Stupid LTS's

[DogMom]

Should I worry if my strips are not reading "purple"? They never have!! I've been doing Atkins for 6 weeks now and the darkest they have ever read has been "Moderate"...but are mostly "trace" and right now...negative???? What is up with this? I drink plenty of water...it's very frustrating. I've lost about 10 lbs...(20 to go)! but 6 of them were in the initial 4 days...then slowly has moved the additional 4 lbs.... Help!! I know Dr. Atkins says not to dwell on the strips, but it's hard not to when they read "negative" :(

Please, any advice???

[Lolli-J]

Hey Kristin

Being in ketosis is like being pregnant. You are, or you're not. Show showing trace is just fine! You're in ketosis.

You'll find that a lot of us don't even use the strips, mainly because they aren't necessarily a refection of whether you are burning fat stores. When you strip read dark purple, it could be reading fat you just consumed!

Remember, slow and steady wins the race! You've lost weight and you are doing great!

The rule is that we lose an average of 10% of our desired weight loss on induction. If you lost 3 pounds on induction, you are on your way to winning!

Keep on, keeping on!

Lolli

[Jones]

Hi DogMom:

As I said to someone else, forget those stix. I came home the other day from a workout with a murderous trainer, my heart rate at 145 even after the drive home, flew into the bathroom expecting that strip to burst into purple flames, and, guess what? It said I was out of ketosis. What a raft! Don't bother with them. Whenever I expect them to be purple, they are light pink. What can I say, I'm losing weight, not to mention the myriad of other benefits I'm experiencing, so I must be in ketosis.

Keep the faith!

Jones

[DogMom]

Thanks you guys!! I just gave the bottle of strips to my dh and asked him to hide them!! He'll probably put them with the scale I had him hide last week!! LOL!! I can only check the scale 1xweek now as I drive myself nuts!!!!!! I have to admit, I'm having a well-deserved Rum & caffine free diet coke tonight...it's been a month since I had a cocktail....I hope it doesn't wreck me!!

[Jones]

DogMom,

Just so you know, while I absolutely stand by every word of what I said, I still do them five or six times a day. Once an addict, always an addict, just a different poison.

Jones