I've been doing Atkins for exactly one week today. My ketosis strips were starting to turn very dark pink almost purple. Well I just tested again this evening and they are back to being very pale pink!! I have not cheated at all, the only thing I can think of is I did drink A LOT of water this evening, way more than usual. Could my urine have been dilluted or something and that is why??
I'm seriously so upset!
2006-10-03 14:27:53 · 3 answers · asked by Amaya 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Take it easy... a couple of things could have happened- yes you could have diluted your urine or you could have a bad test strip.
Re-test tommorrow :)
It happens.
2006-10-03 14:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Max 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It can take 7 or extra days of being on a low carb nutrition earlier than Ketostix will show the presence of ketone our bodies on your urine. They most commonly paintings pleasant for your first urination after sound asleep, as your urine for the period of the day is diluted through the fluids that you just drink. It takes a number of days due to the fact that one of the most carbohydrates that you just were consuming previous to commencing a low carb nutrition are nonetheless reward on your frame within the type of glycogen. Your frame has to dissipate its give of glycogen, earlier than your frame enters a metabolic level referred to as ketosis. In ketosis your liver converts saved frame fats into fatty acids and ketone our bodies. It is the presence of ketone our bodies that the Ketostix are measuring, so have a few persistence. Oh, and drink tons of water for the period of the day. At least 2 liters every day.
2016-08-29 08:19:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ketosis is one of the body's last-ditch emergency responses; deliberately inducing ketosis can lead to muscle breakdown, nausea, dehydration, headaches, light-headedness, irritability, bad breath, and kidney problems. In pregnancy, ketosis may cause fetal abnormality or death. It can also be fatal in individuals with diabetes! While supporters of the Atkins diet concentrate so much on the fat burning capability of ketosis they neglect to mention that over the long term protein, and thus muscle, is also burned!
2006-10-03 14:46:10 · answer #3 · answered by J. A. M. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋