Keto testing strips

farrahstar · 07-01-2008, 01:27 PM

Hello hello all. I'm wondering if anyone out there can answer this question;
I seem to be stalled in my weight lose (no loss for a couple weeks) but when I pee on the keto testing strips they turn dark purple....indicating fat burning. What gives? I stupidly didn't measure myself before starting but.....All in all I have lost 17lbs since may....pretty fab but now I of course want MORE!

2big4mysize · 07-01-2008, 03:30 PM

stix only tell you you are making more ketones then you are burning. However they have no idea where the fatty acids used to make the ketones came from your body fat or dietary fats. From what you have written it would be impossible to know if you are over eating your Atkins or not.

that said having a slowdown in scale weight loss is a very normal part of weight loss. it is usually at that point folk say the diet stopped working and quit.

Congrats on 17 pounds gone. Since you didn't measure you can measure now and see how those inches gone are doing as you continue to work your Atkins doing both the eating and exercise part and see how your scale numbers look next week.

farrahstar · 07-02-2008, 09:36 AM

Will do, thank you for the good info!

07-01-2008, 01:27 PM	#1
farrahstar Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27 Gallery: farrahstar WOE: Atkins my way Start Date: May 15th 2008	Keto testing strips Hello hello all. I'm wondering if anyone out there can answer this question; I seem to be stalled in my weight lose (no loss for a couple weeks) but when I pee on the keto testing strips they turn dark purple....indicating fat burning. What gives? I stupidly didn't measure myself before starting but.....All in all I have lost 17lbs since may....pretty fab but now I of course want MORE!

07-01-2008, 03:30 PM	#2
2big4mysize Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,805 Gallery: 2big4mysize Stats: 313 to current goalie 169-173 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: june 1 2002	stix only tell you you are making more ketones then you are burning. However they have no idea where the fatty acids used to make the ketones came from your body fat or dietary fats. From what you have written it would be impossible to know if you are over eating your Atkins or not. that said having a slowdown in scale weight loss is a very normal part of weight loss. it is usually at that point folk say the diet stopped working and quit. Congrats on 17 pounds gone. Since you didn't measure you can measure now and see how those inches gone are doing as you continue to work your Atkins doing both the eating and exercise part and see how your scale numbers look next week. __________________ 5/04 goalie Hashimoto hypothyroid diagnoised 02 kimkins info 2BIG's BLOG If you are or were a member of kimkins and live in San Diego County please help

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07-02-2008, 09:36 AM	#3
farrahstar Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27 Gallery: farrahstar WOE: Atkins my way Start Date: May 15th 2008	Will do, thank you for the good info!