not in ketose (not sure about the spellling)
 

I have been doing the lc thing for three weeks.. i have tested and i cannot get into ketose... i have no clue what i am doing wrong...I am new here so i have been searching for info as well.. so any info anyone can give me would be very much appreciated.. i dont know how to do buddy list either LOL...

Don't rely too much on ketostix to tell you if you are in ketosis - there are lots of reasons forthem to show different colours! Most people rely on inches & weight lost to tell if they are or not.

It might be helpful if you post a couple of days menus so people can see where you are going wrong

thank you for the reply to my post...where should i post my menu for the day to people to help me out..

just as a reply here or if you use fitday make it public and put a link so everyone can check out the whole week etc

I have started to do fitday and have my profile public..this month of feb i am going to try and do fitday every day and see what happens..thanks alot..

Hello again,

watch out for the fitday measurements - did you really eat 4 cups of bacon pieces?

try to get the weights/volumes of food as close as poss to make sure you are getting the right amount of fat/protein etc.

Have you had any luck with the ketostix?

Oh and congrats on the water - i find it hard to drink 90 oz

hahaha thanks for bringing that to my attention..i will watch it thank you...no i still have not gone into keto..not sure why..looks like i am not going to go into it either..

hey smilinka,

One thing I have noticed with the ketostix is that if you drink alot of water, they show up as pale, pale pink to neutral. When I don't get all the water I should, they tend to be really deep purple. My diet doesn't change at all, so I have concluded I am in ketosis and am probably producing the same amount of ketones, but my urine is so diluted from all the H2O that they don't register. Hope that helps some. It may be the case for you since I see you drink alot of water, which is great! :)

Thanks for the message...now i did have a pale pink sooo guess that might be for me as well...yeah i have always drank alot of water...hopefully at the end of this month i will see some weight loss, more than 3 pounds, but i am going to watch my inches this time..
Thank you again..