I've been doing well with induction, and am just about out of the whole headache/nausea thing. It might last a little longer, because I re-started my medication as well (Glucophage) which in and of itself makes one feel nauseous and icky.
So, to get to the point, I've been checking ketones every morning and evening. I know I don't have to, heck, I know when I am in ketosis because of a certain taste in my mouth. I know if I'm in the dark purple range, because my kidneys start to ache. When I get like that, I have 2 big glasses of water, and a custard cup filled with cocktail peanuts. Not enough to knock me out of ketosis, but enough to escort me back to the "pink". So why do I feel it so necessary to check all the time?
I've also been weighing daily, and on some days, that's a really good thing, and on other days, really bad. One day I weighed in at 323, the next, 325. The following day, still 325, so I popped on the scale later that day, 320. The next day, 322, following 321.5, leading to today, 324.
I've been REALLY good, kept my carbs under 20, been in pretty strong ketosis the whole time. The only other thing, is that I got my period yesterday as well. Wonder if that is messing up the scale? I haven't had one since May (PCOS related) so this one is meant to be a doozy!
Enough blathering, I need helpful suggestions on how not to obsess about ketones and poundage! I'd love to weigh in weekly, but somehow, can't help but pop on every day. HELP!
Karen