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Old Fri, May-09-03, 21:47
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Default What am I doing wrong

My Keto test are always the lightest form of pink...I am getting discouraged does the darker color on the keto stixs mean faster weight lost?
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Old Sat, May-10-03, 03:32
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Hey, don't bother with those! I never had any sticks.
Do your best and it will work, no need to add extra stress, right???
Best of luck!!!
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Old Sat, May-10-03, 05:36
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Alina's right! But since you have the sticks anyway... I've read here that any shade of pink means you're in ketosis. No matter how light. Also, the darker color means you're dehydrated. That's not good! Mine's usually a little darker in the AM and then much lighter in the PM after I've had most of my water for the day.

Just as long as you're getting a little pink as opposed to the beige (negative) then you're in ketosis. It it's all the same then...you don't lose any faster when it's dark or light. You'd probably lose slower if the stick shows dark color because your body would be holding on to the water!

Hope that helped!
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Correction A dark color can mean you're dehydrated, but not absolutely!

I was just corrected by a post I read a little down the list!
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Even no color on the sticks doesn't necessarily mean that you are not burning fat or losing weight. It could just mean that your body is becoming more efficient at using those ketones for energy and so there is no excess to be excreted in your urine.
But to answer your original questions...no, a darker color does not mean faster weight loss.
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