<B>Any change</B> in the Ketostix is good. Pink, rosy, lilac, purple -- as long as you get out of the beige (also known as the pre-pee color ). That means you're burning fat. I stay in the middle, around the rosy shade; my spouse stays between the lilac and the deep purple. Keep in mind that the Ketostix are a <B>helpful tool</B>, and not the last word in lo-carb success! Are you feeling better? Clothes fitting looser? Aches and pains diminishing? Scales moving down? All these things add up to success.

It's not unusual to "stall" a bit in the beginning ... your body has been accustomed to processing high numbers of carb, and now that you've changed your WOE, your body has to make literally <I>hundreds</I> of biochemical adjustments! I compare it to swimming the English Channel: every now and then, you have to tread water and catch your breath. So does your body! Hang in there, be patient, stick with your chosen program, and things will start moving again shortly.

(<I>I must remind myself to practice what I preach!</I> )