dark always mean dehydration?

Shannon_ · 07-16-2007, 07:05 AM

My ketostix are a deep purple black color. When I drink 8-10 cups of liquids during the day, they are dark purple. However, at night and in the morning, they are very dark. This is my 5th day ( started 6/21 and couldnt get below 126.6..had my TOM and off plan, and here I am again 5th day) and havent budged 126.6 for the 3rd stinkin day. Here I go again..

Anyhow, today Im gonna drink 16 cups of water only.. have 6 eggs and a can of tuna in water. I dont want any extra salt or additives..and hopefully something will budge.

Ive been eating those pretreated rotisserie chickens from walmart. I might eat one chicken over 2 days. They seem so salty, and maybe Im retaining.

Finally, my fingers are more swollen than usual. I swear I must be dehydrated, but Ive been drinking 8 cups of "liquids" a day...nonaspartame. Mostly water and a cup of green tea..

My clothes fit great! I guess I just wonder about those stinkin sticks. I dont check to see if I am in ketosis but use it as a dehydration gauge. I dont even know how accurate that is though.

pink parsley · 07-16-2007, 07:44 AM

Forget about the ketosticks. They vary in their "accuracy." If you are losing weight or inches, drinking lots of fluids, and eating approved foods, you are working the plan.

I don't believe ketosticks are supposed to be used for checking dehydration. Spilling ketones is not the same as being dehydrated.

deb3 · 07-16-2007, 09:01 AM

Well, I've been drinking plenty of liquids and peeing my brains out and when I'm doing low carb/cal/fat my sticks STAY purple all the time. That's just me, but it keeps me motivated- 6 lbs down last week!

Shannon_ · 07-16-2007, 09:41 AM

Yes. I just read that starting any low carb/low cal diet can keep the ketone bodies flowing much and freely thus the purple. I also read that fat metabolism is all about efficiency and that the first few weeks of a virtually no carb diet is not as efficieint in burning fat than the later weeks. Supposedly, a person on a strict fat/protein diet rarely has but a trace of ketones in the urine.

I cannot endorse this person's accuracy, but this is where I read this:
http://zerocarbpath.blogspot.com/

pink parsley · 07-16-2007, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shannon_

Yes. I just read that starting any low carb/low cal diet can keep the ketone bodies flowing much and freely thus the purple. I also read that fat metabolism is all about efficiency and that the first few weeks of a virtually no carb diet is not as efficieint in burning fat than the later weeks. Supposedly, a person on a strict fat/protein diet rarely has but a trace of ketones in the urine.

I cannot endorse this person's accuracy, but this is where I read this:
http://zerocarbpath.blogspot.com/

Shannon, you're correct. Eventually, the sticks stop being dark even though you remain in ketosis.

deb3 · 07-16-2007, 10:59 AM

Good to know! I would've been freaked if I stayed the course and the sticks stopped responding- now I know to expect it! THANKS!

Juni · 07-16-2007, 11:19 AM

Well, glad I'm not the only frustrated one. I don't have much to go, either in terms of weight loss and I drink easily 20+ cups of "liquids" a day..but no caffeine. (No green tea) My ketostix color ranges from trace to moderate usually and I haven't lost any fat for the past 8 days. I've only lost one pound in the past two weeks and that was during the first week. I've lost water weight, but I don't count that as making progress. But, oh well. I hope you stick with it, too. I know I need to keep trying because nothing else works for me.

07-16-2007, 07:05 AM	#1
Shannon_ Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 21 Gallery: Shannon_ Stats: 133/126.6/105 WOE: K/E,Stillman's QWL Start Date: 6/21/07	dark always mean dehydration? My ketostix are a deep purple black color. When I drink 8-10 cups of liquids during the day, they are dark purple. However, at night and in the morning, they are very dark. This is my 5th day ( started 6/21 and couldnt get below 126.6..had my TOM and off plan, and here I am again 5th day) and havent budged 126.6 for the 3rd stinkin day. Here I go again.. Anyhow, today Im gonna drink 16 cups of water only.. have 6 eggs and a can of tuna in water. I dont want any extra salt or additives..and hopefully something will budge. Ive been eating those pretreated rotisserie chickens from walmart. I might eat one chicken over 2 days. They seem so salty, and maybe Im retaining. Finally, my fingers are more swollen than usual. I swear I must be dehydrated, but Ive been drinking 8 cups of "liquids" a day...nonaspartame. Mostly water and a cup of green tea.. My clothes fit great! I guess I just wonder about those stinkin sticks. I dont check to see if I am in ketosis but use it as a dehydration gauge. I dont even know how accurate that is though.

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07-16-2007, 07:44 AM	#2
pink parsley Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 181 Gallery: pink parsley Stats: 159/137/125 WOE: K/E Start Date: 6/25/07	Forget about the ketosticks. They vary in their "accuracy." If you are losing weight or inches, drinking lots of fluids, and eating approved foods, you are working the plan. I don't believe ketosticks are supposed to be used for checking dehydration. Spilling ketones is not the same as being dehydrated.

07-16-2007, 09:01 AM	#3
deb3 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 779 Gallery: deb3 Stats: 220/210/120 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Restarted 01/01/08	Well, I've been drinking plenty of liquids and peeing my brains out and when I'm doing low carb/cal/fat my sticks STAY purple all the time. That's just me, but it keeps me motivated- 6 lbs down last week!

07-16-2007, 09:41 AM	#4
Shannon_ Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 21 Gallery: Shannon_ Stats: 133/126.6/105 WOE: K/E,Stillman's QWL Start Date: 6/21/07	Yes. I just read that starting any low carb/low cal diet can keep the ketone bodies flowing much and freely thus the purple. I also read that fat metabolism is all about efficiency and that the first few weeks of a virtually no carb diet is not as efficieint in burning fat than the later weeks. Supposedly, a person on a strict fat/protein diet rarely has but a trace of ketones in the urine. I cannot endorse this person's accuracy, but this is where I read this: http://zerocarbpath.blogspot.com/

07-16-2007, 10:59 AM	#6
deb3 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 779 Gallery: deb3 Stats: 220/210/120 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Restarted 01/01/08	Good to know! I would've been freaked if I stayed the course and the sticks stopped responding- now I know to expect it! THANKS!

07-16-2007, 11:19 AM	#7
Juni Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 75 Gallery: Juni Stats: 131/dunno/115@5'3" WOE: Taking a break	Well, glad I'm not the only frustrated one. I don't have much to go, either in terms of weight loss and I drink easily 20+ cups of "liquids" a day..but no caffeine. (No green tea) My ketostix color ranges from trace to moderate usually and I haven't lost any fat for the past 8 days. I've only lost one pound in the past two weeks and that was during the first week. I've lost water weight, but I don't count that as making progress. But, oh well. I hope you stick with it, too. I know I need to keep trying because nothing else works for me.