[outfinofulpv]

Howdy,

I read on another support forum that ketostix might not register much of anything if you are drinking a lot of water. I test every other day, and right now I'm showing between 5 and 15. I drink over a gallon of water per day. I've also lost 14 lbs in 5 days, so I must be doing something right.

Any thoughts? Thanks!


Jeff

[golfmenorca]

Hey Jeff... here's a little bit from the FAQ on ketosis/ketones/ketostix from this forum:

"I'm following Induction strictly; why won't my strips turn purple?

Ketones will spill into the urine ONLY when there is more in the blood than is being used as fuel by the body at that particular moment.

You may have exercised or worked a few hours previously, so your muscles would have used up the ketones as fuel, thus there will be no excess. You may have had a lot of liquids to drink, so the urine is more diluted. Perhaps the strips are not fresh, or the lid was not on tight and some moisture from the atmosphere got in.

Some low carbers NEVER show above trace or negative even ... yet they burn fat and lose weight just fine. If you're losing weight, and your clothes are getting looser, you're feeling well and not hungry all the time .. then you are successfully in ketosis. Don't get hung up on the strips; they're just a guide, nothing more. "

I think if you're losing like you are and you're drinking a lot of water (great job on that, BTW) then it really doesn't matter what the stix say!!!

Keep on keepin' on...

Tril

[NofFoomiTot]

Hi Jeff,

It's good to make sure you're drinking enough water, but over a gallon a day seems a bit excessive. You don't want to wash away the electrolytes your body needs.

If you are extremely active and drink the water gradually over the course of the day, you're fine. However, if you drink a more than a quart of water per hour, that's not good for you. Here's an article in Scientific American:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=...water-can-kill

Karen