Ketostix

[jpt]

just bought some today.....have been on my ckd diet for 2 days...today i had 22g of carbs and yesterday i had 21g...peed on the stix and it didn't change color. how long does it typically take to get in ketosis? 3-5 days? from what i have read i'm pretty sure my diet is on point....nothing over 30g of carbs but i stay in the low 20's to be safe. if i'm wrong pls correct...thx guys

 

[Lifterforlife]

Don't know that keto sticks are a very accurate way to measure ketosis.

 

[SwolK]

usually about 3 days for me...
Def not 2 days.

lifterforlife, do you have a more accurate way?

 

[Lifterforlife]

My thoughts on ketostix are they are really unreliable...for instance, you may well be in ketosis, just not enough ketones in your urine to be detected with a dipstick.

Urine and breath are usually both pretty vile when in ketosis, usually fairly easy to tell this way.

 

[SwolK]

My thoughts on ketostix are they are really unreliable...for instance, you may well be in ketosis, just not enough ketones in your urine to be detected with a dipstick.

Urine and breath are usually both pretty vile when in ketosis, usually fairly easy to tell this way.

got ya.

my ketostix have different levels of measurement on the bottle.

 

[Arnold Two]

you can get a false positive on those sticks, try taking ALA, it used to f-up my results.

 

[fallingeggs]

just bought some today.....have been on my ckd diet for 2 days...today i had 22g of carbs and yesterday i had 21g...peed on the stix and it didn't change color. how long does it typically take to get in ketosis? 3-5 days? from what i have read i'm pretty sure my diet is on point....nothing over 30g of carbs but i stay in the low 20's to be safe. if i'm wrong pls correct...thx guys

what is your fat intake at? i have not done a ckd before but i know it needs to be high to push you into ketosis. i have seen some people post that they are not getting there and that is why. here is a link that might help you out: http://168.144.38.254/ckd/default.asp

 

[Arnold Two]

if you want to get into ketosis as fast as possible, do a couple full body workouts and cardio, you can usually hit it in 2 or 3 days. Otherwise, with only diet, ketosis takes longer.

 

[jpt]

stats 27 5'9 168lbs btwn 10-11% bf

Totals 2454cals 172 fat 21 carbs 202 protein

this is what it will typically look like...the fat and protein may change a little depending on what i eat but the carbs will rane from 15-25g. i think my fat content is pretty high. i'll try again tonight when i get home from gym

macros are broken up over 7 meals and consist mainly of tuna w/mayo, cheeseburgers w/o bun, chicken, eggwhites, mozz, sopresotta, and peanut butter. going to do this 5 days straight.....mon-fri and then sat- sun i will basically use a 40pro/40carbs/20fat making sure i get a lot of fiber and green veggies in there!

supplements:
fish oil
green tea
sesa/gluc combo
multi

 

[SwolK]

stats 27 5'9 168lbs btwn 10-11% bf

Totals 2454cals 172 fat 21 carbs 202 protein

this is what it will typically look like...the fat and protein may change a little depending on what i eat but the carbs will rane from 15-25g. i think my fat content is pretty high. i'll try again tonight when i get home from gym

macros are broken up over 7 meals and consist mainly of tuna w/mayo, cheeseburgers w/o bun, chicken, eggwhites, mozz, sopresotta, and peanut butter. going to do this 5 days straight.....mon-fri and then sat- sun i will basically use a 40pro/40carbs/20fat making sure i get a lot of fiber and green veggies in there!

supplements:
fish oil
green tea
sesa/gluc combo
multi

thats what i do, bring it up on the weekends