Keto sticks at 41hrs fasting

[Stoozie]

For anyone interested in how our little experiment is going!

[Stoozie Administrator]

Actually the picture isn't great, but I think they are about the same colour as the penultimate square.

I'll test again at 48 hrs.

[Subtle_badger 16Kg IF 72hrs in reply to Stoozie]

I've never looked at ketostix before, and that's how it looked to me.

Cosmo501 is a little higher apparently.

Or a lot higher, as it's at the top of the scale.

I wonder if there is any point in me getting ketostix. Apparently they stop working after a while, and I have been low carb since early December.

[Cosmo501 in reply to Subtle_badger]

That’s exactly what I don’t understand about it. People say they stop working after a while... but they always work for me when I’m in ketosis. It really helps me understand, for example, if I’ve had a carby day, when the impact of that is over. Surely if you are eating low carb, and if you’re body is creating ketones, and if you’re not using all those ketones... don’t they just pass out in your urine?... I’m really cloudy on this. I should have looked into it more before this point I guess! 😖

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Cosmo501]

Yes - Ketone pee sticks only tell you about ketone you excrete - so, when you are well into ketosis - and using more of the ketones you produce - the sticks might give a lower reading.

[Cosmo501 in reply to S11m]

Then why is it that the longer I go in ketosis, the higher the reading?... that sounds like if I'm fasting for a long time then the reading should be getting lower?

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Cosmo501]

You will be producing and using more ketones, and peeing a proportion of them.

If you were producing ketones at the same rate, and using more of them, then the reading would go down.

[Cosmo501 in reply to S11m]

Ah, ok. Thanks!

[Subtle_badger 16Kg IF 72hrs in reply to Stoozie]

Well? What happened after 48 hours?

[Stoozie Administrator in reply to Subtle_badger]

Erm. Forgot sorry.

<hands back admin badge in shame>

[Subtle_badger 16Kg IF 72hrs in reply to Stoozie]

Is urinating on schedule one of the duties of an admin?

🤯

[Cosmo501]

Yes, same here. It’s on the highest b racket at the mo.

[Subtle_badger 16Kg IF 72hrs]

I always assumed if I was talking with strange women about urine, and looking at urine soaked objects on the internet , it would be sexier than this.

🤣

[Cosmo501 in reply to Subtle_badger]

🤣🤣🤣

[Stoozie Administrator in reply to Subtle_badger]

Or possibly that someone was going to have a baby at some point.

[Leeleepuss 1stone IF16 10lbs IF16 in reply to Subtle_badger]

😂

[Leeleepuss 1stone IF16 10lbs IF16]

They didn't change at all when I tried them 🤔

[AnnieW55]

I’ve read that breathalysers are more reliable than the sticks and the AT6000 model sold on the internet is a reasonably priced one. Apparently there is a knack to using them but once gained they are pretty good. I’ve not used one though.