5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

[Dotultimate]

Ok so for dinner 2 nights ago I added an extra cup of cabbage (mesured uncooked) which was about 2.9 more carbs

last night i added an extra bit of broccolli so i probably had around... 2 more carbs.

and NOW i'm out of KETOSIS?

[D14965]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

hmmm -- are you sure? maybe your ketostix are spoiled. Sometimes if i drink HEAPS of water no ketones will show on the stix. Or, if you are doing a lot of excercise ,this can cause that too happen too as you are burning off the ketones and there are none left to register on the stix. I would test again to see if any of these factors are causing the problem

[Laurenfra]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

What makes you think you are out of ketosis? You should not be.

[Dotultimate]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

The Ketostix aren't registering - and they were before.

I've never been a big register... always traces or maybe a little more...but not nothing.

Its not the exercise issue at all. I HAVE been exercising up until this week. I hurt my knee and have been hobbling around (feeling terrible because i actually WANT to exercise but cant )

I drink a heap of water but i checked after i hadnt been gulping it down a few hours...and the sticks are only 4 weeks old!

I'll check tonight and let you know.

[Discolemonade]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

what time did you check? it should be done in the evening. even if your ccll were THAT low it wouldn't shown negative so soon.

[Dotultimate]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

I checked at around 7pm.

I HATE OWL

[Laurenfra]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

Just keep going at your weight you need to be in OWL, follow your hunger and ditch the ketosticks

[tyler90cali]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

Whats ketosis?

[sillygirl]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

Whats ketosis?

Is this a serious question? If so, I will be happy to answer it for you.

[Elizellen]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

Whats ketosis?

Tyler, so as not to hijack this thread I have sent you a long PM with some info to read which will explain this term

[Elizellen]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

I checked at around 7pm.

I HATE OWL

Try to relax, dot
You need to continue so you can learn how to eat at above 20 net carbs for the rest of your life, or find out (if your CCLL IS only 20 net carbs ) how to add foods not allowed till after induciton to your way of eating and maintain your goal weight.

As you are so close to goal you will need to be patient as you wont have the immediate response of sudden obvious changes in weightloss that others with much more still to lose have to help them recognise possible trigger or staller foods.

I personally never was able to make those pesky sticks change colour even when I was losing a few pounds a week, so like me you might need to ignore them completley and rely on the other signs of ketosis instead.

[not2late]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

Also those ketostix only measure the EXCESS ketones you are producing. Our bodies can use ketones for energy. So if your exercising has forced your body to use those ketones as an energy source...don't expect to see the ketostix registering.

You can also tell if you are in ketosis by the physical signs of ketosis. There's a thread in the FAQ section of the board that lists them. Sometimes it's better to go by the physical signs rather than the stix.

[Dotultimate]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

i've been on the WOL so long its not happening any more.

I use to be in ketosis... bad breath, wee, etc but its like my body has adjusted so much to how i've deebn eating the last few years that im not in it any more.... im scared that my body is so use to barely any carbs that introducing ANY is going to make me fatter.

[jengeesh]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

DO ditch the ketosticks "very good advice"!!!!!!!. I'VE NEVER USED THEM. I'M real real close to within a pound of 50 pounds lost in 6 months. I've went well over my carb limits by 10 in a day here and there. I've acually had lil cheats that have boasted weight loss!. I try to stay within 35-40 carbs i still lose. The rare times i've went over "as long as i made sure i went stright back to atkins only" i've still lost. Veggies ARE IMPORTNANT a extra 2-5 veggies carb is not "usually" enough to cause a issue. Be calm i've heard of people having regular losses AND NEVER showing on those sticks. ALSO if you are at 118 your loss would be super slow you don't got much fat to lose. Try adding good carbs to see what effect it has. DO STOP if you see a GAIN.

[Dotultimate]

Re: 5g carbs and i'm out of ketosis!

You guys dont get the issue... not ONLY am i out of ketosis, but i'm NOT LOSING WEIGHT. In fact, i'm putting it ON

This is what i eat
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs - 1st mayo (no sugar/carb japanese mayo)
Lunch: 6oz tuna can + 1 stick celery + inch cucumber + 2 lettuce leaves + tablespoon mayo
Dinner: one lamb chop cooked with 1 clove garlic and tsp rosemary w/ olive oil + one cup steamed brocolli.

I had one cup of DECAF tea with a tsp of cream and HALF a packet of splenda + 3l of water.

I couldnt be more ON TRACK with my menu than I am. BUT i'm getting fatter.