Tue, Mar-13-18, 07:43
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Posts: 106
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Plan: Dr. Westman
Stats: 242/225/150
BF:39%/39%/24%
Progress: 18%
Location: Knoxville, TN (USA)
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Originally Posted by JEY100
Not right. Ketostix are a crude measure of fat-burning, and more likely, your state of hydration. And for some reason seemingly unrelated to food, many people have higher ketone readings in the evening than morning.
New short explanation: http://www.tuitnutrition.com/2017/0...ng-ketones.html
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if you’re using a ketogenic diet primarily for fat loss, it’s not necessary to measure your ketones. Ketones are the result, not the cause, of breaking down fat. Having higher ketones doesn’t guarantee you’ll lose more body fat or lose it more quickly, so your ketone level tells you nothing about how effective your diet is for reaching that particular goal. Remember: ketones come from breaking down fat, which is great, but if your ketone level is high, you can’t be sure whether it’s from burning the fat on your body or from the fat on your plate. (Or in your fat-loaded coffee, if you’re into that.) A scale, not a ketone meter, is your best tool for gauging weight loss, and if you’re going for fat loss, a tape measure is even better. The knowledgeable people in the KetoGains community have a saying for fat loss: “Chase results, not ketones.”
The longer good series on the same topic: http://www.tuitnutrition.com/search?q=ketosis+ketostix
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The longer good series on the same topic: http://www.tuitnutrition.com/search?q=ketosis+ketostix |
The quote you posted actually makes my point (and answers my Q):
"...if your ketone level is high, you can’t be sure whether it’s from burning the fat on your body or from the fat on your plate."
This is good to know. I was suspecting the ketostix was too unreliable (dependent upon too many variables) to be useful for weight loss purposes.
But, I have to admit, at this early stage, it's still gratifying to see that small or moderate purple. 
Also, it just occurred to me that the ketostix could be helpful in monitoring the dehydration that I've struggled with since the statin reaction. (So severe during the worst of the reaction that it triggered PVCs.)
During keto (and in the absence of any other signs/symptoms of dehydration), might it be safe to assume one is getting enough H2O as long as the stick isn't staining deep purple?
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