Hey Yall
From everything I've read and heard, so long as your stix change color PERIOD then you know that you are in ketosis.
Dark purple is not necessarily better than light pink and the colors change from hour to hour sometimes & from snack to meal.
I've heard that you obtain dark purple mostly when you are dehydrated & you should drink more water. They are also more dark after consuming a meal containing alot of fat.
I think that what happens is that your body uses ketones as fuel (which we get from burning & eating fat) & the ketones that show up in your urine is the leftover that your body cant use. No matter what shade of pink or purple your stix are, its a GOOD THING!!! You are not STORING FAT!!!
I personally never show much if any color in the am, but at around 5 or 6 pm color starts happening.
I like having the ketositx myself......... its a great tool, but like all tools, use wisely.
Hope you all have a lovely evening........
Kkaye