Girls, girls, girls! That's not neccessarily true about the KetoStix. Yes, they can confirm that you are in Ketosis. However, it is NOT true that the darker the stick is the better you are doing! In fact, usually, if the stick IS a dark color, that normally means you are not taking in enough water. A quick search on Ketostix in this very forum would confirm what I am saying to you, and Dr. Atkins himself confirmed this in his book. They are a tool only to see if you are in ketosis, but as he also states, they can be very misleading, and NOT very consistent. If you have the Keto-breath, and your mouth tastes funny, you are probably in Ketosis, and that is actually the best way to tell. Otherwise, the Stix are just a waste of good money. The stix can also be rather depressing and a pain in the butt!

I realize you are gonna do what you want, but I would read around, first. Buyer Beware, and don't buy into the hype. That's all I'm saying.