caraken's Journal, 12 June 2019

I’ve got a question about keto pee strips. I’ve been eating keto for a year next month. My stick color is gray or dark gray. ????
159.8 lb Lost so far: 65.3 lb.    Still to go: 19.8 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

Diet Calendar Entry for 12 June 2019:
407 kcal Fat: 22.45g | Prot: 28.67g | Carb: 10.00g.   Breakfast: Coffee-Mate Original Liquid Coffee Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds) , Extend Peanut Butter Chocolate Delight Bar, Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Medium Eggs, Pork Sausage Patty or Link. Snacks/Other: Jif Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Fresh Pork Sausage , Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Medium Eggs. more...
losing 2.8 lb a week

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I found that when it comes up grey and dark grey, although not purple it’s positive. I mark it positive at the doctors but just won’t enter a value. 
12 Jun 19 by member: jcmama777
Might be expired or have been exposed too much air/light. Apparently, they expire after 60 days and too much air/light exposure ruins them. Depending on your level of ketosis, they should show a light peach, fuschia/magenta color, or deep purple if they work right.  
12 Jun 19 by member: znastar1
Also, after a year on keto, you're probably fat-adapted, meaning that you're burning ketone bodies for fuel (rather than glucose). As a result, fewer ketone bodies are available for excretion via urine. Skip the urine tests; use a meter to evaluate ketosis. Save $ by testing intermittently -- or even less so if you're faithful to the keto WOE. Of course, the real test is how you *feel* and how your weight has been been. 
12 Jun 19 by member: Miraculum
you probably need to test the blood to be sure 
13 Jun 19 by member: liv001
Those are bad strips! Get some new ones, and you’ll see that pretty pink/purple color you want! 😊 
13 Jun 19 by member: mrsroboto
Once you become keto adapted, you use the ketones for energy, so very little shows in your urine. Get a blood tester like the keto mojo for accurate results. 
13 Jun 19 by member: gz9gjg

     
 

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