"Carb Addict's" Diet + Atkins? : Newbies' Questions Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

#16 ^

Fri, Aug-04-06, 17:42

Newbirth

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Posts: 2,766

Plan: -
Stats: -/-/- Female -

BF:
Progress: 96%

How dark the stick is does not matter. Mine never went beyond light pink and I've dropped 60 pounds. Some people spill more ketones than others - the amount is more genetic than anything.

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#17 ^

Fri, Aug-04-06, 17:45

abbyqueue

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Posts: 16

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 256.5/252/150 Female 5'9"

BF:
Progress: 4%

Location: Cincinnati, OH (N. KY)

I know you can lose weight without ever turning the sticks any color, but I didn't know if you lose weight faster if your sticks are darker.

#18 ^

Fri, Aug-04-06, 17:56

Newbirth

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Posts: 2,766

Plan: -
Stats: -/-/- Female -

BF:
Progress: 96%

Quote:

Originally Posted by abbyqueue

I know you can lose weight without ever turning the sticks any color, but I didn't know if you lose weight faster if your sticks are darker.

No.

#19 ^

Fri, Aug-04-06, 18:17

deirdra

Senior Member

Posts: 4,328

Plan: vLC/GF,CF,SF
Stats: 197/136/150 Female 66 inches

BF:
Progress: 130%

Location: Alberta

The one aspect of the CAD that I do use is that if I have an excursion from Atkins/PP, I keep it to under an hour and don't berate myself or obsess about it afterwards. But I cannot do it every day so I do not follow it as a lifestyle. With one excursion a month I find that I might retain water for a couple of days but if I get right back on track the excursion has no effect in the long term.

#20 ^

Fri, Aug-04-06, 18:19

abbyqueue

New Member

Posts: 16

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 256.5/252/150 Female 5'9"

BF:
Progress: 4%

Location: Cincinnati, OH (N. KY)

Thank you for your reply.

#21 ^

Sat, Aug-05-06, 15:36

Elizellen

Senior Member

Posts: 10,733

Plan: Atkins (DANDR)
Stats: 290/141/130 Female 65.5 inches

BF:
Progress: 93%

Location: Bournemouth (UK)

In the FAQ's of chapter 11 (induction) Dr Atkins says

Quote:

There are many reasons that a person's lipylosis test strip would be varying shades of purple. Each person's metabolism is different and therefore will turm the sticks a varying degree of purple. In addition the time of day, whether or not you exercise and what you ate at your last meal will all affect the test strips. Dont worry about the exact level of ketosis indicated by the strip. The important thing is to see how your clothes are fitting and what the scale says. And, remember, you dont necessarily need to use the strips at all.

In over 140 pounds lost I never saw more than the lightest possible change in colour on those pesky strips!!

#22 ^

Sun, Aug-06-06, 06:54

MyJourney

Butter Tastes Better

Posts: 5,201

Plan: Atkins OWL / IF-23/1 /BFL
Stats: 100/100/100 Female 5'6"

BF:
Progress: 34%

Location: SF Bay Area

Quote:

Originally Posted by abbyqueue

I'm not suggesting that you combine the two diets and have an all-out binge for an hour; I was just wondering if you should try to have all of your 20 carbs within an hour or ration them throughout the day. (Essentially your 20g or less would be your "binge.")

I suggest rationing them out throughout the day. Not only is it easier to do (unless you want to eat unseasoned meat for 2 out of 3 meals a day) it keeps your blood sugar more stable. Eating 0 carbs and then a 20g carb spike is not the best thing to do. That isn't to say that there havent been times I blew all or almost all of my carbs on one meal and then had to have 0-1g carb foods for the rest of the day. I just try not to make it a habit.