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[deleted] • 7y !

How do I manage to wake up out of ketosis

every morning?

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tigerwaitress 7y !
Keto sticks are like pregnancy tests. You are in or
out. It does not matter what 'level' you are in as long
as you are in. The level has more to do with your
hydration levels. You actually don't want the dark
purple colors cuz that mean you are probably
dehydrated. It seems like you are just better
hydrated in the mornings for some reason. Keep
calm and keto on.

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ICOrthogonal http://ketopia.com 7y !
Try not to get worked up over this. If you're
registering anything at all on the ketostix, you're in
ketosis.

The interesting thing about ketostix is, once you

learn what they measure and how they work, you'll
understand that you could even register 0 on the
ketostix and still be in ketosis.

While ketostix can be great motivators and can

reassure people that they are "doing it right" when
they see dark purple, don't assume that a negative
reading means you aren't in ketosis.

Key points to remember:

Ketostix only measure 1 of the 3 types of ketones

you produce.
Ketostix only measure excess ketones that are
shunted off into your urine for excretion.
Over time, your body will produce less of the type
of ketone measured by ketostix.
If you are eating 20g carbs/day or less, you are
pretty much assured to be in ketosis, regardless
of what the magic pee sticks tell you.
If you really want to know what's going on
regarding your nutritional ketosis, measure serum
(blood) ketone levels.

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NilacTheGrim M/36/6'1" 3/3/11 SW:20… 7y !

Could not agree more. Also I've heard as you
spend more and more weeks in ketosis your body
gets more efficient and fewer ketones get
excreted in the urine. I've been in ketosis for 2
years and have had occasions when stick
registered barely any ketones.

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aikodude 51/M/5'8" | Started 03/29/2017 | SW… 7y !

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