I never bothered to check to see if I am in ketosis. According to Dr. Atkins, you do not have to be in ketosis to lose weight. My weight has been slow but it is getting there. From time to time, I notice a metallic taste in my mouth when I cough but that has happened before I started Atkins. I noticed other symptoms of ketosis but I don't get into that like others. I prefer not to.

Black57