heard before though that testing the strips the first thing in the morning would give it a false reading, because the body had been fasting all night long. I always thought that it was the best way to tell if you did things right from the day before.

The good news is that I got into a pair of pants this morning that were several sizes smaller than when I started my journey back in August!

[ConfusedAndNeedHelp]

Re: Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

Yep

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6726

[ValidRouge]

Re: Oh No! Ketostix turned pale this morning!

Oohh gonnabeskinny, that's great news!!! I love it when old skinny clothes fit again. It's like hookin up with an old friend LOL