How to tell if you're in Ketosis w/out strips?
 

I'm just wondering if there are ways to tell if you're in Ketosis without using the strips. We live in the Outback in Australia in a small town and I'm not sure I would be able to find them here. And to be honest, I really don't feel like checking. I feel that I finally found a WOE that works for me and I'm feeling great and don't want to focus too much on that aspect. So I'm wondering if there are signs to tell me.

I'm finishing up my 3rd day of induction and to be honest, it's been pretty easy for me. I haven't really had any bad side effects and after supper I have no urges or cravings to eat anything (and no urges for carbs during the day). I have ALWAYS had a snack before bed my whole life, but I've really had no interest.

I just want to make sure I'm doing this right. If you go to my journal you can check out my menu for today if you'd like to see what I'm eating. And I have lost a few pounds.

Thanks!

Hiya!
You should update your profile with your weight loss so we can share your happiness :)
As for ketosis, I can tell without strips because I sometimes get an odd tinny taste in my mouth, I don't feel hungry or sluggish or headachey at all, and most convincing of all (for me) is that my pee smells almost of acetone... Sometimes it looks almost greenish too but that could be because of the supplements I'm taking (or all the green veggies I'm eating, which I never used to! :) )
Of course, the best sign that you're in ketosis/lipolysis is that you're losing weight!

Good luck with the plan!
Steven

Agreed. Metal mouth prevails. You are in the bathroom every (at least) 35.4 minutes.

Thanks guys! Haven't really noticed the metal mouth yet, but I am peeing every 20-30 minutes. But I'm drinking a ton of water and I have a small bladder so that's to be expected.

Steven, I haven't changed my weight yet since I haven't "officially" weighed myself yet. I want to wait until the end of the week. But I did step on the scale once and I can tell my stomach feels less pouchy.

I don't get Metal Mouth but I do have a distinct "flavor" - - along with feeling hot or cold (when everyone is comfortable around me), loss of appetite, abundent (too much) energy, need for less sleep, and no cravings for those "bad foods". I also seem to get more in the "exercise mood" during this time....and I tend to feel skinny. So to me, those symptoms tell me I'm in ketosis.... The stix rarely register for me so I don't bother with them (although I do check once in a while ...just to see if I do show color...and if I do its always the lightest)

I notice the smelly urine and the ketosis breath as well as the never feeling hungry. I only use the ketostix once in a while.

The breath is one of the majo pointers but is is a badside to atkins :P

Sounds silly but my wife is my ketostick. LOL She tells me that my breath smells bad/funny since I've been on the diet.

But then to me when she eats popcorn it stinks.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I get a severe headache when I first go into ketosis. It lasts all day, then I have the metallic breath the next day.

I've never had the keto breath, and rarely get the smelly urine. Drinking a ton of water dilutes it so it's not so bad. For me the only symptom is a constant dry mouth and thirst.

As long as you are feeling really good and losing weight, don't worry about it. Alot of LC diets don't put you into ketosis, and alot of people lose weight without any change on sticks or symptoms.

In the words of Sponge Bob..."I stink" :lol:

Along with everything Yvonne said.