Fri, Aug-15-03, 12:23
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Senior Member
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Plan: low glycemic
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BF:
Progress: 69%
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Keto strips are *extremely* affected by how hydrated you are. If your urine light or clear, or if you're doing the 20-mins runs to the bathroom, you will not show positive, despite being in ketosis. If you want to check on this, stop drinking water for a few hours and check then. You may see a difference. The amount of ketones you are producing didn't change, but the amount of water they're disolved in did.
Think of it this way - put a drop of blue food coloring in one cup of water. See the color? Now pour that cup into a 2-quart pitcher and fill. Ketone strips are sort of the same way. A higher, darker reading doesn necessarily mean *more* ketosis; it likely means 'less water'.
Cheers,
Friday
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