Ketone Strips

[2angelsinheaven]

I bought some at Wal-Mart today as they are on sale for $9 for 25 strips. I just wanted to confirm I was doing everything "ok", because I had been eating some extra veggies. Anyhow I tested and it came back VERY dark purple, which is at the high end of the scale. Yahoo! Anyone else use these, are they worth it, from my understanding to have a dark color 2 hours after a meal is pretty good, will test in the morning too though...

 

[Alex]

I tried them but never had ANY luck... I lost over a hundred pounds but was never able to get them to turn at all!

 

[2angelsinheaven]

Were you on Atkins too?
I use to work at the hospital when I was on the "mayo" diet, very close to Atkins only add grapefruit juice with each meal. And we didn't have "ketone strips" but we did have urinalysis strips that I checked with often. However I do remember each time I got kidney infections it was when my ketones were too high. I guess you got to take the good (weight loss) with the bad (possible kidney infections), however I will check with Dr to make sure levels aren't too high.

 

[Brier Rose]

I bought some last week. Mine are Ketostix that came in a bottle of 50 for about $13.00 at our local drugstore.
I have not had mine turn any darker than the darkest pink, which according to the bottle is moderate 40. Whatever that means!
I didn't know I was supposed to be testing 2 hours after a meal, maybe that would make a difference?
I have not cheated once, and definatly have not gone over on my carbs or veggie count, but I did try a piece of sugar free candy.
Oh well, dark pink is better than tan/negative I suppose.

Hey Alex, as long as I can be like you and lose 100 pounds, I don't care if those suckers ever turn dark purple!

 

[2angelsinheaven]

No your not supposed to test after eating, I just bought them and was ready to try and I did it... your supposed to do it in the AM before you eat. However for it to be that dark even after eating (when your putting in some carbs) it means my negative intake is pretty good (as far as I remember from when I worked at the hospital), means even after eating I"m still in the negative and burning fat. I will check with Dr friend and post more when I know.

 

[Cinderelli]

I've been using them since about day 2 of Atkins induction (today is day 13). Mine almost immediately turned a dark color, too. I was impressed. I check everyday (usually first thing in the AM), but once checked it later in the day and they have always stayed the same color.

That's a pretty good price, too. I bought mine at WalMart and they were over $12.00. I did find them cheaper at our local health food store (go figure) and if I decide to keep checking (after these run out), I will get them there.

Lissa

 

[NancyIL]

Dark purple is very good!

I bought Ketostix at Target for ~ $11 for 50, and I cut them in half lengthwise to make twice as many.

 

[Otto's Doll]

I just bought some today from GNC. They are $14.99 for 100. (they give a Military discount too) I use them first thing in the morning. My DH uses them in the afternoon, as he works nights and is on a different body clock than I am. I find them helpful, he pays almost no attention to them! BTW, I have had them show up with just a trace for a whole week, and still have lost 2 or 3 pounds that week, so they are not always an indicator of weight loss or stall.