HELP..How can this happen??

[nikki u.k]

Ok i have been doing Atkins for 6 days now and i have just used my ketosis urine stick....but i am still only half way up the scale....how can this be ...i have been realy good (...is this normal....does it take a while to change to purple...or am i just a total failure.

I would honestly say that i have not had more than 20 carbs a day...proberbly less...much less
HELP I need lifting....
Take care all
Nikki x x

 

[DoeWDW]

Nikki {{ hugs }} to you! I can hear your frustration in your post.

Don't worry, you're doing things right. It sounds like the stick is changing color, just not the dark purple you want. As long as it is changing color, your body is in ketosis and is burning away the fat.

Another thing to remember is that if you are drinking a lot of water (and I hope you are!!) you will have a lot of urine to dilute those ketones so your stick won't be dark purple.

Nikki it sounds like you're on the right track. Hang in there! You don't have to have a dark purple color for your body to be burning away that fat!!

Hang in there!

 

[nativetxn]

Doreen is correct. It doesn't matter what color the stick changes to as long as it changes color. Light pink is just as good as dark purple. There is an excellent explanation of ketosis <b>HERE</b>

As long as you see any change in color on the ketostix you know you are in ketosis.

Sounds like you are in ketosis to me

 

[nikki u.k]

Awwww
Thanks guys
now i do feel better....
I think all the Atkins facts can be hard to understand...(at first) and there is so much to take in and remember....

I do have one down fall though...i am doing the Atkins...but i have no idea how much i weigh
I will not get on the scales as i think i will pass out...so for now i am going by dress size...and how my clothes fit.

I am exercising 3 times a week (2 times with a personal trainer and once doing her class)
She is really anti Atkins so this is a little hard...but i'm out to prove her wrong...
Thanks for the lift..i needed it

Take care
Nikki x

 

[nativetxn]

Nikki, why don't you tell your trainer that you are "eating sensibly" and eliminating all white flour and sugar from your diet? That would not be a lie and it would make her/him happier.

Many nutritionists and physical trainers are prejudiced against the Atkins plan because they were taught that it is a bad and dangerous eating plan. The medical establishment is slowly coming around to the realization that this plan isn't dangerous but it's going to be years before that knowledge filters down to the schools that train our nutritionists and physical trainers.

My husband is proof that it is a healthy eating plan, at least for him, he is much more healthy now that he has given up refined carbohydrates. You don't need white flour or sugar to be healthy. Makes sense to me His cardiologist follows the Atkins plan, my mother in law's internist follows this plan too. I take that as a positive sign that the plan isn't dangerous.

Will you be joining us in chat tomorrow evening? 7PM GMT

 

[nikki u.k]

Hi again
I have told my trainer that i am willing to give it a go (Atkins that is)..so she is just gonna have to go with me...OR not take me on

LOL
Actually she knows i am very strong willed and that i will do what I think best to succed.
If she cannot/ will not train me cus i am doing atkins aswell,
i will get someone elce (saying that she really is the best in my area and has a fantastic reputation) so she say to give it a go and if i feel too week add some carbs...(NOT A CHANCE)

I feel gr8 now today thanks to your support

And yep i would really love to join the chat tomorrow...do i need to do anything (i.e download a chat) to join in?
Thanks again
Nikki

P.s ..I have already read lots of your posts about your hubbie and all i can say is WOW...what an inspiration he is...

 

[nativetxn]

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[nikki u.k]

All sorted
I will see you at Chat on Sunday
Ciao Nikki x